Tag Archives: Couture
The A-Line Silhouette
An A-line style is considered the most figure-friendly wedding dress due to it’s balanced design and flattering lines. Commonly A-line gowns include side seams that run vertically from the shoulder to the hem making any figure appear tall and slender. This type of silhouette is also commonly characterised with a fitted bodice and natural waistine [...]
Full StoryThe Mermaid Silhouette
A Mermaid or otherwise known as a Fishtail or Trumpet gown is slim, sexy, and body hugging down to the knees. It’s real design trend however, happens from the knees down, where the gown flairs out to create a imaginative Mermaid tail in appearance. Gowns of this style are commonly structured and boned so to [...]
Full StoryThe Empire Silhouette
The key design element in an Empire gown is the waistline. It sits above the natural waist, just below the bust. The skirt is commonly free flowing a soft and can include varying types of embelishments such as laces and beading. Think Sense and Sensibility, Emma or Pride and Prejudice… Back in a time when [...]
Full StoryThe Ball Gown Silhouette
It’s the first picture to mind when we imagine a fairytale princess wedding. The narrow fitted bodice and over sized flowing skirt. You can envision meters of lace and tulle, a well strung corset and a tiara on top. If this is the style you dream of then you just cant go past a Ball [...]
Full StoryRomantic Mantilla’s
There’s something so romantic and timeless about a bride wearing a Mantilla. The delicate lace framing the face… The cascade of soft tulle or silk floating over a woman’s decolletage… The innocent, yet revealing cloak layered over a wedding dress. Queen Isabella II of Spain was responsible for revealing the Mantilla to the world. It [...]
Full StoryRock n Roll Bride
Ever Since I first come across this boutique designer I fell in love with her romantic and timeless approach to bridal couture. Los Angeles Designer, Claire Pettibone Couture says “When I create a dress, it’s all about the fabric and the woman, and how these elements are combined to enhance each other”. This is so [...]
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