Guaranteed head-turners
This season, during Bridal Fashion Week, “I do” got a redo: Gone are the days of identically misfitted ball gowns with the prom-favorite sweetheart neckline, embroidered rosettes, and color swatches whose spectrum of acceptability ended at the ivory and cream shades.
Theia Spring 2017 Trinity Jacket & Skirt
Instead, the runways were filled with dresses boasting unconventional colors, edgy details, and unorthodox silhouettes. It seems like almost every wedding designer had the fashion-forward bride on their minds when designing the Spring/Summer 2017 collection—and we couldn’t be more excited about that.
Jenny Packham 2017 Bridal Gown
While some of these looks are not intended strictly as wedding wear, they handsomely fulfill the bridal requirements, with an added bonus of 3-D appliqués (Mira Zwillinger), sexy cutouts showing subtle flashes of skin (HOUGHTON), and seriously sheer fabrics (Delphine Manivet, Vera Wang).
Berta Fall/Winter 2016 Dress
For the bride who doesn’t want to wear white, there is now a color wheel of gowns ranging from various shades of blush (Ines Di Santo) to celadon green (Jenny Packham) and reaching all the way to black (Galia Lahav).
Christian Siriano Bridal Spring 2017 Jumpsuit
For the girl who doesn’t want to stray too far off the beaten path, but still wants a touch of something-something on her big day, designers like Marchesa, Monique Lhuillier, and Reem Acra approached the nontraditional looks with a timeless aesthetic in mind. The trend we’re most obsessed with this season: bomber-like jackets thrown over romantic sheath gowns (Theia, Oscar de la Renta), perfect for winter nuptials.
Delphine Manivet Spring/Summer 2017 Gown
From slinky silhouettes (Christian Siriano) and short frocks (Temperley London) to a lace pantsuit (Naeem Khan) and a luxe bodice featuring 14-karat gold hand-painted goose and ostrich feathers (Kelly Faetanini), ahead are the 18 coolest wedding looks we’ve seen at Bridal Fashion Week.
Galia Lahav Spring 2017 Gown
Houghton Spring/Summer 2017 “Fresia” Gown
Ines Di Santo Spring/Summer 2017 Dress
Mira Zwillinger Spring/Summer 2017 Dress
Monique Lhuillier Spring 2017 Jumpsuit
Temperley London Spring 2017 “Evie” Dress
Marchesa Spring/Summer 2017 Gown
Vera Wang Spring 2017 Dress
Oscar de la Renta Spring 2017 Gown
Kelly Faetanini Spring 2017 Gown
