Indonesian designer Denny Wirawan has hit it out of the ballpark once more with his latest collection of bridal finery that walked down the runway at the Grand Hyatt Wedding Fair 2013. With the theme Un Amore, Denny and his team succeeded in putting together an exhibition that felt more like storytelling than just another catwalk show. Obviously the dresses were the main attraction, but the carefully-curated audiovisual aid and mood lighting gave it more of a real-life fairytale feel. Here’s a blow-by-blow just for you!
I knew I was in for a very interesting time when a rendition of Charles Trenet’s La Mer played over the speakers – anyone who starts a wedding show with chanson instead of sappy strings knows what he’s doing. Then the dresses came down the line: I noted that of the first five to appear, none of the dresses were white nor full-length, two characteristics of the “classic” wedding gown by today’s standards. I think these first few dresses were geared more towards the bridal party, but I’d still like to think that Denny Wirawan did not create this collection for the conventional bride – I’d like to think that he completely broke the mould and sent down Valentino -inspired reds, coral reef turquoise, and a gorgeous skintight cream number that looked nothing like the cake-topper dresses you’d imagine on a modern bridesmaid. And those were just the first five!
