{Fashion Nouveau} LASER CUT Your Very Own Wedding Dress

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Tired of wondering whether your dress is original enough?  Want to make a fab statement with your dress that speaks to your unique style, culture or heritage?  Worry no more, because it’s all about laser cutting.

You’ve seen the Part 1 of the stunning dress, now see how it was made. Part 2 of Fri-Style Friday goes in depth with the creative genius of Jessica Hinel Designs, professional costume designer, seamstress and stylist behind Camille’s one-of-a-kind bridal look.

As mentioned earlier, I’ve been so enamored with Camille’s custom made dress, that I had to dig deeper into the vision behind the gown.  How do you go from concept to couture?

Turns out that the designer, Jessica Hinel, is an accomplished costume designer for the theatre and opera.  Fortunately for us, this collaborative maestro of the sewing machine, tailors to unique individuals as well as performers.  Her influence?  Haute couture designers like Issey Miyake to urban hipster life and street fashion.

Jessica Hinel - Designer/Seamstress

Not only did she create everything about Camille’s dress, right down to the black floral patterns, she’s also provided instructions on how to laser cut your own design for your dress.

Mind you, there are many huge details left out, such as step 1A:If you’re not a professional, do a trial run first and step 9c: Make sure you’re a “bad ass” designer.  I, for one, don’t fall in the latter category.  To make things a little less daunting and a little more DIY, I did a little research to find solutions to the basic How Tos.  For example, converting to vector….WHAT? Come again?

There is a lot to consider when picking your pattern, but one thing’s certain:  You can be sure that no magazine editorial will claim ownership of your style.  Not to mention, the endless possibilities for linking it to cake designs and other reception details.

(Above: Illustrations & graphics by Jessica Hinel; Wedding Photos by Alison Bank)

Thanks to the step by step tutorial (in bold) provided by Jessica Hinel and my supporting two cents, your custom made dress eagerly awaits you like a hot date.

Step 1. Design the Dress.  You’ve got tons of options: A-line, Mermaid, trumpet and everything in between.

Step 2. Sketch the Design to Laser-cut. What pattern speaks to you? Paisley? Ankara?  How about a Japanese cherry blossom?  In Camille’s case, she went with a modern floral pattern in solid black.

Step 3. Convert to Vector. There are lots of services or programs out there that will convert your image to a more dynamic vector file.  Here’s just one resource for tracing on your own computer (with illustrator).

Step 4. Upload your design file to a laser cutter.  In this day and age of free market enterprise, there are many competitive businesses out there that offer laser cutting.  Here’s just one example.  But feel free to do your own research to find what works best for your budget.

Step 5. Create the frame for the fabric.

Step 6. Measure and line up the graphic to the fabric.

Step 7. Laser cut the Fabric.

Step 8. Clean up the cuts.

Step 9. Sew  & Finish.

Step 10. Admire your work.

Sounds pretty simple right?  I think I might actually give this a try.  In the meantime let the experts do what they do, and I’ll stick to admiring the stunning results.  For more crafty ideas or to see what Jessica’s up to, visit her blog.

Have a fabulous weekend.