Showing posts with label wedding dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding dress. Show all posts

Sunday, 5 June 2011

I Love... Doily Inspired Gowns

Now I know you all know about my love of doilies and yesterday, I was at my favourite antique centre prepping for a big photo shoot on Monday and I might, just might, have somehow walked out with some more gorgeous crochet doilies for my ever-growing collection. Truly, I don't know how it happened Mr Bank Manager...

But as I was cooing happily over my new purchases, my Mum uttered the line "I used to have a dress made of doilies" and whilst I had a moment of surprise at her wearing something non-M&S, I started thinking about doily dresses and, more specifically, doily wedding dresses. So, as a little bit of Sunday indulgence, here are some of my favourite doily inspired gowns. And now I'm wondering how many more I'd need to buy to be make my own version...



 Image - J Crew


Image - Lela Rose

Image - via Ruffled

Image - via Stylehive

Image - via Wedding Enjoy

Saturday, 16 April 2011

My Top Ten... Spring 2012 Gowns

I thought for this Saturday's feature, I'd go all unashamedly girlie with my personal ten favourite gowns from the Spring 2012 collections. Some are short, some are big, some have pretty details and others are quite plain but to me, they've got that certain something.

So, enjoy this dose of weekend dress related heaven - which one is your top choice? My shortlist, in no particular order...

Above - Badgley Mischka - That bodice, that detailing at the waist and the wonderfully different train. Love this gown.

Above - David Fielden - I love the one-shoulder look here, it's different, it's elegant and that nipped in waist is very flattering. Gorgeous sheath gown. 

Above - Jim Hjelm - The elaborate skirt here is a great contrast to the plain bodice and that sash is a perfect waist-accentuating touch.

Above - Kevan Hall White Label - I've featured this gown before and I still absolutely love it. The neckline is interesting, the sash at the waist and that layered and embellished skirt put this one very high on my list of 'would love to wear'.

Above - Monique Lhuillier - I have a thing for deep v-necklines so this design ticks that box and the skirt is a bit of a showstopper.

Above - Oscar de la Renta - so so pretty, I go a little gooey looking at this gown. The simple sheath styling with the addition of that gorgeous detailing is an absolute winner. I also love the colouring at the bottom of the gown too. Do you think I could have this one just to wear about the house?!

Above - Reem Acra - another oh-so perfect design. The styling around the neck is just beautiful and the layered skirt is so feminine, it's heavenly.

Above - Robert Bullock Bride - another plunging neck and waist defining sash make this a hit with me but I love the soft detailing on those shoulders that stop this gown looking too stark. Adore that sweet train too.

Above - Romona Keveza - uber elegant, this gown is utterly divine with a touch of the beauty of a bygone era. The scalloped lace neckline is so beautiful and I love to see a gown with sleeves. Perfect for a glam celebration, this is old school wedding style.

Above - Vera Wang - beautiful beautiful beautiful. The detailing on that overlay is beautiful, that sash is a beautiful colour and the figure hugging form of this gown could make it a bride's best friend. Gorgeous.

All Images by firstVIEW

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Floral Gowns Fit For A Princess

So, despite the hype, the rumours and the insider gossip, we still don't know what Kate (or should that be Catherine?!) Middleton will be wearing on April 29th. But, whoever is designing THE gown could easily dress Princess Kate in something traditionally royal and bang on trend. And how? With a floral gown...

Floral gowns are historically popular with royal brides - orange blossom has adorned the dresses of many as it's said encourage fertility. Our current Queen's gown was embroidered with star flowers, picked out in seed pearls and even more recent royal brides have included floral elements in their gowns as a nod to tradition.

But, as floral is now the motif of choice for lots of brides, Kate could keep 'the firm' happy and set herself up as a new style icon at the same time. So, here are my favourite floral gowns - wouldn't it be lovely to see Miss Middleton in one of these...

Above - Oscar de la Renta on Martha Stewart

Above - Kevan Hall on Martha Stewart

Above - Elizabeth Fillmore Bridal on Brides

Above - Claire Pettibone on Martha Stewart

Above - Oscar de la Renta on Real Simple