When it came to designing her own wedding dress,Meghan Markle’s designer friendMisha Nonoofaced a big challenge.
“It was really hard,” the New York-based designerrecently told PEOPLE. “When I’m designing a piece, I’m usually thinking about every woman. It has to tick a lot of boxes. When you’re thinking about designing something that you’re going to wear for one day and you have to really only think about yourself, it’s different.”
“Obviously, you want your husband to think you look beautiful and you want your respective families to as well, but otherwise you can do whatever you want — you can have short sleeves, long sleeves, high neck, low neck, open back, no back. It makes it much more challenging,” she continued.
Nonoo, who recently opened a new pop-up show in N.Y.C., found the perfect solution: two dresses!
“I like to design with a set of parameters. It took awhile for me to come to what it was going to be in the end. I had some ideas initially. I knew I wanted it to be traditional. So I’ve opted for two dresses, so I can tick both boxes!” saidNonoo, who wed American technology entrepreneur Michael Hess in Rome on Friday.
The wedding dress of Misha Nonoo.CLAUDIO PERI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Nonoo was spotted on her way to her wedding ceremony wearing a simple white short-sleeved dress with a scoop neck. Her hair was pulled back in a low chignon, which showed off diamond drop earrings. A second dress was spotted arriving at the hotel in a bag. A partial view of the dress showed an ivory colored gown with beaded embellishments.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Ben STANSALL - WPA Pool/Getty
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their way to their evening reception.Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty
Nonoo recently collaborated with Meghan on the launch of the royal’s Smart Works capsule collection on Thursday in London. Nono designed a crisp white shirt for the line, which benefits the royal’s patronage Smart Works, a charity that helps women find employment with coaching tips and professional attire for their job interviews.
“She’s the consummate professional,” Nonoo told PEOPLE. “It was a very easy, collaborative, communicative project.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Misha Nonoo’s wedding.
“From the beginning of our relationship we bonded over our shared ethos about supporting other women — it was something that we absolutely felt, and as friends who support each other over the years, you see that,” Nonoo said.
“She is an extraordinarily supportive, kind and loving friend.”
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The festive weekend comes before the royal couple head to South Africa for the start of their tour — along with four-month-old Archie, who did not make the trip to Italy — on Monday.
source: people.com
