Latest Bridesmaid Dress Designs
Today’s bridesmaids dresses are in vogue with the latest fashion trends and certainly more versatile. The good news is that designs are much kinder to bridesmaids with the conservative bridal industry moving away from the structured duchess gown to more relaxed modern styles. Similarly to wedding dresses, bridesmaids dresses are now mirroring the latest red carpet trends, using fabulous fabrics such as silk, silk chiffon and crepe.
Bridesmaid Dress Styles
The look these days is much more casual. Gone are the days of the conventional structured satin prom look; in are shorter and more fluid dresses.
A-line dresses are the big winner as they look great on all body shapes and sizes, with cocktail lengths very popular. Cocktail style bridesmaid dresses compliment the 60’s inspired gowns coming into vogue very well and are just the dress for outdoor spring and summer weddings in gardens or on beaches.
More and more girls are seeking fashion-forward looks and the latest new looks in bridesmaids dresses emerging from New York include baby style dresses with racer-back detailing.
Bridesmaid Dress Colours
Of course you want your bridal party to look coordinated, however as your bridesmaids have unique shapes and styles, consider selecting a color and fabric and let them choose the rest.
Platinums and pewters in various hues are very popular, as well as the paler yellows and greens, fuchsias and taupes.
Black is always stylish and a popular choice among both brides and their bridesmaids. You just can’t go wrong with an elegant little black dress that can be worn on more than one occasion.
Combos
Another trend is to choose a bridesmaid dress designer that offers different styles of bridesmaid dress in the same fabric and colour. With this look, each bridesmaid selects a style they look best in. Although there are different styles, the combination of same fabric and colour are stylishly complimentary.
The flip side to wearing different styles of bridesmaid dresses of the same fabric and colour is where every bridesmaid wears the same dress but in a different colour. This trend is popular for spring and summer weddings.
Bridesmaids Bouquets
The hottest new look in bridesmaids bouquets is each bridesmaid carrying a bouquet of different flowers, with each bouquet matching one of your wedding colours or wedding flowers. Say your bridal bouquet consists of pale pink roses, pink hydrangeas and pink peonies, one bridesmaid can hold a bouquet of pink roses, another can hold a bouquet of pink hydrangeas and one pink peonies, bringing the look all together. Dare to be different and you'll be the talk of the town.
Bridesmaid Shoes and Accessories
Why not let your bridesmaids choose their jewellery. As a guide, let them know the type and style of jewellery you're after, such as pearls, silver, or gold and let them go on a fun shopping adventure or choose special pieces from their own jewellery treasures.
For the modern bridesmaid, elegant footwear is all about metallics - platinum and gold. Wedding fashioin follows catwalk fashion and metallic shoes and accessories and hot on the European runways.
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