Glamorous Wedding Dresses
In 2009 that Hollywood starlet look is back to haunt Spring weddings. This means the fifties styles are back.
Fans of Project Runway will remember the glamorous wedding dresses and gowns designed by Austin Scarlett. He now designs gowns for the clothing manufacture Kenneth Poole. He designs these glamor gowns. Sequins and crystal breads are a signature part of Austin Scarlett’s dramatic work as are dramatic kick back pleats that hit the back of the knee. Scarlett’s designs feature glamorous bodices and have innocence yet erotic look to them that would make the wedding dress seem like it belongs on the cover of a romance novel.
The great thing about fifties style wedding dresses is that they look fantastic on every type of physique – short, fat, tall and slender. If your bridal party looks like they belong on the set of Hairspray then you might consider wearing this style.
The 50s style looks like a prom dress and is cut straight across, cinched in at the waist and then flared out in a wide circle skirt. The bridesmaid dress in this case is usually cut short right below the knees. Nowadays you can get this type of bridal gown in just about every color of the rainbow. For a more contemporary look choose pastel colors like sage or lilac. For a look that is more true to the 1950s choose stronger colors like royal blue or bright red and make sure you have the lip and eye makeup up to match.
If you love Disney you will love what they are doing lately which is creating bridal gowns based on six of their most popular fictional princesses including Snow White, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Ariel from the Little Mermaid and Cinderella. The classic Cinderella dress in fact qualifies as being a starlet type gown. So does the gown that snow white wore. Both feature the off the shoulder type bodice and flared skirt that was typical of that era.
The glamorous colors for wedding dresses will also have a vintage flair this year. These colors for 2009 Hollywood style gown have a soft, muted vintage feel. Golds, blush pinks and ivory hues are the main colors.
Women have been getting married in red for decades in Europe and it is a trend that has finally caught on in the last couple of years here in North America. The red wedding dress is for the passionate, romantic and free spirit who is saying to the world “I am not afraid to be sexy.”
When done satin trimmed in black the red wedding dress has a Parisian flare. When trimmed in gold it is more East European or Russian. It is very Scarlet O’Hara and very Hollywood to wear a dress like this to your wedding.