VERA WANG OPHELIA WEDDING DRESS Ivory and nude high-low ball gown with hand-appliqué Chantilly lace bodice and skirt accented by ruched tulle details and silk organza crescent technique. Like the Shakespearean heroine from Hamlet she’s named for, Ophelia is a gown with a profound sense of drama. Every element in the dress tells a story, and prompts the imagination: Where has she come from? Where is she going? Ophelia is a narrative about motion. She’s in the process of unraveling, but in the best possible sense — the dress embodies a spirit of freedom that simply can’t be contained. She’s running through the forest, snagging her dress on fallen branches; she’s having the time of her life at a party, dancing so vigorously that she has to keep holding the pieces of her gown to keep from losing them.
