Happy May Everyone!
Unfortunately, the May Flowers here are masked by one of Boston’s more
dismal spring days- cloudy grey skies, rain falling and wind whipping through
the streets. However, Newbury Street is
still spotted with fashionistas putting a pop of spring into their wardrobes
with fresh colors for the season. With
color coming back into play in our everyday outfits this time of year, we
couldn’t help but talk about color as a huge trend on the bridal runway this
season!
With all the shades or ivory out there (or silk white,
natural white, light ivory, off white- whatever you may call it), it’s hard to
imagine that most of our mothers wore true white wedding gowns. These days, many designers are sampling their
gowns in a shade of ivory. A fabric with
a warmer tone tends to look better on most people. But what about these colored gowns that kept
showing up on the runway at bridal market last month?
Last year, Reese Witherspoon made headlines when she wore a
pink wedding gown that was custom made by one of L’elite’s favorites, Monique
Lhuillier. Within days, bridal blogs
everywhere were asking brides if they would ever consider wearing a pink dress
to their wedding. Weeks later, in the
debut of her Spring 2012 collection, Monique introduced her blush visions to
the main stream bridal industry. When two of her blush-colored gowns (Peony
and Candy) landed in our store, Boston brides proved that pink dresses weren’t
just for celebrities. They have become
two of our best-selling gowns, and although both are offered in ivory, our
girls have been falling in love with the pink color as soon as they put them
on.
Reese Witherspoon
Monique wasn't the only designer to be ahead of the trend with color in her bridal looks, though. Vera Wang
started lightly incorporating color into her collections as far back as Fall
2008, and even before that with bold colored sashes and bows. Her latest collection incorporated dark reds
and blacks, which has come to be known as her signature look. Romona Keveza also showed color on the runway
starting a few years back, using shades of blue and blush.
Romona Keveza
After the overwhelming amount of colored gowns going down the runway last month, Brides.com put together a slide show of their favorites. Check it out here: http://www.brides.com/blogs/aisle-say/2012/04/pastel-wedding-dress-ideas.html
Like most things in the fashion industry, colored gowns have
become a “take-it-or-leave-it” trend. So
tell us, what do you think- would you wear a colored gown, or leave it for the
bridemaids?
I very seriously considered a blush wedding dress, but the problem was, I couldn't make it feel bridal enough. I tried adding a veil and a sash and imagining what it would look like with a bouquet, but my mom and I couldn't get past the fact that I looked more like I was going to a gala than my own wedding. I think a lot of it comes down to the style of the dress. Some dresses scream bridal regardless of color. Others need to be a shade of white to look like a wedding dress.
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