Japanese Figure Skater Dons Pearl-studded Wedding Dress

Not a dress figure skating champion Miki Ando focuses on the ice.
         
U.S. dollars worth nearly half a million and includes over 13,000 pearls, wedding dress was created by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.
         
And everything, but Ando has slipped into the wedding experience.

          

[Miki Ando, the world figure skating champion]:
"I feel like it was my wedding day."
           
Mikimoto pearls made ​​Prime Minister, the dress is not for sale.
           
And not all of these gems are about twice as heavy as regular wedding dress.
          
[Miki Ando, the world figure skating champion]:
"It is very difficult, which makes me the weight of the determination, honesty and love to feel that people pay for their weddings."
          
Katsura suggests that high-quality pearls, send a positive message about their country, which has suffered since 2011, an earthquake and tsunami.
        
[Yumi Katsura, Japanese fashion designer]
"I have long wanted to somehow show the world the beauty of Japan during this difficult time for the country."
           
Katsura intends to get the bridal dress on the catwalk at the Tokyo Dome show.