Bridal Case · 001

Krystal’s
Draped Mikado.

Krystal came to us from the USA with a Le Spose di Giò dress as inspiration, looking for a custom version with Mikado silk bands, sheer tulle draping, a tiered skirt, and a buttoned back. We made it in Vietnam, reviewed it with her on video, then shipped it to the USA.

Bride: Krystal
Country: USA
Delivery: June 2026
Style: Minimal · Mikado silk & tulle
Lead time: 10 weeks to dispatch
Checkpoints: WhatsApp + QC video

First inspiration Krystal sent — Le Spose di Giò full-length look with Mikado silk bands and sheer tulle tiers. Not the finished custom gown. — The first inspiration she sent — a Le Spose di Giò look, not the finished custom gown.

Bride Vision

She already had the dress in mind.

On 8 April 2026 Krystal wrote from the USA: could we make a custom dress from her photos? The photos were of a draped look in the direction of a Le Spose di Giò Spring 2026 gown. We used them as a brief and made a VI Dressmakers custom dress — not the designer original.

The hard part was the top. It had to look sheer like the reference, without going too thin at the waist and hip. The Mikado bands had to stay crisp against the tulle tiers.

”I want to ask about a custom dress if it would be possible.”

Client inspiration — buttoned back and keyhole in a salon mirror try-on — Back — buttons and keyhole, from a salon try-on. Not the finished VI dress.

Client inspiration — seated editorial look with sheer neckline, Mikado bands, and veil — Seated — sheer neckline, Mikado bands, light veil.

Client inspiration — close-up of sheer tulle draped neckline and bodice band — Neckline — tulle drape over the bodice band.

Design Direction

One sketch. Fabric confirmed before we ordered.

The first message already had two dress photos. That was enough for one working sketch: sleeveless illusion neckline, a band at the bodice, drape at the waist, buttons and a keyhole at the back, tulle and Mikado tiers on the skirt. Krystal asked for Mikado silk in the same chat. Vi confirmed it, then we ordered.

First WhatsApp inquiry with two draped wedding dress references attached — A. 8 April 2026 — first WhatsApp, with the two photos attached.

Remote fabric consultation confirming Mikado silk and tulle — B. Fabric chat — she asked for Mikado silk; Vi confirmed, then we ordered.

Chosen design sketch — front and back views of the minimal draped Mikado silk and tulle wedding dress — C. Front and back sketch. *The one we made.*

Process

Ten weeks. Photos on WhatsApp. Video before packing.

Atelier progress — draped Mikado silk and tulle bodice before the full tiered skirt was finished — Bodice on the stand at the Vietnam atelier, sent while the skirt was still being built.

8 April 2026
First message
Krystal sent the photos and asked if a custom version was possible.
Fabric
Mikado silk + tulle
Mikado silk confirmed on WhatsApp, then ordered with tulle for the drape.
During making
Three notes from Krystal
We sent photos on WhatsApp while the drape and skirt were still on the form. She asked to straighten the top sides, make the top drape thinner and more see-through, and keep two layers around the middle and hip.
1. Draft on the form. Atelier note: straighten the upper sides.
2. Her note: thinner top, more see-through. We went to one layer.
3. Two layers kept at the middle and hip.
12 June 2026
QC video, then packed
We sent a video of the finished dress. After she wrote that it looked perfect, we packed one 2kg FedEx parcel for the USA.
QC video sent before packing.
Her reply: “My dress looks perfect.”
Dispatch — 1 parcel, 2kg. Tracked FedEx, Vietnam to the USA.
30 June 2026
Delivered in the USA.
She wrote that it arrived in the mail.
Her message after it arrived.

Final Result

The finished Mikado, on the form.

Finished custom gown on the dress form at the Vietnam atelier — Finished dress on the form at the atelier, photographed before packing.

After QC · before dispatch

”Thank you!!!
My dress looks perfect.”

— Krystal, USA · June 2026

Making it — draped bodice on the form at our Vietnam atelier, before dispatch to the USA

Finished custom gown on the dress form before dispatch

Working sketch of the minimal draped gown

Your turn

Need a custom dress from photos,
shipped from Vietnam?

Send the dress photos, fabric you want, wedding date, and the city and country for delivery. Vi will say what is possible, how remote updates work, and send a written quote. US brides can also review the USA country ordering notes. For Mikado, tulle, and fabric behavior, read the custom wedding dress fabric guide. For drape-specific silhouette planning, read the custom draped wedding dress guide.

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