This dress was one of 6 that I created as bridesmaids' dresses for a fantasy wedding. Each bridesmaid represented a different flower. The bride designed the dresses, and I worked from her sketches. This skirt of this dress resembles a chrysanthemum. It is made of custom-dyed dupioni silk, and has many individual “petal” panels to mimic the flower it's modeled after. Under the petal pieces is a plain white silk skirt lining for modesty. In addition to custom-dyeing it, I also airbrushed the edges of the petals to give them more character.