Kiky Festus models the sculpted corset bodice and pointed lace neckline of her Veekee James wedding gown. We knew Kiky Festus would look beautiful on her wedding day. She is, after all, a doctor, a fashion creator and someone who clearly knows what she wants from a look.
What we did not expect was to see a wedding dress that would have us stopping mid-scroll, zooming into pictures and wondering how many details we had missed the first time. Have you seen Kiky’s wedding dress? Because the closer you look, the more there is to discover.
When Kiky walked down the aisle to exchange vows with fellow doctor and fashion creator Akin Faminu, she wore a custom white wedding gown by renowned Nigerian couture brand Veekee James, styled by Baudovin Ononiba. At first glance, the gown is all bridal grandeur: a sculpted corset, a sweeping train, a cathedral-length veil and layers of white lace and beadwork.
Look a little closer, though, and you realise that the dress is telling a very specific story. The architecture of the church has been translated into the gown itself. The fan-shaped circular chapel train of Kiky Festus’s Veekee James gown extends with pointed lace edging.
The idea came directly from Veekee James, who captured the concept perfectly when she revealed that Kiky had gone to church “wearing Church.” Kiky shared the sentiment too, describing the creation as her absolute dream dress. The reference is clear throughout the gown, which takes familiar elements of classical cathedral architecture and reworks them as couture details across the bodice, sleeves and skirt.
The front panel of the skirt and lower corset alone gives you plenty to examine. Thousands of micro-beads were individually stitched into the fabric to form Gothic archways, narrow lancet windows, soaring spires and pointed vaulted