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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Seattle designer Luly Yang takes couture to creative new levels

Yang's design career began with a paper version of this butterfly dress, which in its fabric incarnation features tiny crystals and an elaborate tulle skirt that weighs 20 pounds. Dan Heidt waits patiently as his wife, Michele, tries on gowns.