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Choosing the Best Dress for YOUR Wedding Day
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Personal Style
What do you feel most beautiful in?
Jeans and t-shirt?
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When you meet your designer or bridal consultant
Bring pictures. Wear something typical of you that you feel good in. Wear makeup and try for a good hair day.
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Wedding Location and its Style
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Backyard Wedding
Hotel Wedding
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Country WeddingPhoto courtesy of BH Photography
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Photo courtesy of BH Photography
Beach Wedding
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Body Shape
Your wedding day is a day to forget all those perceived body flaws!
Pinpoint your favourite areas. Talk to your designer or bridal consultant about how
to highlight your best features. Do not blindly choose a strapless gown unless that
really does look best on you!
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The Inverted Triangle
Do's
• Volume at bottom
• Waist detail to accentuate waist
Don'ts
• Accentuate shoulders
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The Lean Column
Do's
• Create illusion of curves
• Emphasis on shoulders
• Highlight hips and bottom with embellishments
Don'ts
• Long straight line
• Dropped waist
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The Rectangle
Do's
• Create illusion of waist
• Keep silhouette uncluttered
• Hip and bottom details to create gentle curves
Don'ts
• Straight lines from shoulder down
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The Apple
Do's
• Play up thin limbs with snug fit, soft fabric to avoid bulk
• Play up smallest point – rib cage
• Detail at top and bottom thirds
• Straight line or slightly fitted
• Simple mid-section
Don'ts
• Sleeves finishing at bust level
• Horizontal lines at widest point
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The Pear
Do's
• Balance top and bottom by emphasizing upper body, broaden shoulders
• Emphasize waist/ribcage
Don'ts
• Trumpet or mermaid
• Emphasize hips
• Dropped waist
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The Neat Hourglass
Do's
• Anything goes, but follow body shape
Don'ts
• Hide shape
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Budget
Give your designer or bridal consultant your REAL budget (help them help you!)
Don't forget to include alterations in your budget.
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Fit
Understand how bridal salon sizing works. Choose your bridal salon wisely (do they have experienced
seamstresses on staff?)
Consider getting a gown custom-made if you have particular difficulty with fit.
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Season/Weather
You CAN wear a strapless in winter, but there are other factors to consider!
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Fabric TermsBatiste: A lightweight, soft, transparent fabric.
Charmeuse: A lightweight, semi-lustrous soft fabric, that is satin-like to the touch.
Chiffon: Delicate, sheer, and transparent -- made from silk or rayon, with a soft finish; often layered because of its transparency, making it popular for overskirts, sheer sleeves, and wraps.
Crepe: A light, soft, and thin fabric with a crinkled surface.
Damask: Similar to brocade with raised designs, but woven in a much lighter weight.
Duchesse Satin: A lightweight hybrid of silk and rayon (or polyester) woven into a satin finish.
Dupioni: A finish similar to shantung, but with thicker, coarser fibers, and a slight sheen.
Faille: A structured, ribbed finish like grosgrain ribbon; usually quite substantial.
Gabardine: A tightly-woven, firm and durable finish, with single diagonal lines on the face.
Georgette: A sheer, lightweight fabric often made of polyester or silk with a crepe surface.
Illusion: A fine, sheer net fabric, generally used on sleeves or necklines.
Jersey: Elastic knit fabric; the face has lengthwise ribs and the underside has crosswise ribs.
Moire: A heavy silk taffeta with a subtle, wavy design.
Organdy: A stiff transparent fabric.
Organza: Crisp and sheer like chiffon, with a stiffer texture similar in effect to tulle, but more flowing; popular for skirts, sleeves, backs, and overlays.
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Peau de Soie: A soft satin-faced, high-quality cloth with a dull luster, fine ribs, and a grainy appearance.
Pique: A knit fabric with a waffle-weave appearance, pique has distinct sides. The outside resembles a honeycomb or waffle and the underside is flat and smooth.
Polyester: An inexpensive man-made fiber that can be woven into just about anything, including duchesse satin
Rayon: Similar to silk, but more elastic and affordable.
Satin: A heavy, smooth fabric with a high sheen on one side; very common in bridal gowns.
Silk: The most sought-after, cherished fiber for wedding dresses (and also the most expensive); there are several types with different textures: raw silk and silk mikado are just two examples.
Silk Gazar: A four-ply silk organza.
Silk Mikado: A brand of blended silk, usually heavier than 100-percent silk.
Silk-faced Satin: A smooth silk satin, with a glossy front and matte back.
Shantung: Similar to a raw silk, shantung is characterized by its rubbed texture.
Taffeta: Crisp and smooth, with a slight rib.
Tulle: Netting made of silk, nylon, or rayon; used primarily for skirts and veils (think tutus).
Velvet: A soft, thick fabric with a felted face and plain underside.
Source: http://wedding.theknot.com/bridal-fashion/wedding-dress-shopping/articles/wedding-gown-fabric-glossary.aspx
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Ideal Spring/Summer Fabrics:
Charmeuse, Chiffon/ Georgette, Crepe, Dupioni/ Shantung, Organza, Taffeta, Tulle.
Ideal Fall/Winter Fabrics:
Chiffon/ Georgette/Organza/ Tulle (over thicker fabric,) Damask, Duchesse Satin, Moire, Peau de Soie, Velvet
Do plan for colder weather by including a wrap, stole or other cover-up in your wedding day attire. (No dirty ugly parkas thrown on at the last minute!!)
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