In 2023, it is no longer enough to say “yes”, you still have to say it in style.
Throughout the ages and cultures, marriage has always been a major social moment.
This justifies the choice of an exceptional nuptial dress, a white dress, for example, as the curator Anne Zazzo explains in
Mariage
, the work of the thematic exhibition at the Palais Galliera in 1996 (Éd. Assouline).
His recent relay on social networks has exacerbated this tradition.
Weddings have thus become an opportunity to testify to one's taste in dress.
And the wedding dress, the cornerstone of this demonstration.
Luxury brands have understood the phenomenon well, and slip, innocently or not, ideas which to seize to be a bride with the coveted look.
In video,
Zoe Saldana, Nana Komatsu and Kim Jennie give their impressions of the Chanel show
How about choosing your wedding dress on the fall-winter 2023-2024 catwalks?
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The long gloves
The bride takes gloves at Adeam fall-winter 2023-2024.
(New York, February 12, 2023.) Imaxtree.com
The elegance of gloved hands up to the elbow seduces this season the brands Dior, Erdem, Richard Quinn and many others.
The accessory of the ladies of the court, opera halls and Hollywood icons of the 1960s is regaining its place in current trends, in favor of an ethereal conception of femininity.
Naturally, long gloves have their place at the wedding table.
Chic and timeless, they have all the more impact when they weigh a sexy outfit, like a mini or transparent wedding dress.
The train revisited
Arm dragging at Rokh fall-winter 2023-2024.
(Paris, March 6, 2023.) Imaxtree
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Until then synonymous with a princely dress, even impractical, the train is now reviewed and corrected by luxury brands.
It was the Prada label that was the first to adorn the back of its miniskirts with a wide satin ribbon in its spring-summer 2022 collection. From Givenchy to Victoria Beckham via Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Fashion Week in Paris fall-winter 2023-2024 only has eyes for these pieces of fabric that leave a little bit of themselves in its path.
The classic train also finds its modern echo in a version that is carried by hand or on the shoulder, as at Loewe.
Fresh new ways to play overtime, while avoiding the clutter.
Transparency
Ester Manas' fall-winter 2023-2024 collection, dedicated to the bride.
(Paris, Saturday, March 4.) Imaxtree.com
In December 2021, British designer Harris Reed signs a transparent dress for the wedding of influencer Camille Charrière.
The idea is being emulated, and brides with more or less frontally unveiled bodies are flourishing on the catwalks, on those of Mirror Palais in September 2022 or Ester Manas in March 2023 for example.
Bridal attire for a modern and emancipated bride, the transparent dress is a perilous choice that can only be appreciated under a few conditions.
First, make sure that this eccentricity will be received: it is necessarily adopted in front of an audience open to the idea, in a less formal context than a traditional family ceremony.
Then, it's all about choosing the right model, why not partial transparency,
The jewel dress
The jewel dress, blown away by the Balmain fall-winter 2023-2024 show.
(Paris, March 1, 2023.) Imaxtree
Often embroidered with pearls or rhinestones, the wedding dress can, taking inspiration from the fall-winter 2023-2024 fashion shows, push the cursor even further.
Paco Rabanne's metallic dresses, Balmain's jeweled corsets or even Givenchy's beaded knitwear inspire the idea of a precious bride whose dress would serve as an adornment.
In this register, pearls hold their own, especially worn as a harness on a final white slip dress during the Chloé fashion show.
If ancient traditions banish it from wedding outfits, the precious concretion will offer a touch of sparkle to the less superstitious brides.
The mini wedding dress
Vivienne Westwood's granddaughter, Cora Corré, in a wedding mini dress at the tribute show to her grandmother.
(Paris, March 4, 2023.) Imaxtree
Despite January's freezing cold, Chanel closed its latest haute couture show with one of the lightest trends of the moment: the mini wedding dress.
Rebelote for Vivienne Westwood with the moving finale of her granddaughter Cora Corré, March 4 at Paris Fashion Week.
A sensual alternative to the long dress, nevertheless less radical than the transparent dress, it offers a multitude of possibilities: you can adjust its length as you wish and allow yourself a wide range of accessories.
Indeed, gloves, XXL veils and other handbags that could seem high-sounding with a traditional dress turn out to be “cool” associated with the modernity of the mini format.
As a bonus, the shortened model invites you to take an interest in accessories for an original dress on a smaller budget.
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