13 Wedding Worthy Dresses from Fashion Week – “Imagine It in White” Edition

Every year we watch fashion week with an eye to seeing which dresses would make great statement pieces for fashion forward brides. This year, one thing we learned about Fall 2014 fashions is that the options will not involve a lot of white. We even waited for Milan Fashion Week before posting this year’s report, hoping for more white dresses to showcase. Not so much — but the wait did yield some fun leather options from Gucci. So we title this year’s fashion week edition “Imagine It in White” and invite you to picture the black and colorful dresses in a more demure hue — although I would love an excuse to wear the Carolina Herrera or Zac Posen gowns in those very orange-y oranges.

Monique Lhuillier

Jasper Conran – London

Reem Acra

Zac Posen

Reem Acra

Gucci

Gucci

Reem Acra

Tadashi Shoji

Tadashi Shoji

Carolina Herrera

Zac Posen

Zac Posen wins.

Our 10 Favorite Wedding Dresses from New York Fashion Week

Fans of Project Runway know that Michael Kors tells designers they don’t have to include a wedding dress in their collections, but we appreciate when they do. Here are our ten favorite wedding dresses from New York Fashion Week. Not all of them were presented as wedding dresses, but they all offer great wedding-ready inspiration for fashion-forward brides. For this dreamy exercise, if it’s white, it counts (Why Jewish brides wear white).

Badgley Mischka

Ralph Lauren

Pamella Roland

Tadashi Shoji

Tadashi Shoji

Tocca

Badgley Mischka

Pamella Roland

Zac Posen

Zac Posen

Vera Wang Unveils Spring 2014 Bridal Collection

Vera says next spring’s designs are about architecture and discipline. As I write this, you won’t yet see links to the designs on her homepage, but you can find them here: See the pics. Watch the video.

DIY wedding dress in Kate Middleton style from Butterick Patterns

DIY brides and Kate Middleton fans: Butterick Patterns has released a pattern for a Kate Middleton-inspired wedding dress. The design features the high lace collar, tight bodice, and pleated skirt we know and love from the Duchess of Cambridge’s royal wedding.

Sizes: Misses 6-20
Difficulty Rating: Advanced
Pattern Number: B5731

Pippa Middleton inspired bridesmaid dress pattern from Butterick.

And yes, Butterick also offers a Pippa Middleton-inspired bridesmaid dress pattern in sizes 6-22. Difficulty rating: Average.

Photo credit: http://butterick.mccall.com

Thank you, Butterick!

Grace Kelly-esque pattern from Vogue.

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