Wedding Dress Shapes
January 22nd, 2009 by Karen WhiteWhen choosing your wedding dress, you will be inundated with choice. A wedding dress is not just a white dress – it varies in fabric, style, embellishing, and drape – without a clear idea in mind of how you want to look, the process can seem very daunting indeed.
A great place to start when tying to choose a dress, apart form looking through all the wedding magazines is to choose a shape – that way you will narrow down your choices.
The classic wedding dress shape is the A-line. The A-line is slimming and as you can imagine, lies like an ‘A’ shape. A-lines can also be tiered or layered to add bulk to skinny girls or to add a fashionable edge; a lot of ruffled dresses are this shape.
Then there is the empress line, think of Jane Austen style dresses, nipped in under the bust and flowing. These dresses are great for flat chested girls as they add emphasis on the breasts and the flowing bottom hides big bums and hips; this is a great style if you are pregnant too.
Then there is the princess dress; yes the classic meringue. This style is not to be laughed at though; it screams of glamour and classic princess-ness; this gives a real sense of grandeur and suits all figures.
The fishtail is another glamourous dress. This one nips in at the waist and comes out at the bottom creating a fishtail shape. The result is accentuated curves think Dita Von Teese! This looks extremely luxurious and glamourous in white satin and looks great work with a fur bolero. This looks best on slimmer, tall girls and it is also a difficult dress to walk on so bear this in mind.
The prom dress is a funky, young style of dress. This is strapless with a shorter finish, and a full netted bottom. This is great for a summer wedding and for a young girl. With a funky headpiece the feel is very 60s. This can fit all kinds of figures too.
Then there is the sheath which is a simple, sleek fitting silk or satin dress. It drapes beautifully and looks slinky but like a silk night dress it is forgiving to those with lumps and bumps. This dress works best with waif-like women who don’t need the assistance of bras or big pants since everything will show up under this tight fitting number.
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