Wedding Dresses

 

Falling in love with your wedding dress

A Bride must feel completely comfortable in her wedding dress and this can be achieved by choosing a dress that best fits your shape and personal style. There is a huge number of wedding dresses available in an array of colours, styles, shapes and prices. What sort of dress is best for your shape?

 

Tall and slim

 

Tall and slim, your straight and narrow frame may not have many curves. Small around the bottom and the bust, your figure can benefit from a dress with a bit of body to create the illusion of curves.

[Tip] Adding beading or heavy embroidery around the bust or a dress that has a sash around the waist can create a feminine form

 

DO

Look for a dress that will create curves. An empire line dress can help create shape on your top half, while a dress that incorporates a full skirt will instantly fill out your frame.

 

DONT

Since you must make the allusion of having curves it will be wise to stay away from form fitting or hips hugging dresses. Wear a dress that has a high neck and long sleeves, and steer clear of 'updos' and headpieces that add too much extra height.

 

Petite

 

Shorter than average with delicate body features and subtle curves. You will generally have an average size bust, meaning that proportion is key to looking beautiful and felling comfortable in your chosen dress.

[Tip] Height is usually an issue with petite brides, but this can be easily fixed with a great pair of heels. By wearing heels you will appear taller and maybe even more statuesque!

 

DO

Create the illusion of height by choosing a dress with a slim silhouette as a dress with a lot of volume can make you look shorter.

 

DONT

As long as a dress is fitted and tailored properly, almost all silhouettes will suit your figure, but a large ball gown type dress or a dress with a lot of fabric may overwhelm your shape. You want to wear the dress, you don't want it to be wearing you!

 

Hour glass

 

You have a smaller waist and your hips and shoulders come out, like a figure eight.

[Tip] A formfitting dress will cling to your shape in all the right places, highlighting your natural curvaceous figure.

 

DO

You want a dress to hug your waist and show off womanly shape.

 

DONT

Cinch in your waist too tightly as it will make your dress look too tight and maybe even uncomfortable.

 

Pear

 

You will have narrow shoulders and full hips, as well as a longer or slender neck with a defined waist and full hips. These can easily be balanced out with the right choice of dress. It is a good idea to focus the attention away from your hips and thighs and more towards your beautiful face!

[Tip] Camouflage full hips and draws attention to your upper body with an A-line dress and detailing i.e. beading/heavy embroidery on the bodice.

 

DO

Add detail to your bodice and give your lower body a slimmer sleeker look. Scooped, draped and V necks are also very flattering as it will elongate your neck and draw attention away from your bottom half.

 

DONT

Chose a body hugging skirt as this will show all of your lumps and bumps. Also keep the skirt simple as added embellishment etc will only had more volume to your hips and thighs.

 

Large bust

 

Be tasteful if you want to show cleavage, as you do not want to look inappropriate.

[Tip] Make sure you when trying on your wedding dress that you go wearing a well fitting bra. Do not go in an old, saggy sports bra!

 

DO

Keep your neckline and bust line simple. A corset style dress offers support and can streamline your silhouette.

 

DONT

Have large embellishments, heavy beadwork or other large details on the bodice of your dress as it can bring added attention/body to your bust.

 

Small bust

 

If you want to add more volume up top look for embellishment or fullness on the bust.

[Tip] Make sure you when trying on your wedding dress that you go wearing a well fitting bra. Do not go in an old, saggy sports bra!

 

DO

Look for cleverly placed gathering and trim over the bust to create fullness. Backless dresses also draw attention away from the front and can be very sexy.

 

DONT

Wear a plain, skin tight bodice as it will look very flat and unflattering. Also do not wear a dress with a bodice that has a voluminous bust shape, as it is likely that you won't fill it out, you do not want your dress to look loose in the wrong areas!

 

How much?

 

The cost of a wedding dress varies drastically, from £100 to even £20,000. You should NEVER buy a dress that you cannot afford as you may regret it looking back, remember it is just one day!

 

If you have designer taste but a high street budget, an increasingly popular option, many brides are going for is getting a custom made dress from a dress maker. You can take a long a picture of the designer dress of your dreams and they can replicate it at a fraction of the cost!

 

If choosing this option, make sure you see the dress maker's other work, so that you can put your full faith in them.

 

Whilst we all get excited over who our wedding dress designer etc is, to me your best designer is the one who makes that dress that makes you look like the queen you've always dreamt of. I know someone who wore an expensive; I mean EXPENSIVE designer dress which looked like something off a second hand shop rail. It's not who makes the dress; it's all about how you wear it.

Milly M, London

 

You don't have to break the bank to pay for a dress, go wedding dress shopping during the sales- and even Finsbury Park in London, have some nice dresses! If you have a huge budget, you ought to get your dress made by Yemi Osunkoya of Kosibah Creations. His dresses are created to sculpt your body; people will talk about your dress forever.

Susan E, London

 

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