Racheal Simeone

Hopeful Romantic Wedding Dress

hand-sewn scraps of French lace, duchess satin and pantyhose

60” x 13”

2024

Love is messy, yet we strive to make our wedding garb to look flawless. Loving and acknowledging all your broken parts as beautiful, with a partner to witness and tenderly love your mess, is how I, a hopeful romantic, view marriage and love. My work has been created to bring an authentic aesthetic to bridal garments using scraps from bridal commissions. This dress celebrates imperfection, vulnerability, and acknowledging all that’s left behind. It’s a reminder that the most beautiful unions are forged in the willingness to embrace flaws with compassion, to hold space, and to find the sacred in imperfection.

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