Pronovias 2012 Ball Gowns Collection

Designs so classic, elegant and sophisticated that they allow limitless touches of originality, such as the champagne colour and the skirts with eye-catching layering and extra-large ruffles

Pronovias 2012 Ball Gowns Collection

Designs so classic, elegant and sophisticated that they allow limitless touches of originality, such as the champagne colour and the skirts with eye-catching layering and extra-large ruffles. A timeless style to enjoy with the most sumptuous decorations, such as gemstone embroidery appliqués on tulle

 

Pronovias 2012 Glamour Collection

The Glamour collection features superb quality materials in fabrics such as Geneva satin, Rome organza and Vals taffeta with accents of natural silk bows, floral gemstone embroidery and Paris gauze frills.

Lace Wedding Dress Trends for 2012

 Vera Wang Modern Lace Wedding Dress

This strapless mermaid gown features floating multi-layered lace appliques.

Carolina Herrera Modern Lace Wedding Dress

This ribbon-embroidered Chantilly lace gown has an elegant slim column silhouette.
Style: Andreea

Legends by Romona Keveza Lace Bridal Gown

For an Old Hollywood feel, try this off-the-shoulder Point d’Esprit lace gown.
Style: L274

Badgley Mischka Modern Lace Bridal Dress

This pearl Chantilly lace gown has a touch of glam — hand-beading and embroidery at the natural waist. Style: Leslie

Modern Trousseau Lace Wedding Dress

Three-dimensional details embellish this Italian guipure lace gown.
Style: Dakota

Alvina Valenta Modern Sexy Lace Bridal Gown

Ivory Alencon lace sits over taupe satin-faced taffeta to create this gown that features a V-neckline and subtle three-tiered skirt.
Style: 9161

One Shoulder Wedding Dresses for 2012

The one-shouldered wedding dresses look has existed since the togas of ancient Greece, but is clearly having a moment on today’s red carpets and in recent bridal fashion collections.

The neckline is flattering on most body types—a brilliant way to show off your shoulders and collarbone with a bit more coverage than a strapless style would allow. We’ll call it sexy-but-tasteful, because these dresses are all about elegant restraint, from a feminine and romantic Alençon lace gown at Anne Barge to Oscar de la Renta’s crisp, sculpted silk faille mini…

Lazaro One-Shoulder Wedding Dress

Anne Barge One-Shoulder Wedding Dress

Reverie One-Shoulder Dress by Melissa Sweet

Jane Wang One-Shoulder Wedding Dress

Carolina Herrera One-Shoulder Wedding Dress

Lilly Pulitzer One-Shoulder / Short Bridal Dress

2012 Black And White Wedding Dresses

Black and White Wedding Gowns are not exactly common, and they will give you the advantage of being a little different from the others. However, the pattern that you choose ought to gel with the surrounding colors in a positive way, without jarring the eyes of the onlookers, and without making you look akin to a zebra. Once you have chosen the perfect pattern though, you are sure to look just grand.

If you choose correctly, your Black and Whitewedding dress will most certainly be a hit, but if you don’t, you might end up ruining your special day. So make sure you have made the right decisions regarding every aspect of your gown.
Since you now have a pretty good idea as to how exactly to go about choosing the perfect black and white wedding dress for yourself, I am sure you will not tarry much, and start working on the mammoth task immediately.
Whatever you do, see that you make the right choices, and you will certainly look just stunning on your big day, dressed in the perfect black and white wedding dress, for sure.

2012 Black And White Wedding Dresses

New gowns with black embroidery, bows, and sashes…

Glamorous whimsical bohemian black/white strapless a-line floor-length gown.
This black and ivory cotton embroidered lace gown features a luxe anemone design. Style: Rachel

Watters Black And White Bridal Gown

This modern, satin sculpted mermaid gown is wrapped with a black jewel-encrusted ribbon-and-horsehair belt at the waist. Style: Serafina

Tara Keely Black And White Wedding Dress

A black organza horsehair origami belt wraps around this silk organza gown with lace bodice. Style: 2151

Ulla-Maija Black And White Wedding Dress

This white duchess satin column gown is jazzed up with intricate black floral embroidery. Style: Dominica

Anne Bowen Black And White Wedding Dress

This ivory silk Mikado gown features a glam clustering of Swarovski black diamond crystals on the bodice and a tulle train.
Style: Metropolitan

Aria Black And White Cotton Gown

A black sash adds a touch of sleek to this sweet, white cotton eyelet gown. Style: 276FB

2011 Black And White Wedding Dresses

2011 gowns with black embroidery, bows, and sashes, plus coordinating bridesmaid styles.

Vera Wang Black and White Wedding Dress

With its asymmetrical layers of Chantilly lace and swirling pleated organza, this strapless ball gown is getting dangerously close to “too much”—the crisp black organza and horsehair sash manages to reign in the frills a bit.

Elizabeth Fillmore Black and White Wedding Attire

The details on this gown are both architectural and supremely feminine: The flirty peplum detail and floral black taffeta “corsage” at the waist add dimension to an otherwise clean silhouette.

Rivini Black And White Wedding Dress

Rivini Black And White Wedding Gown

Rivini Black And White Wedding Dress. Style:Camellia

The silk tissue organza draped bodice is accented with chantilly lace midriff and sash, all is over a flower tulle skirt.

The Romona Keveza Couture gowns personifying refined luxury fit the atmosphere beautifully.

Each gown was flawlessly designed, with no repetitive draping or silhouette, and no two gowns were alike. Beautiful silk organza blooms, feathered detailing, exquisite beaded embroidery and embellishments, all featured prominently in this collection.

The collection took inspiration from the iconic movie star Brigitte Bardot. A true romantic, Bardot had a rare combination of innocence with an air of sensual glamour.
“Obviously, she was the perfect muse for the designer’s GORGEOUS gowns.” – Darcy Miller, Editorial Director of Martha Stewart Weddings
“Romona Keveza’s Fall 2012 Couture Bridal collection is a subtle mixture of modern, classy timelessness, and fashion-filled looks that are imminently wearable and no doubt highly saleable. I have a soft spot for the short sassy looks.
WOW!!!” – Martine Aerts-Niddam, Creative Director of Inside Weddings
“Definitely the best show of Bridal Fashion Week!” – Millie Martini Bratten, Editor-in-Chief of Brides.

 

Trends for 2012

The Trend: Illusion Necklines

Lots of unique necklines this season, but "most spotted" goes to the illusion style, in which a sheer, delicate, and often embellished layer of fabric veils skin that would otherwise be exposed. (Think of illusion as "strapless, with coverage," noting its power to transform a sassy, "look at my boobs" situation into something soft, elegant, and romantic.)

 Gown by Carolina Herrera

 Gown by Alfred Angelo 

Gown by Monique Lhuillier

The Trend: Two-Tiered Skirts

Last season in skirts, three-dimensional florals hit critical mass. This season, designers focused on hemlines, creating skirts with two distinct tiers. Call it an exaggerated form of the peplum detail from previous seasons, and this time, it's superflattering—the top tier is a genius way to camouflage wier hips.

Gown by Christos

Gown by Anna Maier/Ulla-Maija Couture 

Gown by Junko Yoshioka

The Trend: Horsehair Trim

Don't worry, animal rights activists, horsehair does not come from our equine friends; it's a synthetic fabric often used on the underskirts of gowns to create a cleaner shape and a crisper hemline. Continuing with the trend of turning dresses inside-out (see last season's corsets), designers are now exposing this underlay fabrication, either as a visible hemline treatment or a lavishly looped sash or bodice detail. It works to create incredible volume and dimension on ballgowns and also provides a unique, frothy-yet-modern textural element.

Gown by Vera Wang

  Gown by Rivini

The Trend: Blush

Wearing a wedding gown in a non-white or ivory hue was, until recently, considered a pretty radical move. Then, a few seasons ago, we began seeing subtle pops of color—from the faintest hint of silver or lilac to bright lettuce green—but color was still the exception rather than the rule. This season, however, blush and pink shades appeared on dozens of runways, marking its official debut as an expected—not quirky—wedding gown hue. Perhaps this has something to do with Reese Witherspoon's blush Monique Lhuillier wedding gown. If Reese, a paean to traditional, conservative dressing, chooses pink, it's clearly time to give it a try.

Dress by Wtoo Brides

Gown by Monique Lhuillier

Gown by Rivini

The Trend: Lace Sleeves

Since April bridal market fell just a few weeks before the Royal Wedding, several designers were inspired by Kate Middleton and what she might wear. For a great majority, this meant lace sleeves—a sleeker, more contemporary version of the voluminous sleeves that engulfed the young Princess Diana so many years ago. Turns out the recently dubbed Duchess of Cambridge did end up wearing lace sleeves to her wedding, and it's only a matter of time before this regal look catches on in a big way. We can't wait.

Gown by Legends by Romona Keveza

Gown by Monique Lhuillier 

Gown by Wtoo Bride