Chrissy64_uk
16-04-2009, 07:53 PM
Strut up the aisle in the $1.5m wedding dress made up of 2009 peacock feathers
If you want to stand out on your wedding day, this dress made up of 2009 peacock feathers could be just the ticket.
The $1.5million creation was made at a wedding dress factory and took eight workers 40 days to sew together.
Count the feathers: The dress - made of 2,009 peacock feathers - is modelled
Shake a tail feather: The dress is valued at around $1.5m
Proud plumage: Only male birds display the colourful feathers
An average male peacock sheds around 200 feathers during his annual moult - meaning the makers would have had to have harvested the feathers from more than ten birds over the course of a year.
Male peacock tail feathers grow to be several feet long but are shed each year just before the breeding season.
The feathers feature a design resembling an eye and are made up of shimmering blues and greens.
Despite the dresses' eye-catching beauty, prospective brides should be aware that peacock feathers are considered bad luck in some cultures.
While the live birds themselves are thought to bring good luck, having peacock feathers in your home bears the risk of inviting in trouble and sorrow.
The dress was assembled in a wedding dress factory in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province and features a bodice created with brocade and Suzhou embroidery.
Delicate: The dress took eight workers 40 days to sew together
If you want to stand out on your wedding day, this dress made up of 2009 peacock feathers could be just the ticket.
The $1.5million creation was made at a wedding dress factory and took eight workers 40 days to sew together.
Count the feathers: The dress - made of 2,009 peacock feathers - is modelled
Shake a tail feather: The dress is valued at around $1.5m
Proud plumage: Only male birds display the colourful feathers
An average male peacock sheds around 200 feathers during his annual moult - meaning the makers would have had to have harvested the feathers from more than ten birds over the course of a year.
Male peacock tail feathers grow to be several feet long but are shed each year just before the breeding season.
The feathers feature a design resembling an eye and are made up of shimmering blues and greens.
Despite the dresses' eye-catching beauty, prospective brides should be aware that peacock feathers are considered bad luck in some cultures.
While the live birds themselves are thought to bring good luck, having peacock feathers in your home bears the risk of inviting in trouble and sorrow.
The dress was assembled in a wedding dress factory in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province and features a bodice created with brocade and Suzhou embroidery.
Delicate: The dress took eight workers 40 days to sew together