Prepared for Mme. Yasmina Khashoggi

For the evening before, a custom corset and satin column skirt with bustle.

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The Atelier

Gallello Atelier is a private client couture house — a return to the art of dressing, when couture was commissioned for life and not simply for occasion. Each piece is tailored entirely by hand, drawing on the inherited techniques of couturier patternmaker Dominic Gallello, who cut patterns for Monsieur Christian Dior in the 1950s. The Atelier creates elegant wardrobing pieces in noble fibres — the foundation of a woman's wardrobe.

The Bespoke Commission

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The Atelier is commissioned to create a custom corset with detailed hand boning, covered entirely in French lace — the curved hemline to follow the ivory reference provided, with lace and boning detailing inspired by the dark grey vintage piece. To be paired with a column skirt and bustle in custom heavy Silk Satin, shaped and finished entirely by hand to Mme Yasmina Khashoggi's measurements. The corset alone represents some of the most labour-intensive work the house undertakes — each bone channelled, placed and covered by a single artisan, a process that cannot be rushed and is singular in form.

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— Custom Heavy Silk Satin, commissioned in a bespoke ivory hue to the Atelier's specification

— Custom French lace in matching ivory, hand-applied and fully lined in heavy Silk Satin

— Custom corset engineered and shaped entirely to the client's form by the Atelier's corsetière

— Column skirt and bustle constructed in the same custom Silk Satin, finished entirely by hand

— Toile fitting — the corset is first constructed in a working toile and fitted to the client's body before the final fabric is cut

— Final fitting — the completed piece is refined and approved in person before delivery

— Satin embroidered garment bag personalised with details such as married name and wedding date

Look I — Satin Bustier with Giulia Skirt

A custom bustier with hand boning, constructed in heavy Silk Satin sourced from the Atelier's mill in Como. Presented with the coordinating Giulia Skirt in the same cloth. Available in select ivory hues.

11,500 including Rush Service

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Look II — French Lace Corset with Giulia Skirt

Fully custom French lace corsetry — hand boned and lined entirely in heavy Silk Satin — with a coordinating Giulia Skirt. Fabric sourced from the Atelier's mill in Como. Available in select ivory hues.

13,500 including Rush Service

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Fitting Schedule

The Atelier proposes the following timeline. Please advise on any travel limitations.

— Toile Fitting — 19th May
— Final Fitting — 5th June
— Final Delivery — 12th June
— Event — 19th June

This commission is accommodated as a priority rush timeline of seven weeks. Standard lead times for bespoke corsetry and lace are ten to twelve weeks; bespoke gowns eight to ten weeks depending on the design.

This proposal and proposed timeline are valid for three days from the date of issue. Atelier commission capacity is carefully managed and availability cannot be guaranteed beyond this period.

Look II — French Lace Corset. The final design will be refined through the toile fitting; this sketch serves as the opening reference for the commission.

Look I — Satin Bustier. The final design will be refined through the toile fitting; this sketch serves as the opening reference for the commission.

Custom Giulia Skirt, hand-sewn by Armine
Custom Corset, hand-sewn by Donatella

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The Atelier believes that the hands behind the piece are as important as the piece itself. Each commission is an act of craft, carried by the artisan from the first cut to the final stitch.

It would be a privilege to dress Mme Yasmina Khashoggi on the occasion of her wedding. The Atelier looks forward to creating something entirely her own.

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Thank you for entrusting the house with this moment. It is one the Atelier will honour with complete devotion.

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To discuss the commission personally, please do not hesitate to reach out.

stacey@gallelloatelier.com

S. Gallello

The Atelier is based between Venice and Milan, specialising in couture tailoring and the preservation of traditional craft. Every element is executed by hand — from artisanal tailoring to embroidery, beadwork and corsetry, with traditional boning techniques. Never machine-led construction.

Dominic Gallello was couturier patternmaker to Monsieur Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. His techniques, his devotion to craft, and the pieces he left as heirlooms to his granddaughter Stacey Gallello are the foundation of everything the Atelier creates today. The house exists to preserve that integrity — and to bring it forward.