Runway Report Part 1: The antidote for the strapless dress
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This spring during the New York bridal market, we saw many fabulous trends go down the runway. The feeling in the air was light, feminine, and beautiful. One standout trend visiable in almost every collection was the comeback of interesting necklines. Designers are veering away from the traditional strapless dress that has dominated the market for so long, and are giving brides what they have been asking for: beautiful bateaux’s, capricious cap sleeves, sumptuous spaghetti straps.
This dress, Look 25 by Oscar de la Renta, is a white silk faille v-neck ball gown with an embroidered skirt. Oscar’s entire collection was absolutely gorgeous, and this v-neck dress beautifully illustrates our neckline trend. It’s all about texture with the unbelievable embroidery at the bottom of the skirt (another trend that you’ll hear more about later). The floral pattern has leaves are taffeta and appliquéd on, mother of pearl buttons at the center of each flower, and petals that are cut out and layered to give them depth and dimension. I just used this dress on a magazine photo shoot that I was styling, and I can tell you that I’ve never seen anything like it…it’s truly stunning in person! Oscar, how do you do it?!?!
So for all of you brides out there that are determined not to wear a strapless dress, this is your season! Enjoy!
P.S. Just so you know, the new designer collections that were shone in April will be available in stores in early fall.
Best,
Julie
Photo by Meagan Camp
Comments
YES!!! I'm sooo excited about the new dresses! I was getting really tired of the strapless look, especially since I plan on NOT wearing a strapless dress at my wedding. This dress is GORGEOUS!!
