Fashion Post | NYC Bridal Market Spring 2014 Trends | Subtle Color

It's taken me a while to get this post put together, but as promised, here is the second installment in our series of posts about NYC Bridal Market Spring 2014 trends! The second trend I took note of (and enjoyed) was the subtle use of color in various designer's gowns for next year. Now I remember way, way back when (the exact year I couldn't say but I'm going to venture to guess early 2000s?), when color was used in bridal gowns – and I remember some of the almost garish mixes of black and bright reds in lace overlays and so on. In my opinion, it wasn't a good look!

Jump forward to Spring 2014 and we have some really pretty and delicate use of color in a variety of gowns – from subtle lace detailing to full blown floods of pastels, golds, sand tones, peaches, and even lilacs and rose tones (the Rivini Paradisio gown below is shown in "Coral Mist" – such a great name for this golden shade). The Angel Sanchez gown really takes my breath away – it is just so exquisite and balletic.

Below are some of my favorite colored gowns from Spring 2014. In the Fall 2014 collections we see some brighter colors (especially some of the brighter selections from Vera Wang), but the Spring collections were more reserved – which I love.

Would you wear a colored gown on your wedding day – or is traditional white or ivory more your style?

{1. Oscar de la Renta - Analeigh, 2. Angel Sanchez - N10004, 3. Romona Keveza, 4. Oscar de la Renta - Aline, 5. Austin Scarlett - Flora, 6. Austin Scarlett - Azalea, 7. Claire Pettibone - Primrose, 8. Romona Keveza, 9. Rivini - Paradisio, 10. Claire Pettibone - Abigail } p.s. We would love to design a custom letterpress wedding invitation for you based on a subtle color palette or the detailing of your wedding gown. Contact our Vancouver letterpress studio for details!

Fashion Post | NYC Bridal Market Spring 2014 Trends | Beautiful Backs

The New York International Bridal Week (Bridal Market) wrapped up just over a week ago, and I noticed some exciting and beautiful trends in the Spring 2014 collections. One trend I really loved (I'll post about some others later) was how so many designers really focused a tremendous amount of attention on the design of the back of their gowns. From ornate embellishment and beading to lace illusion backs and exquisite embroidery, there were numerous gowns that simply took my breath away. Claire Pettibone is my new favorite designer when it comes to the beautiful back trend; the backs of her gowns were so delicate and romantic, with just the right amount of detail. You really could not add or take anything away to make the dresses more beautiful than they already are. The Amsale gown is not quite in the same category of lace and detail, but I like it because it is still a dramatic back without being over the top.

Considering that most of your wedding guests will spend a significant amount of time looking at your back during your ceremony, why not go for some drama with one of these gorgeous numbers?

{ 1. Claire Pettibone – Aphrodite, 2. Claire Pettibone – Toile Francais, 3. Claire Pettibone – Genevieve, 4. Claire Pettibone – Alma, 5. Ines Di Santo – Clementine, 6. Claire Pettibone –Papillon, 7. Claire Pettibone – Alchemy, 8. Amsale – Newport, 9. Rivini – Lanai, 10. Rivini – Avina, 11. Reem Acra, 12. Angel Sanchez – N10000 }
p.s. We would love to design a custom letterpress wedding invitation for you based on the lace and embellishment of your wedding gown. Contact our Vancouver letterpress studio for details!