2011 Designer Wedding Bridal Gowns Trends

I'm a sucker for wedding bridal gowns with lots of lace and an old-fashioned feel, like those in Claire Pettibone's continuing collection. I just discovered another designer with the same dreamy aesthetic. Temperley London is the bridal line of designer Alice Temperley, who released it after she made her own wedding gown out of vintage lace. Each dress in the collection is just as show-stopping and unique as the original Temperley wedding dress. They're all handmade with luxurious fabrics and inspired by vintage Hollywood glam. Check out my favorites under the cut!

Wedding Gowns

News of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen's suicide sent ripples of shock throughout the fashion world this morning. I've always liked his creative use of textures, the structure of his clothes, and how he used his collections to make real statements on wedding and bridesmaid dresses(see the Highland Rape collection from 1995). I wish I'd been rich enough to buy a pair of shoes or a purse when he was still alive.Alexander McQueen never released a bridal collection per se, but he has a few aisle-friendly white dresses for the fashion-forward bride.If you want a little avant garde flair into your wedding day look, I suggest you take inspiration from fashion house Lanvin's Collection Blanche %ý their bridal collection. Alber Elbaz, one of the lead designers behind Lanvin, created the first Collection Blanche as part of the resort collection. This year, there are four new wedding dresses in Collection Blanche. Not all of them are wearable though; I much prefer the dresses from 2009 (shown above). Still, the 2010 collection is worth a look.I just discovered the work of UK-based bridal designer, Ian Stuart. I'm absolutely in love with the styling and the level of detail on the wedding dresses. You might want to take a note of the accessories used if you want to

replicate the same dramatic effect on your wedding day. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.While we're on the subject of international wedding gowns, I thought I'd do a small feature on Indian bridal dresses. I've always loved the colorful fabrics of the traditional sari, but if you thought the sari was beautiful and elaborate, you should see Indianwedding dresses. Like the sari, they can be made out of all sorts of material cotton blend, satin, crepe, georgette, silk, and other luxurious fabrics. The difference is that they are heavily embellished with beads, sequins, rhinestones, and Swarovski crystals. Indian wedding dresses are usually red, but the bride can pretty much choose whatever color she wants.What I'm going to show you today is a collection of Indian bridal dresses by designer Ritu Beri. They're not so much traditional Indian bridal dresses as Western evening gowns made with luxurious Indian fabrics. Definitely not for brides who don't want to stand out on their wedding day!