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Want Your Very Own Carolina Herrera-Designed Bella Swan Dress?

For a mere $35,000, you got it!

By dazzledbytwilight Jan 16, 2012 2:10PM

People magazine reports that designer Carolina Herrera will now be reproducing Bella Swan's dress from 'Breaking Dawn, Part 1.'  Each handmade dress will be sold for $35,000.  Ouch.

Twilight fans can’t marry Edward Cullen, unfortunately, but they can look like Bella Swan when walking down the aisle. Designer Carolina Herrera recently announced that the dress she created for the Breaking Dawn wedding will be reproduced, and according to instyle.com, it’ll be available at her New York, Los Angeles, Bal Harbour and Dallas boutiques.

It won’t be so easy to get the gown, though; Herrera plans to make every crepe satin and French Chantilly lace dress by hand, so they’ll each come with a hefty price tag of $35,000.

Not that it’s an unreasonable price, though; Herrera, who’s made wedding gowns for celebs like Christina Hendricks and regularly clothes Renée Zellweger, spent six months creating the Breaking Dawn gown. “It had to be magical,” she said at the film’s premiere. I still have all the sketches and everything because it was so special.”

If you want that magic without the bank-breaking price, check out Alfred Angelo’s replica — the $799 gown looks similar to the dress Kristen Stewart wears in the wedding, and features the same cut-out back and lace embellishments.

Honestly, if I had $35,000 to drop on my wedding dress, I would want a completely unique and special one, and not the one Bella wore already.  That's just me.  How about you?  Would you spend that on Bella's dress, or would you just get the $799 copycat?

Share your thoughts in the Comments!

18Comments
Jan 16, 2012 4:27PM
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Soooooooooooo many things to do with $35k that a wedding dress is not one of them. Too many brides focus on the day not on the marriage and end up divorced! A beautiful wedding AND a dress can be had for that kind of money. Buy a house instead.
Jan 16, 2012 3:41PM
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I'm just glad to finally see designers put an end to the strapless wedding gown.  It's been done to death and so passe.

Jan 16, 2012 4:52PM
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LOL...35 grand would go a long way to paying off my debts, and I'd NEVER spend that kind of money on a wedding dress even if I had it to spend. 
Jan 16, 2012 3:54PM
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Her dress isn't ugly, it's exactly appropriate for Edward, who lived in the early 1900s, and is also exactly how it is described in the novel. Thank goodness the designer listened to the author's description rather than give us some boring mermaid strapless dress that is the same thing everyone seems to be wearing lately. It was modest, elegant, and sexy which is hard to pull off all at once and it was achieved beautifully.
Jan 16, 2012 4:20PM
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I have  4 letter word for all of this...can u say Bill(s)????
Jan 16, 2012 4:09PM
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No, if I had $35,000, I would spend it on others things. Never a dress you might only wear once.
Jan 16, 2012 10:28PM
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I am sorry but under no circumstances would I pay $35,000 for a wedding dress!!! Not even $35,000 for a wedding. It is a waste of money. Marriage is a symbol of love between 2 people who want to spend the rest of their lives together,it is  not for putting  on a movie production. Yes we want to celebrate our weddings but it does no mean you need to go overboard and put yourself in debt for years.

Jan 16, 2012 6:25PM
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Yeah, I would rather spend that 35k on the wedding and not on the dress. Plus, that dress looks too simple to be 35k and it does not looks mysterious at all.

Jan 16, 2012 4:12PM
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Actually, neither one!  Either price tag is not affordable by everyone.  Your wedding day should be one-of-a-kind, not copycatting!!!

 

Jan 16, 2012 7:57PM
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35k on a wedding dress?!?!?! The economy is horrible? Who can really afford that price anyways? She was beautiful in that gown-theres no denying that... But when people see you walking down the aisle... Do you want them to see you? Or you want them to think of Bella and her "special day"? If someone can really afford to spend that money just on dress(No matter how special the day is)... Then they can share with meOpen-mouthed
Jan 16, 2012 3:45PM
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I agree! 35k on a dress?...yeahhhhh no. I would want a 'one of a kind' dress...a dress that no one else has seen or worn 
Jan 16, 2012 3:56PM
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I have 4 words for you...HELLLL TO THE NOOOOO!
Jan 16, 2012 10:40PM
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Bhahahaha If I was going to spend 35gs on a dress, it wouldn't be on one by Carolina Herrera, let alone one as hideous as that one, friggin Vera Wang is where it's at!!! (;
Jan 17, 2012 7:11AM
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The wedding day is over so fast and usually only partial part of the day. I would rather give the money to charity, buy a beautiful gown for far less and put out more for the honeymoon. That's what I did for my own personal wedding! No celeb or movie is worth replicating for your own personal wedding. It should be about the couple and reflect them!
Jan 16, 2012 4:05PM
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Actually, I loved the dress.  I was in awww when I first saw it in the premier.  But.. because of the hefty price tag, I would definately buy the cheaper version - it looks so close to the original.  Good job Carolina!
Jan 17, 2012 3:46PM
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Let me start by saying that I am a huge Bella fan...so if I had the money...I would get this gown.  I don't, so I can't even consider it really.  I will "hopefully" be purchasing the Alfred Angelo version.  I am not planning a wedding, nor will I be entertaining the idea at any point in my life.  I want the dress solely because it is a replica of Bella's.  And before I get all kinds of replies that I'm crazy....yes I know this.  Everyone has a vice in life and mine really doesn't hurt anyone.  Plus I do think that both gowns are very pretty and Carolina's looked gorgeous on Kristen Stewart - a perfect rendition of the dress from the book.
Jan 17, 2012 9:49AM
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would make the same dress if someone paid ME! 35grand...looks simple and easy to bead looks like 32 yards of fabric cut just right! maybe I should start making wedding dresses if ppl pay big $$$'s...lol
Jan 16, 2012 3:48PM
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i told my fiance that if she wore a dress that ugly we wouldn't be getting married. sad part is that she agreed with me. How pathetic of a dress for such a big movie.

 

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Myriam Gabriel-Pollock has been writing for MSN since 2006 -- everything from quizzes to feature articles to the Twilight Superfan blog. Prior to that she was a hi-tech geek. She has happily transitioned into a film geek, especially if there are wizards, vampires, mythical places, and spaceships.

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