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Wedding Dress Styles

A wedding dress should reflect the bride's personality, taste and style. Traditional styling is never outdated. The exquisite formal weddings of days gone by, celebrated by our grandmothers, are very much in style today.

Today's trends in bridal gowns are all about bride. Whether it be ball wedding gown, the ever-flattering A-line, or bias cut, today's designer's have a dress for every body type.

At this year's runway shows, many wedding dress designers decided to go bare. Some of the biggest names in wedding gowns, such as Jessica McClintock, Amsale, and Galina debuted styles with shoulders and arms on display. There were strapless dresses, with a full skirt for that Cinderella look, or cut sexily close to the body for a more fashion-forward style form. If you're thinking of a strapless or halter, then consider strapless gowns that place the emphasis on the bodice: gently woven, beaded, or simple with demure jeweled straps.

Wedding dress designers are very body-conscious these days, with shape taking precedence. This is good news for any bride: most of these dresses have a slimming effect. The ever-popular A-line (also known as princess) is a long cut that draws the eye downwards, and often has a built-in train.

This doesn't mean designers have abandoned the flowing, classic
ingredients of traditional gowns - they still offer that fairy-tale full skirt, but cut to flatter the body. These gowns give an hourglass shape without sacrificing any of the full gown's romance.

Here's the brief outlook on the most popular wedding dress styles:

Ball wedding dress styling features the popular off-the-shoulder bodice, with a snugly fitted natural waistline, flowing into a lavishly gathered, full, and flowing skirt. Very much "in" is bouffant - a very, very full skirt, most often accompanied by a hoop slip.

Empire wedding dress features a narrow bodice complimented with any neckline style, and gathered or sewn high at the waist, just beneath the bust line, to a slender and graceful skirt.

Peplums as wedding dress are very popular today. They can be flared and full or lay flat against your gown, attached at the back waistline. Peplums are beautifully decorated to give the back of your gown an elegant retro appearance.

Mermaid wedding dress styling features a slim, body-hugging gown, with or without a waistline, flaring from the knees or slightly above.

Princess wedding dress styling features a slim fitting gown with a gently flared skirt and vertical seams flowing from the shoulders to the hem.

Bustles is a popular wedding dress detail. Bustles were originally thick padding worn to create a draping effect, on the back, below the waistline to bring fullness to the back of the skirt. Lifting the center back of the train to the waistline and attaching it there with buttons or hooks may also create a bustle effect.

The latest fashions needn't remain a secret: bridal shows, which feature live runway presentations of the current trends and designers, are the best way to view a variety of gowns. For the most fashion-forward designs take a look at runway shows from Paris: traditionally designers show the wedding dress at the final of the show.