Dear Reader,
This week Vogue Magazine published their guide to bridal trends for 2016 – based on the latest couture collections.  |
| Wedding dresses by Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta, Marchesa |
Wedding Dress Trend 1 – Sweet Nothings
The first trend Vogue noted is for barely there dresses, almost lingerie. This is a very couture look – much easier to carry off on a catwalk than in an English church or a garden reception. Super pretty, though. And very reminiscent of all those slinky 1930s and sultry 1940s dresses…
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| 1930s inspired Butterfly wedding dress from my Heavenly Collection |
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| Original 1940s lace wedding dress from my West London vintage studio. |
Wedding Dress Trend 2 – Sparkles
Always in fashion, and rightly so. A generous sprinkling of sparkle appeared on the catwalks for next year, particularly from Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera and Marchesa. A little sparkle has always been one of the delights of vintage wedding dresses, of course. With many of the dresses in my Heavenly Collection, you can choose to add just a little bling… or a lot!
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| My 1940s style wedding dress, Bette, with its sparkly trim. |
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| Pretty bling: Florence, 1940s style dress from my Heavenly Collection. |
Wedding Dress Trend 3 – Knee Length
Shorter dresses made a welcome appearance on the bridal catwalks. But to see this trend at its best, simply look to the 1950s for the most fabulous tea–length wedding dresses…
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| 'Blanche', 1950s style wedding dress, from my Heavenly Collection |
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| Original 1950s 'cupcake' wedding dress from my West London vintage studio. |
Wedding Dress Trend 4 – Bare Shoulders
Always popular with so many brides. Yet vintage dresses often take a subtler approach. Think of pretty keyhole openings, lace shoulders or tiny petal sleeves. Every bit as sexy, but a lot more subtle.
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| Angel, 1930s inspired lace wedding dress: vintage is more subtly sexy. |
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| Original 1950s wedding dress from my West London vintage studio. |
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| 1970s off–the–shoulder wedding dress, from my West London vintage studio. |
Wedding Dress Trend 5 – Separate Overskirts
A full-length transparent overskirt, cut to reveal a shorter one underneath...? Oh so fashiony! Very modern, a little bit mad, and quite fun – but not exactly a classic look. What do you think?
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| Wedding Dress with Overskirt, by the usually classic designer Vera Wang! |
Wedding Dress Trend 6 – Cream
Ahhhh, beautiful. Now here's one I really can enthuse about – drawing as it does from the softness and romance of vintage wedding fashion. White is lovely too, of course. But cream, blush and ivory are so much more flattering to all skin tones. Often my clients come to me expecting to choose a white wedding dress, but once tried they fall in love with these lovely muted tones. That's why I offer my Heavenly Collection dresses in a range of pretty and flattering shades.
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| Full length lace wedding dress in cream by Oscar de la Renta |
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| Butterfly, from my Heavenly Collection in a soft ivory. |
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| Florence: a lace wedding dress with toning underslip (Heavenly Collection) |
Well done, Vogue – fun predictions and a good showing for vintage styles. What did you think of them? Later this year, you can see how my own predictions match up!
Love
Helena
Heavenly Vintage Brides
