Showing posts with label wedding dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding dress. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Welcome back to Part 2 of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly where I take a look at the unusual and sometimes awful wedding dresses of the world.  And boy do I have some treasure in store for you today...

The Good

http://uniqueweddingdressesweb.blogspot.com/

Yes it has an unusual pattern but this dress is just about wearable.

The Bad

www.thecouturegallery.com

Danish Designer Britta Kjerkegaard overloads this stunning piece of couture with a floral decoration.  But I have to say the rest of her Couture Gallery collection creates feelings of total dress envy!
And The Ugly
 
http://media.photobucket.com/image/vivienne%20westwood%20wedding/iamfashion04/2006_03/FW06-VivienneWestwood7.jpg

Sorry Vivienne Westwood but even Sarah Jessica- Parker couldn't pull this monstrosity off!

As always your comments are more than welcome and if you find any wedding dress disasters then make sure you let me know!
 
 
 



Friday, 16 September 2011

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Taking inspiration from an article I read the other day, here's a new feature to showcase The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the wedding dress world.  Starting out with just the unusual and finishing with, well frankly, the god awful dresses! I'd love to hear your opinions so be sure to leave a comment.

THE GOOD


THE BAD

Ian Stuart
THE UGLY


But the question is, would you walk down the aisle in any of these?

Monday, 15 August 2011

A Sneak Peak at Glamour Bridal and Prom



Just across the road from Prestons of Bolton lies a beautiful new experience for all Brides to be.  Stocking what I can only describe as fabulousness, Glamour Bridal and Prom, is the new venture from Debbie Buck of Mia Rose Tiaras. 

An Experience to Remember...

Opening up to Lancashires Brides to be on September 3rd, Glamour will be offering a unique experience that no bride will ever forget.  Debbie aims to make every bride feel like a princess when visiting the boutique.  "Our beautiful showrooms are based over 2 floors to offer you a comfortable and relaxing experience. Our ground floor showroom is dedicated to bridal gowns and features the 'Debut Lounge', a private area with comfortable seating and refreshments for you and your guests and a private dressing room. Offering you our undivided attention during a 90 minute consultation and the opportunity to try on as many gowns as you require." 

"Our bridesmaid and prom showroom is situated on the 1st floor and features a variety of contemporary and classic designs from Alexia Designs. This room features private dressing rooms and comfortable seating and refreshments for you and your guests."

Designer Dresses...

Glamour will stock some of most stunning and beautiful dresses from some of the most sought after designers including Charlotte Balbier, Amanda Wyatt. Madeline Gardner and the Calista and Sigature ranges by Alfred Sung.  Glamour will also be holding exclusive designer weekends from each designer where a representative from the designer will be present to answer any questions you may have. 

14th & 15th October- Alfred Sung Signature & Calista Collections
12th & 13th November- Madeline Gardner
13th and 14th January- Charlotte Balbier
February (date TBC)- Amanda Wyatt

And of course, you will get to see and try on lots of pretty dresses, with the hope of finding your dream dress at Glamour.  Glamour will also be the North West's exclusive stockist of Mia Rose Tiaras & Jewellery and Emmerling veils and accessories.  They will also be featuring on the catwalk at Kilhey Court on 6th November 2011 and Egerton House on 15th January.

Supplier Showcase...

Simply Bows and Chair Covers have also been very chosen to take part in a Supplier Showcase.  Along with other companies, such as Petals Wedding Stationary, Perfect Parties, LOVE Bouquets, Stephen Redfern Photography, Ladybridge Vintage Cars, Louise Professional Make Up Artist and Cats Whiskers Cake Design, Glamour will offering our expertise and advice in store in the form of a portfolio of information.  As a team we will also be dressing the shop windows with a different theme every month, starting with An Indian Summer, to give all Lancashire Brides planning their wedding some much needed inspiration!

Invite Only...

Glamour will be holding an exclusive invite only opening party on Friday September 2nd for local suppliers and businesses to get a first glimpse of the boutique before anyone else.   If you wish to attend please contact Debbie at enquiries@glamourbridal.com.

Glamour Bridal and Prom is situated on 12-14 Bank Street, Bolton, BL1 1TS and will operate the following opening times:

Mon:09:30-15:00
Wed:09:30-15:00
Thurs:09:30-19:00
Fri:09:30-15:00
Sat:09:30-17:00

Lancashire Bride would highly recommend that Brides to be book their consultations NOW! Appointments for opening week are all ready filling fast!

Friday, 8 July 2011

Fit For A Princess

  
In the aftermath of the Royal Wedding, a very unexpected high street shop has bowed down to the wishes from future brides to be with a lookalike of the Sarah Burton for McQueen wedding gown that our very own Duchess of Cambridge wore on her wedding day a few months ago.

Peacocks (yes, you heard me right) have created this limited edition fifties style gown complete with sweetheart neckline and lace sleeves.  Peacocks head of ladieswear, Antonella Bettley, had this to say about the dress,  "Catherine's dress had elements that translated well for our customers, the classic neckline with the overlay of lace, and full skirt, were not only classically beautiful but also flattering for a womanly figure."  The dress would be perfect for a low key wedding or as a second dress for your evening reception and compliments the fifites glamour theme perfectly.
 

The dress will go on sale exclusively online on August 7th and will cost a mere £60!

And I will be first in that virtual queue!

And now, from the real life princess to the make believe... 

Proving that fairytales really do come true, Disney have teamed up with wedding dress designer Alfred Angelo to create series of gowns inspired by all the Disney princesses we grew up with.

Liam Gallagher, Director of Fashion and Home for The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland, stated: 'All brides want to feel like a princess on their special day and we look forward to bringing a little Disney magic to weddings across the country with this new collection of stylish Disney Princess-inspired wedding gowns with Alfred Angelo.' 
Ariel

Jasmin

Cinderella

Belle

Snow White

Whilst the Ariel boasts a fitted basque with a fishtail skirt, the Jasmin is more exotic in style with a bold bejewled halter neck to bring in the Eastern influences from the film.  The Cinderella very much replicas the blue gown (apart from the colour!) from the film with a full bodied skirt of tulle, glitter and taffeta.  Similar in style is the Belle dress, which offers a detachable shrug to bring it inline with the famous gold dress from Beauty and The Beast.  The Snow White features a lace bodice of organza apple blossoms with shimmering rhinestone and crystal centers, making it very fitting for the modern day princess. The Tiana and Rapunzel dresses are also available.

We have one problem though, how will we ever choose just one?


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