Being worn on the most important day, wedding dresses can be considered the main clothing in woman's wardrobe. Traditionally wedding dresses were white and paired with a transparent veil, however, different social changes influenced much wedding dresses fashion, and nowadays all designs and colors are available.
Thus, there are casual wedding dresses which don't have a classic long train and veil and can be put on not only on the wedding day. There are designer wedding dresses, famous for their uniqueness and fashion-forward style. There are vintage wedding dresses featuring luxurious accessories and refined elegance of design. There are informal wedding dresses for theme weddings, like wedding in Disney style or in French nobility of the 17th century style. There are also seasonal wedding dresses, like winter wedding dresses from solid fabric and with long sleeves, or beach wedding dresses, strapless and without too many embellishments. For stout brides there exist plus size wedding dresses characterized by a well thought-out cut which emphasizes the curves of the figure and hides its minor imperfections. Future moms can put on maternity wedding dresses, and there are many cheap wedding dresses in wedding dress stores for those who can't afford too chic bridal gowns. Apart from the local shops one can buy wedding dresses online, which often turns out to be more simple and faster.
Wedding traditions all over the world are different, and so wedding dresses are. For example, in China brides wear red wedding dresses, as this color symbolizes love. In northern India the most common wedding colors are red which means auspiciousness and green standing for fertility; however, in the southern part of the country women prefer cream colored saris. The Greek brides don't have veils, they wear flowers instead. The traditional western white wedding dress gained its popularity in 1840 marked by the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Since then the white color predominates, nevertheless, colored wedding dresses or white wedding dresses with a touch of color become more widespread nowadays. |