How did Máxima’s gray dress by Iris van Herpen come about? Thanks to some behind-the-scenes snapshots, we got an answer to this question.
“In the studio, the hand-embroidered roots are delicately applied to the invisible bodice, in symmetrical color gradients from white to beige tones. To then be intertwined by hand into elongated panels of crepe-du-chine semi-pleated pleats,” says the designer on her Instagram.
What I find most impressive about the dress is that the voluminous pleated sleeves seem to flow from the fragile tulle. In the photo above you see the dress without sleeves. In progress, that is.
A close-up of the embroidery with color gradient.
A close-up from above. Do you see the skin-colored body under the embroidery?
In the photo below I notice that the dress has lining at the shoulder. In the close-ups of Máxima’s evening in Paris, the lining fabric is strangely not visible and during certain movements the embroidery at the shoulder seam overlaps slightly. If the dress had been attached to the shoulder pads, I don’t think that would have been possible. So the question is: were the shoulder pads removed later or can Iris van Herpen do magic with invisible fabrics?
Art.
