Bridesmaid Dresses
Dressing the Bridesmaids
As a bride, when selecting bridesmaid dresses, it is hard to choose a bridesmaid dress that will not overshadow the wedding dress but will make the chosen bridesmaids appear very beautiful as well. It is also tough to pick a dress that will flatter all the selected bridesmaids unless all the bridesmaids have similar body features which is certainly rare. When it comes to bridesmaid dresses, the old myth that these dresses are usually ugly with lots of poufy parts, big shoulders, terrible colors, and just plain horrific is not true. Maybe in the past there were an abundance of bridesmaid dresses that did not compliment the wearers particularly well but nowadays there is such a wide assortment of these dresses including several designer styles with fashionable trends.
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Bridesmaids Dress Styles
Just like bridal dresses and flower girl dresses, there are a variety of styles available for dresses for bridesmaid. For some reason there seems to be more bridesmaid’s styles because these dresses are more of the typical cocktail or full length gowns that can be worn to other special occasions as well and are not a one event piece like the wedding dress. Thus, it allows designers to be more creative or keep it simple and lovely. Bridesmaid dresses come in a multitude of designs including silhouettes favorites like A-Line, princess, sheath, ball gown, and of course empire. Skirt lengths can also vary from cocktail to tea length to full length and necklines can include bateau, halter, sweetheart, scoop, and off the shoulder. Tons of designers add sashes to their dresses and most are one piece but there are a few that are two pieces with a top and a skirt. Bridesmaid dresses also come in various colors in order to match the wedding theme and to compliment the bridal dress. There are many considerations to think over before deciding on dresses for the bridesmaid and different styles available give many options to decide from.
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Watters Bridesmaid Halter
This full-length, charmeuse dress is an excellent piece with halter neckline and a keyhole in the middle. The dress is a more elegant choice with an empire silhouette and with gentle gathers around the neck and streamers present at the back. For those interested, this is style 1163 from the Watters and Watters bridesmaid series of dresses.
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Strapless Bridesmaid
This strapless bridesmaid dress is a design from Jim Hjelm who has numerous, unique dresses in the Just Tea’s brand. This dress is made from satin, has an A-line silhouette, has trim at the neckline, and has a tie belt. This is an extremely cute dress that bridesmaids are sure to love. This is style #JH2545F from Jim Hjelms collection.
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Vera Wang Maids Bubble
No dress spotlight would be complete without an example from Vera Wang’s Maids collection of bridesmaid dresses. This is a soft, satin dress with draped bodice, thin spaghetti straps, and a black velvet ribbon tied at the back. The skirt also features a small bubble hem at the bottom for an added touch. This is just one of the exquisite dresses in Vera Wang’s collection of dresses for bridesmaids.
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As mentioned before, one of the hardest problems with finding a bridesmaid dress is finding one that will highlight and make the bridesmaids relaxed. Bridesmaids normally have varying shapes and sizes and not all dresses will make everyone feel comfortable. The solution is to get bridesmaids involved in the selection process and do sizing and fitting early on. This will insure that the participants in the wedding are happy and feel great as well. There are many flashy bridesmaid dresses as well and these are not highly recommended as more attention is being drawn away from the bride. Dresses for bridesmaid should be beautiful, simple, and with minimal extras like ruffles, bows, sashes, and others that are not too attention grabbing. The color of the dress is also important and brides should select colors to reflect or match the wedding or colors that enhance the visual appeal of the dress and bridesmaids. Softer tone colors usually work marvelously if there is no wedding color theme to follow.
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There seems to me more bridesmaid dresses than wedding dresses which is probably because one requires major detail and can only be worn to one occasion and the other is more versatile for other special occasions as well. Brides should search the store where the bridal dress was purchased to find matching dresses for the bridesmaid and if there are none, there are plenty of other choices as well. There are a number of designers who create bridesmaid dresses including Vera Wang, Watters and Watters, and Badgley Mischka. These designers come up with unique and incredibly interesting dresses that brides should ruminate through for their weddings. For a complete list, brides can check the list of designers and the reviews on the designer’s line of bridesmaid dresses. If a bride still cannot find the right dress for her bridesmaid, there are other alternatives as well such as wedding magazines and the final resort which is going with a special occasion dress. Bridesmaid dresses do not have to be labeled so but can be chosen from elegant dresses from collections from any designer as long as the dress fits the mold and is not too flashy to take attention away from the wedding. With the wide choices accessible, brides should not have too hard of a time though as there is a cornucopia of magnificent bridesmaid dresses out there with new ones coming out as well.
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