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Behind the Dress – Issue 04: Love, Vera
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INSPIRATION
The Didi embraces color for its fresh interpretation of modernity and romance in wedding fashion. In particular, Didi’s unique design is showcased in citrus, a core color of this collection’s palette. This color – and this wedding dress – can be described as nothing less than vivacious.
Didi illustrates an important technique in the use of color: hand-painting. The full skirt is a combination of hand-painted organza and tulle that tumble from the structured, pleated bodice into artful deconstruction. You will see this frothiness throughout the collection, along with a very specific delicate lightness that is created through the layering of fabrics rather than crinolines (stiff petticoats under the skirt).
The pleats on the Didi’s bodice are particularly dramatic at the back of the wedding dress (see image below).
Didi captures artistry, which is another common thread in Vera Wang’s recent collections, along with whimsy and charm. These themes are soft, but not antiquated. The crispness of the design technique and the use of color establish the modernity of these wedding dresses.
Keep in mind, Vera Wang wedding dresses shown in color are also available in traditional white and ivory; contact one of our wedding consultants for more detail.
BODICES
The design of the bodice is the centerpiece around which other components of a wedding dress are created. Like a foundation garment, a bodice is defined by its construction and its fit. The bodice of your wedding dress should be tailored to the length of your torso. Precise fit is crucial for a strapless wedding dress, such as Didi, as the bodice requires stays for support.
ROMANCE
A Romanticist is a bride who is willing to embrace fantasy. Her love of beauty translates to enchanting wedding gowns with grand details – delicate ruffles, billowing sleeves or layers of tulle, as shown here on Didi. Passionate and adventurous, the Romanticist seeks to be transported by her wedding dress. What kind of bride are you?
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Hot stuff: Whiteflash.com
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Whiteflash.com is a specialist on-line diamond boutique with a history of offering the discerning on-line buyer diamonds that exceed the world’s highest standards for craftsmanship and performance.
Whiteflash.com is also the Internet’s premium designer and provider of custom diamond jewelry creations and offers an exquisite designer collection of diamond engagement rings and platinum and gold settings.
Whether you’re choosing the perfect diamond engagement ring or wedding band – or designing it with the help of our RingCreator – expect a Brilliant diamond buying experience.
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Steal that style: Mireille Mathieu
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Mireille Mathieu (pictured with HRM Elizabeth II) is a French singer. She has achieved great success in France, as well as becoming an international superstar. She has performed and recorded songs in at least nine languages.
In 2002, she released her thirty-seventh French album De tes mains. Mathieu celebrated the fortieth anniversary of her career at the Paris Olympia, in November 2005, after releasing her thirty-eighth French album, which reached number 14 on the charts in France, and remained in the top 100 for several months.
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Mikaella Bridal by Paloma Blanca 2010 Bridal Collection
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Paloma Blanca has been designing and making gowns since 1937 from its own family facilities in Toronto, Canada. Their expertise in bridal wear means that the gowns are always a superb fit made from only the most luxurious fabrics with real attention to detail. If you are a bride looking for timeless style and simple glamour, you should find your dream dress amongst this collection.
Paloma Blanca takes great pride and meticulous care in the design and creation of each gown. Made from a combination of silk duchesse, dupioni silks and lace, each design is a wonderful example of simple elegance.
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Atelier Aimée Spring 2010 Bridal Collection
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Lucia Zanotti describes Atelier Aimee wedding dresses as the ‘Montenapoleone’ style. That she states ‘is the sum of all international fashion tendencies: I had the luck to know the surroundings and the collections of the most important designers of our time during my professional way of life. I was fortunate to know closely the world of Versace and to create wedding gowns together with him.
For this I believe that in the Aimee’s wedding gowns respires this style, international, precious and sophisticated but at the same time also clean and determined. These amazing Italian creations emanate class, quality, and above all, beauty. Stunning and unique, you are guaranteed to turn heads on your big day.
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Le Spose di Mariella Burani 2010
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Modern and conceptual mood which is always romantic for the Burani 2010 bride.Sculptural constructions, charming architectures made with light materials, “de-structured constructivism” which is inspired by nature.
A well asserted characteristic of the Burani wedding collections is the audacious range of colours: this year a strong and full-bodied magenta. [via bellantuono]
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Oscar de la Renta 2010 Bridal Ad Campaign
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De la Renta’s talents receive continual international recognition. Among them, he received the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Award in 2000 and in 2007 (tied with Proenza Schouler). In February 1990, he was honored with the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. From 1973 to 1976, and from 1986 to 1988, he served as President of the CFDA. He is also a two-time winner of the American Fashion Critic’s Award and was inducted into the Fame in 1973. In 1993 to 2002, Oscar de la Renta designed the haute couture collection for the house of Pierre Balmain, becoming the first Dominican to design for a French couture house.
The Dominican Republic has also honored him with the order al Mérito de Juan Pablo Duarte and the Order of Cristóbal Colón. De la Renta has contributed extensively in the construction of a much needed school near his home at The PUNTACANA Resort and Club in Punta Cana.
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Behind the Dress – Issue 04: Love, Vera
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INSPIRATION
This collection, as a whole, was inspired by the idea of fairy tale princesses. This wedding dress, in particular, captures the nymph-like innocence that threads through the collection. The words I chose to describe Fairy Dust were carefully chosen: incandescent and magical. In design, I envisioned this as a wedding dress that casts a spell and transports you to another world.
The cascading silk organdy pleats of this wedding dress swirl, like dust, when the bride walks. I love this movement, which I find to be uplifting.
Lightness is enhanced by the leafy tiaras, and by the twinkles and sparkles of the dangling, jewelry-like ornamentation. These embellishments are a distinctive mark of this collection, and reinforce the importance of the overall styling of your wedding dress.
Keep in mind, if choosing a bridal headpiece, determine your hairstyle and veil before doing so. These elements of style are interrelated and will detract from the bride’s overall look if not harmonious.
HEADPIECES
A bridal headpiece is a powerful decorative element. Whether worn casually or as a formal ornament, a tiara is always magical. Tiaras have an implied grandeur and therefore are not appropriate for all weddings. Flowers, bows, barettes, combs and pins are alternatives that can be incorporated with subtly into the hairstyle to provide an additional touch of elegance. A floral wreath can be a perfect complement to the bridal bouquet or a floral detail on the wedding dress.
JEWLERY
On occasion, a wedding look will be determined by a statement piece of jewelry. Most often, however, the wedding dress is the focal point and accompanying jewelry should be chosen with discretion. As a general rule: the more ornate the design of the wedding dress, the less ornate the jewelry should be. Choose necklaces based on the neckline of the wedding dress. Do not mix jewelry styles or metal colors. Finally, an unusual piece of jewelry is an ideal way to add a personal statement to your chosen wedding dress.
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Hot stuff: Pasotti Luxury Umbrellas
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I love brides with a colorfull umbrella. To be honest I wouldn’t miss to have an umbrella for my wedding , they look chic, sashy and absolutely gorgeous. And you can find you’re perfect one at Blue Onion Marketplace. They have some gorgeous handmade Umbrellas from Italy.
Since 1956, the Giacomini family have been providing the largest collection of luxury umbrellas in the world. Browse through Blue Onion Marketplace and shop with confidence.
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Violise Lunns 2010 Bridal Collection
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Evening wear, dresses, accessories, bridal wear and unique pieces of daily wear line the studio walls, as does a fantastic collection of stunning fabrics, brought home from Violise Lunns many travels around the world. The fabrics and the stories behind them are her main source of inspiration. Violise Lunn does not focus on trends, but on refining and emphasising the uniqueness in every textile used, in every piece of clothing made, and in every woman who bears the clothes. The personal touch and a very high level of sophistication is her trademark.
Alongside creating these wearable items, Violise Lunn’s other passion is making unwearable items from the simplest textile of all: paper. Finding perfect freedom in this material through sculpting figure silhouettes, angels and her favourite theme: shoes, she allows herself to play with otherwise impossible compositions. Sheer lightness and utter fragility combined with experimental reflection about what these objects represent, amounts to such almost untouchable objects, that they have instantly become collectors items.
