At last! A departure from all the strapless wedding gowns! These Victorian inspired dresses have high necks, long or short sleeves, and loads of frothy lace to indulge the true romantic.
Long sleeve lace dress by Cymbeline (left), vintage high neck ivory dress worn underneath a lace empire waist gown from Jesus Peiro (middle), and Charlotte Casadejus ivory lace dress (right). Straw boaters available at Lock & Co.
An ivory chiffon gown from Jasmine Bridal worn over vintage dotted swiss dress.
V-neck tulle/lace dress by Kula Tsurdiu (left), Malene Birger lilac ruffle blouse layered under Ulrich Engler‘s sleeveless dress (middle). Another blouse from Malene Birger & Kula Tsurdiu daisy-strap dress (right).
Peach cotton top by Malene Birger. Full length lace tiered skirt at Delphine Manivet.
(Photos- Chiara Romagnoli & Stylist- Sally Dixon for British Cosmopolitan Bride)
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It’s true that quite a few women prefer to cover up the arms. These are nice styles and I like the boaters which enhance the period feel.
Zoe- The fashion pendulum is now swinging away from strapless dresses…which is great. Designers can be far more creative adding various sleeves and necklines.
PS- I love the boaters too. :)
Now these look more like mine did in 1978! Love!
Margot- Hey…future ‘Shop Your Closet’ post with Hope in your wedding dress! ;)
Beautiful wedding dresses and pictures! It really captures timeless elegance; I borrowed one of your photos for my blog on lace. :) Merci!
http://modeofgrace.blogspot.com/2011/03/grace-of-lace.html
Ashley- Thanks for the letting me know and linking to ‘Nibs’…appreciate it! :)
Does anyone know the name and season of the long sleeve lace dress by Cymbeline, I’ve followed the link but can’t find any more about the dress, please help :)
I double checked the article from Cosmopolitan Bride UK, Oct/Nov 2010 issue…they say the dress is available at Blackburn Bridal Couture. Hope this helps in your search.