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Updated · MarieClaire.com · Jun 20
Dua Lipa Wears 480,000-Jewel Chanel Gown for Wedding to Callum Turner
Updated
Updated · MarieClaire.com · Jun 20

Dua Lipa Wears 480,000-Jewel Chanel Gown for Wedding to Callum Turner

3 articles · Updated · MarieClaire.com · Jun 20

Summary

  • 480,000 beads and jewels covered Dua Lipa’s custom Chanel halter gown for her Palermo wedding celebration with Callum Turner, marking Matthieu Blazy’s first major bridal design for the house.
  • 1,155 hours of embroidery by Lesage and 25,000 feathers from Lemarié went into the dress, which was handcrafted at Chanel’s 31 Rue Cambon headquarters in Paris.
  • A two-meter train, six-meter embroidered veil and custom white satin Massaro Paris pumps completed the look Lipa posted on Instagram.
  • The Sicily celebration followed the couple’s private civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London on May 31, where Lipa wore custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture.

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