Designing bridal dresses is a long process, with painstaking attention to detail. And when it’s a dress for a high-profile bride like Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, the details can take weeks to perfect.
In case of Bakhtawar’s reception dress, it took 800 hours.
The designer, Lahore-based Haris Ahmed, shared details on his social media about designing for the “most elegant couple”.
The newly weds were matching in royal green with the groom, Mahmood Choudhry, sporting winter’s favourite velvet and Bakhtawar donning traditional gota on raw silk.
“We are privileged to design this traditional shalwar qameez for Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, daughter of former President Mr Asif Ali zardari and late Benazir Bhutto, on her reception day at Bilawal House,” wrote the design house.
“Our team has worked over 800 development hours to bring this precious masterpiece, defined by the finest quality of handwoven couture produced by zardozi — ‘the art of gold sewing’ — layered with the sucha gota — ‘real gota’,” revealed the designer alongside pictures of the craftsmanship.
“Intricate twist of glistening threads accentuate the design and reflects creativity that reinvent the traditional aesthetic.”