Wedding Dress 101

ON 1 WEDD G DR S S 1 NECKLINE DID YOU KNOW? BODICE After the French Revolution, Napoleon's wife Josephine popularized this neoclassical dress with a very high waist. SKIRT SILHOUETTE THE SILHOUETTE A-LINE: This dress shape has a fitted bodice gradually flares from the waist and provides a flattering look for most body types. THE TRAIN BRUSH COURT CHAPIL EMPIRE: This style has a high waistline, which is located right under the bust. This style is recommended for petite brides be- cause it offers the illusion of an elongated body. BRUSH: The shortest train; attaches to your waist and just barely "brushes" the floor. Despite its simplicity, the brush is offered in several dramatic and exquisite styles. BALL GOWN: This dress has a fitted bodice and a very full skirt that is typically floor length. COURT: Slightly shorter than the Chapel, this train begins at the SHEATH: This dress is a narrow shaped frock that hugs and waist and descends just to the floor or one foot behind you. shows off every curve. It suits the well-proportioned with a feminine, sleek figure. CHAPEL: Slightly shorter than the Cathedral, extending about three feet behind you; offers both drama and functionality. TRUMPET: This dress is also narrow and form fitting, but flares out below the knee. It accentuates a woman's hips and shows off CATHEDRAL: A dramatic, lengthy style that will boost your wed- ding photos, this train cascades down and extends up to six feet behind you. Often comes with a detachable or bustle option. the curves. WATTEAU: The train is attached at the shoulders, rather than the waist. THE NECKLINE BATEAU : Also known as Boat or Sabrina, this style runs straight across, right below your collarbone to the tips of your shoulders. THE FABRIC COWL NECK : Fabric drapes loosely around the neck, creating a roman- tic, gathered look at the bust; can be designed high or low at the bust. CHIFFON: Light and sheer, this transparent fabric is often layered with other fabrics, such as silk, rayon cotton or polyester. DIPPED : This neckline is slightly curved above each breast, but is not as dramatic as the Sweetheart style. ORGANZA: Crisp, nearly translucent fabric that contains a tight weave. HALTER : The bodice ends in straps that fasten around the back of you SATIN: Smooth, heavy and shiny, satin is a long-honored bridal fiber. neck; ideal for tall brides with broad shoulders. PLUNGING :A dramatic neckline that drops to the middle of the chest or TAFFETA: Add rustle to your movements with this crisp yet smooth fabric. lower. PORTRAIT : A wide, soft and shawl-like style that wraps from one tip TULLE: This stiff netting adds volume and pouf. of the shoulder to the other tip; showcases the collarbone and can extend off the shoulders for dramatic flair. SCALLOPED : Curves of fabric line the neckline; can be incorporated into other styles, for example, a "scalloped sweetheart neckline." BALL GOWNS: SCOOP : This classic neckline will take the shape of a U, and can be Reimagined by Dior in the 1950s, and never long out of fashion, this style defines the waist & conceals curvier bottoms. either modest or dramatic. SWEETHEART: The neckline is shaped like the top of a heart, with a curve over each breast dipping to a V in the middle. Suits heavy-chested brides and will make the neck look longer. Sunply Buadal Bridal www.simplybrid alcam FULFILLING DREAMS ON 1 WEDD G DR S S 1 NECKLINE DID YOU KNOW? BODICE After the French Revolution, Napoleon's wife Josephine popularized this neoclassical dress with a very high waist. SKIRT SILHOUETTE THE SILHOUETTE A-LINE: This dress shape has a fitted bodice gradually flares from the waist and provides a flattering look for most body types. THE TRAIN BRUSH COURT CHAPIL EMPIRE: This style has a high waistline, which is located right under the bust. This style is recommended for petite brides be- cause it offers the illusion of an elongated body. BRUSH: The shortest train; attaches to your waist and just barely "brushes" the floor. Despite its simplicity, the brush is offered in several dramatic and exquisite styles. BALL GOWN: This dress has a fitted bodice and a very full skirt that is typically floor length. COURT: Slightly shorter than the Chapel, this train begins at the SHEATH: This dress is a narrow shaped frock that hugs and waist and descends just to the floor or one foot behind you. shows off every curve. It suits the well-proportioned with a feminine, sleek figure. CHAPEL: Slightly shorter than the Cathedral, extending about three feet behind you; offers both drama and functionality. TRUMPET: This dress is also narrow and form fitting, but flares out below the knee. It accentuates a woman's hips and shows off CATHEDRAL: A dramatic, lengthy style that will boost your wed- ding photos, this train cascades down and extends up to six feet behind you. Often comes with a detachable or bustle option. the curves. WATTEAU: The train is attached at the shoulders, rather than the waist. THE NECKLINE BATEAU : Also known as Boat or Sabrina, this style runs straight across, right below your collarbone to the tips of your shoulders. THE FABRIC COWL NECK : Fabric drapes loosely around the neck, creating a roman- tic, gathered look at the bust; can be designed high or low at the bust. CHIFFON: Light and sheer, this transparent fabric is often layered with other fabrics, such as silk, rayon cotton or polyester. DIPPED : This neckline is slightly curved above each breast, but is not as dramatic as the Sweetheart style. ORGANZA: Crisp, nearly translucent fabric that contains a tight weave. HALTER : The bodice ends in straps that fasten around the back of you SATIN: Smooth, heavy and shiny, satin is a long-honored bridal fiber. neck; ideal for tall brides with broad shoulders. PLUNGING :A dramatic neckline that drops to the middle of the chest or TAFFETA: Add rustle to your movements with this crisp yet smooth fabric. lower. PORTRAIT : A wide, soft and shawl-like style that wraps from one tip TULLE: This stiff netting adds volume and pouf. of the shoulder to the other tip; showcases the collarbone and can extend off the shoulders for dramatic flair. SCALLOPED : Curves of fabric line the neckline; can be incorporated into other styles, for example, a "scalloped sweetheart neckline." BALL GOWNS: SCOOP : This classic neckline will take the shape of a U, and can be Reimagined by Dior in the 1950s, and never long out of fashion, this style defines the waist & conceals curvier bottoms. either modest or dramatic. SWEETHEART: The neckline is shaped like the top of a heart, with a curve over each breast dipping to a V in the middle. Suits heavy-chested brides and will make the neck look longer. Sunply Buadal Bridal www.simplybrid alcam FULFILLING DREAMS