article_snippet: One company in China is now making 3D printed bridal dresses.
article_snippet: Personalize Asia exhibition Shanghai this weekend, 3D printed bridal dresses have been created using advanced technologies and nylon powder, rather than silks, lace and chiffon.
article_snippet: Two 3D printed wedding dresses were unveiled this weekend at ShanghaiTCT + Personalize Asia technology expo, created by Chinese designers specialising in digital technology .
article_snippet: But despite the designers less-than-luxury beginnings, the designers claim Two 3D printed wedding dresses are soft to touch, comfortable to wear and durable too.
article_snippet: Created by Chinese 3D printing specialists Xuberance, who also make ties, hair pins, jewellery and home accessories using the technology, Two 3D printed wedding dresses could signal fashion of the future.
article_snippet: Rather than the revered traditional dressmaking skills of Parisian couturiers, normally fantasised about by brides-to-be, Two 3D printed wedding dresses are made using a process called selective laser sintering (SLS).
article_snippet: a process called selective laser sintering (SLS) however, comes with a high price tag .
article_snippet: The cost of the 3D printed wedding dresses is yet to be revealed, but a bridal veil made using the same specialist process is expected to retail at 20,000 Chinese yuan (approximately £2167.35)
article_snippet: Though details have been kept under wraps, a 3D printed wedding cake and sugar flowers were also on display at the exhibition.
article_snippet: A 3D printed veil  created using the same process currently costs 20,000 Chinese yuan (approximately £2167.35), while a metallic effect headpiece retails at 5,000 yuan (around £541.84) in the company's online shop.
highlights_snippet: Forget gowns hand made by couturiers - these come from 3D printers .
  