The Lifespire Wedding Dress Style Guide explores the most popular, beautiful and flattering wedding dress designs. When exploring the styles keep your height, body shape, dress colour and fabric ideas as well as your overall wedding vision in mind.
The A-line Dress Style
- The A-line dress is a classic, comfortable dress style and is characterised by the shape of the skirt which resembles an uppercase letter A.
- An A-line skirt is fitted at the hips and flows down from the natural waistline to the hem.
- The A-line design is flattering for most body shapes, especially women that have a pear shaped figure. Also an excellent option for your bridesmaids.
- One of the most popular silhouettes and well suited to a diverse range of fabrics, necklines, backs, train lengths and veil designs.
The Ball Gown Dress Style
- The perfect princess dress style which will make any bride feel like the main character in a fairytale. A ball gown always evokes a sense of romance and royalty.
- A ball gown is flattering for all body types. However, petite brides should err on the side of caution if their dream style is a ball gown, as the added volume in the skirt can overpower a small frame.
- A ball gown features a fitted bodice and a full volume skirt that starts at the natural waist.
- A ball gown looks impressive when made from more structured fabrics that hold their shape and add volume.
The Column or Sheath Dress Style
- A column or sheath dress style gently hugs the contours of the body to showcase a bride’s figure. This silhouette is best suited to brides with a lean body type and those who prefer an effortless and elegant bridal gown.
- This dress style requires less fabric than other more elaborate styles and works well with most types of fabrics.
- The column or sheath dress style features a straight skirt with no distinct waistline and flows straight down to the hem.
- This dress style can be unforgiving and should be avoided by brides who are self conscious about their hips.
- A perfect match for a bride with a lean and athletic figure and any petite bride looking to create more height.
In this article we have explored three of the most popular and classic wedding dress styles. Our Wedding Dress Style Guide forms part of the supporting documents for the Lifespire Premium Elements Collection. To get INSTANT access to the 10 page Wedding Dress Guide complete the simple form below by providing us with your email address and we’ll send you a link to download the complete guide today.
