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Watters Bridal 2010 Collection
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What started with a few handmade special occasion dresses for friends and family in California caught on in a big way. And by the late ’80s Watters was a household word in the bridal industry.
After 20 years, Vatana Watters continues to be at the heart of the company and is passionately involved in setting the design tone. Her inspirations emanate from her heritage, experience on both coasts and desire to reflect the spirit of the times. Vatana recognizes that design is where it starts, but not where it ends. The other hats she wears help the company to continue to be appreciated for being a cut above for quality and responsiveness.
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Jorge Terra 2010 Bridal Collection
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Spring Spiral is the exclusive collection of dresses available in 2010, it has many flower, you could see them in the skirts, necklines, capes or cloaks. Even in the hair, because Jorge Terra dreams with a bride dressed with a bouquet. “Spring Spiral”, with those flowers, is the most romantic wedding dress creations.
The colors of Jorge Terra desings are warm and powerfull, with reds, magentas, and yellows. Those colors gives to the bride a different look. At Brazil, there is a tradition that says the red color gives to the bride good luck for the new life, so Jorge Terra begins his fashion show with a red dress.
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Steal that style: Alyssa Milano
AdvertisementsAlyssa Milano tied the knot with CAA talent agent David Bugliari in August in New Jersey. The 36-year-old former Charmed and Who’s The Boss? actress wore a custom gown by Vera Wang as she walked down the aisle to the tune of John Lennon’s “Imagine” on Saturday (August 15) at the 30-acre estate of David’s family.
According to People, the aisle was strewn with cream-colored rose petals and natural grass. Among the 250-ish guests was a friend of the groom, actor Bradley Cooper, who read a passage of love during the ceremony. Also was in attendance Jeremy Piven, who played an impromptu drum set during the reception.
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Pierre Cardin 2010 Bridal Collection
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As a brand, Pierre Cardin has always stood for avant guarde, glamour, and trend. Pierre Cardin’s bride expresses her sophisticated personality letting herself be wound up by textiles that are often assembled to one another such as silk, embroidered gauze, metal silk taffetas, tulle, and pleated organza, while at the same time using color as a tool for seducing: from delicate watery green to sophisticated lilac, to passionate red.
Stirring deep emotions since the very first trial, a dress by Pierre Cardin complements the bride’s harmony with its gentle and extremely feminine line, ranging from flowing to romantic, thus fulfilling a broad range of needs and tastes, while providing top-level technical, modeling and style contents.
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Behind the Dress – Issue 05: Love, Vera
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INSPIRATION
As Bouquet illustrates in a very compelling way, contrast is powerful The inspiration for Bouquet began with a modern form – a strapless, modified A-line silhouette – that offered the necessary structure to support the intricate, elegant details that would best offset the silhouette. The design elements of Bouquet transcend time and will feel as appropriate today as they did twenty years ago, or a century ago.
The timeless magnificence of lace and embroidery is undeniable. The skirt of the Bouquet wedding dress fuses Alencon, Chantilly and Battenberg laces on French tulle and is embellished with floating floral embroidery.
The spectacular bowed sash at the waist enhances the striking drama of Bouquet helping to create a wedding dress that is at once deeply romantic and evocatively traditional, weaving its magic with its unabashed charm.
Keep in mind that hand-embroidered details add cost to a wedding dress, but they also add stature and visual excitement. Consider embroidery as an alternative to beading, particularly for daytime or outdoor weddings. Also consider embroidery as the connective design element in your wedding look: for example, the floating floral embroidery detail on Bouquet can be mirrored in your bridal headpiece or your wrap.
LACE
Lace comes in many varieties, each distinct for its weave and corresponding unique look. Lace can range from the fragile and delicate, such as Chantilly, to the elaborate and bold, such as Alencon. The Bouquet wedding dress reflects a combination of laces, to create a gown that is greater then the sum of its parts.
TRADITION
A Traditionalist is a bride who prioritizes style over fashion. Her choices are understated, focused on refinement, dignity and quality. A Traditional bride knows the power of subtlety – hand-tied bows, lace trim and embroidery – as captured in Bouquet. Graceful and confident, the Traditionalist seeks relevance and timelessness in her wedding dress. What kind of bride are you?
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Fio Spose 2010Bridal Collection
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Fio spose is a brand that springs from the passion for high class clothes of Fiorella Dell’Acqua, a young and promising designer, who has made a big impression in the field of bridal fashion.
So an exclusive line was born, that stands out for its form’ s purity and clothes’ geometry, coinciding perfectly with new trends. For the clothes that are made only the most valuable materials are used: such as combination of silk and lace and tracery – work.
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Ellis Bridals 2010 Add Campaign
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The Ellis Bridals family-owned business was established in 1912 and grew to become one of the best-loved names in the bridal industry. They have simple aims that have made countless brides happy on their special day from generation to generation … to create that stunning dress that makes you feel proud to be an Ellis Bride and start your new life with the happiness you so deserve.
The collection, found in over 250 independent bridal boutiques internationally, continues its heritage of timeless shapes into contemporary gowns of extraordinary style, quality and craftsmanship shaping the figure and allowing each bride to feel as if it were designed just for her, the keystone of the company, with dresses generally retailing under £1,000. Inspiration is taken from the latest catwalk trends, with designer’s seasonally introducing innovative fabrics, elegant silhouettes and unique hand beading . . . often adding Swarovski crystals for extra luxury & glamour!
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Steal that style: Suzy Parker
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John Rawlings turns his attention to model Suzy Parker in this photograph, which appeared in the October 15, 1953, Vogue. She wears Givenchy’s Chinese swinging lacquer-print full skirt, complete with a layered lace petticoat and quilted satin jacket.
The marbled background beautifully complements her attire, and her deliberate pose gives this work a painterly feeling.
A self-described “tom-boy” in her teens, she broke several bones as a result. Parker also broke bones in car accidents in 1958 and 1964.
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Frederick Alzra 2010 Bridal Collection
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Frederick Alzra believes that fashion is not just made to embellish the women but also to reassure them, give them confidence. The gowns are made to enhance the body’s curves as he continues his noble idea of a real luxury, with sublime simplicity.
Designer of wedding dresses, evening dresses and cocktail parties for several years, Frederic ALZRA brings a refined touch and unique creations.
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I Love You… by Max Chaoul Paris Bridal Collection
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The most glamorous stars go shopping in Lyon and Paris, where the creator of wedding dresses and of the most beautiful formal dresses of the moment, Max Chaoul, a citizen of Lyon, proposes his creations. Portrait of a success story.
It is more than thirty years now, without offending him, that Max Chaoul reigns over the Lyon fashion scene. He has formed followers, among whom, Nicolas Fafiotte who follows in his footsteps and enhances the renown of Lyon fashion.
