‘Stunning’: Wedding dress with over 50,000 crystals breaks Guinness World Records

It took over 200 hours to sew crystals onto the bridal outfit made by luxury bridal fashion brand Michela Ferriero.

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A stunning wedding dress that is embroidered with 50,890 crystals has now set a Guinness World Record for the most number of crystals on a bridal outfit. After four months of planning, the dress was unveiled at the Sì Sposaitalia Collezioni fashion show held in Milan on April 14, 2023.

The dress was made by luxury bridal fashion brand Michela Ferriero. The label used Swarovski crystals for their record-breaking dress. It took a team of seamstresses over 200 hours to individually sew the crystals onto the transparent material of the tight-fitted dress.

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As per Guinness World Records guidelines, all crystals used for the record attempt must be genuine and commercially available. Additionally, they should have a certificate of quality and authenticity.

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On Thursday, the Guinness World Records shared a video of the bejewelled bridal dress as it was worn by model Marche Gelany Cav-alcante at the prestigious bridal show.

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This video gathered over 18,000 likes. Commenting on it an Instagram user wrote, “whos job was it to count and confirm cause they need a raise ”. Another person wrote, “The dress and model are both stunning!”. However, not all people were impressed. An Instagram user wrote, “It’s looking rich yet the design is not appealing to me. Just a regular design”.

The previous record was held by Özden Gelinlik Moda Tasarim Ltd, a bridal store in Turkey, that made a wedding dress with 45,024 crystals. It was showcased at the Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 29, 2011.

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