A Gown of Creampuffs
There's a multitude of materials
brides and their designers can choose from to make their wedding
gowns. There's pi?a, chiffon, organza, satin, silk--the list
is endless.
But how about a gown made
of cream puffs?
Don't laugh now, but that's
exactly what Ukranian baker Valentyn Shtefano created for
his bride. Made from flour, sugar, eggs and caramel, the unique
wedding gown weighs a total of 20 pounds and consists of a
1,500 cream puffs. Two months were spent making the gown.
Shtefano, a popular figure
in his native Ukraine for his style that combines baking and
artistry, related in an interview the painstaking process
of creating the gown. According to him, he first tried stitching
the pastries together, but his efforts failed as the cream
puffs collapsed. It wasn't until he attached the cream puffs
to a wedding gown frame that he was able to successfully create
what others call his masterpiece. He further stated that he
and his bride, Viktoriya, had to have nightly fittings to
ensure that the bride would not have any problems wearing
her gown.
Although Shtefano is already
known in his country for his extraordinary cakes and pastries
(in 2005, he and his sister won third place in an international
baking competition for their 24-inch 1920's Cadillac made
of cream puffs and caramel), but his wedding gown still awed
and surprised those who saw it. As one remarked, never in
their hometown have they "seen things like this."
So what does the bride think
of her dress?
She was, she admits, a bit
embarrassed by the attention brought on by the gown. But "after
a couple of hours, I didn't even want to take it off." |
