Gabbriette's wedding dress was not accidentally ripped before she married The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. The model and Nasty Cherry musician deliberately chose a deconstructed Matières Fecales gown featuring frayed, torn-looking tulle because the label's dark storytelling and unconventional approach aligned with her personal style.
The couple married on Saturday, 18 July, at a private estate in Los Angeles after getting engaged in 2024. For the ceremony, Gabbriette wore a white silk taffeta gown whose distressed finish was produced through Matières Fecales' signature déchiré technique, making the fabric appear dramatically shredded rather than traditionally polished.
Why Gabbriette's Wedding Dress Looked Destroyed
Details of Gabbriette’s custom Matières Fécales wedding dress pic.twitter.com/44xGpboHjo
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Named the 'Gabriella', the gown combined a hand-pleated bodice with a drop-waist silhouette, long sleeves and a full triple bustle extending into a train. Layers of déchiré tulle emerged around the back and edges, creating the destroyed appearance that drew attention once photographs from the wedding circulated online. A dramatic veil by British milliner Stephen Jones completed the look.
The treatment was intentional and central to Matières Fecales' design language, rather than damage caused during the celebration. Gabbriette explained that she selected designers Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran because their clothes communicate complete visual narratives. 'I've always loved designers like Matières Fécales that tell stories through fabric', she said, adding that their work made them feel like 'a perfect match'.
That match also reflected a shared interest in what Dalton described as 'extreme beauty' and 'dark glamour'. The designers developed 30 sketches from references sent by Gabbriette before settling on three custom outfits, with their team spending more than four months completing the bridal wardrobe. Bhaskaran described seeing the finished ceremony gown as 'a distorted Cinderella fantasy'.
Three Matières Fecales Bridal Looks
gabbriette is the very 1st matières fécales bride 🤍 her “something old” was a vintage martin margiela dress altered by mf. pic.twitter.com/mZjLuxR3A1
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Gabbriette's main dress was only one part of the project. Before the ceremony, she wore the 'Leigh', a black pre-wedding gown constructed from a vintage Martin Margiela dress she already owned, with white tulle emerging from its cut-away back and hem. The design was partly inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula and served as her 'something old'.
'Is bridal always white? Clearly not', Gabbriette said during her final fitting in Paris. 'Bridal is whatever you want it to be.' She explained that repurposing the Margiela dress felt appropriate because she had long favoured black clothing and already loved the original garment.
For the after-party, she changed into the 'Healy', a two-piece lamb-leather suit finished with fur and more torn tulle around the sleeves and trousers. It was styled with another pair of curved satin heels and a white Stephen Jones riding hat. The outfit extended the wedding's gothic visual language while giving Gabbriette a more practical look for the celebration.
A Bridal Style Built Around Self-Expression
'Behind The Scenes' of trying on a custom BRIDAL gown by ✨️Matières Fécales✨️ for Gabbriette Bechtel's wedding to Matty Healy.🪡
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PS: it's the MOST beautiful BACK I've seen. pic.twitter.com/0Pl0p2Y0sD
The wedding wardrobe continued an approach Gabbriette had outlined months earlier while fronting Jimmy Choo's 2026 bridal campaign. The brand presented her as a modern bride whose choices were guided by individual style and joy rather than traditional expectations. Her advice included the line: 'This is about love and looking hot, but mainly about love.'
Matières Fecales' designs therefore did more than place torn fabric on a conventional gown. By combining couture construction with distressed surfaces, repurposed clothing and gothic references, the three looks translated Gabbriette's established fashion identity into bridalwear. The commission was also the Paris-based label's first bridal project, turning the couple's wedding into a milestone for both the bride and the designers.
