Wedding Dress Style Guide

This is the place to discover every single aspect to a wedding dress. From the different styles and fabrics, to the various necklines and colours, you can learn about them all here.

Use the links on the left to navigate your way round all the different attributes. Here are a couple of snippets to give you an idea...


Ball Gown Silhouette is the most traditional of all wedding dress shapes and is typified by a fitted bodice and natural or dropped waistline that leads to a very full skirt.

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Ball Gown

The Cathedral train is a very formal option and can extend six-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half feet from the waist.

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Cathedral

The Crumb Catcher use an insert of fabric at the bust to create a double-layered effect. It looks like it is designed to catch crumbs (hence the name!)

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Crumb Catcher

The Asymmetrical neckline is, well, asymmetrical. By it's very definition there is no symmetry or balance. So this neckline appears different on either side of the centre front; one example is a one-shoulder design.

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Asymmetrical

The Empire waistline features a seam based high on the waist, just below the bust line. The skirt falls in a slight A-line and is named after the style's popularity during the Empire period in France.

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Empire

The Mermaid skirt is a slim, tapered, curve-hugging skirt that follows the line of the hips and thighs and flares out below the knee.

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Mermaid

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