Wedding Gown Trends of 2010

SILHOUETTES

Having a fabulous figure is perfect for sexy, figure-hugging wedding gown silhouettes. You may have it made in different designs including strapless or the halter.

BALLGOWN

Be the belle of the ball with a fabulous ball gown which is back with a vengeance! Be a modern-day princess by being clad in a ball gown as long as it fits the theme. This type of gown is best if you want to hide a heavy bottom and give focus to a fabulous cleavage.

FIFTIES STYLE

If you're one of the many lovers of the Fifties fashion, then be delighted in wearing a fifties style wedding gown since it made a comeback this season. Add glitz in your wedding by wearing a whole belted waist dress. Now, that's glamor with a capital G!

MERMAID STYLE

Do an Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady bowing up in a mermaid styled gown. If you have an hour-glass shape and you want it accentuated, then this style is for you. Since this is extremely tight-fitting, it would be better for plus-sized women to avoid this type of gown.

TEA LENGTH

With a fifties influence, tea length wedding dresses are shining through this season. Best for a casual, less conventional wedding, pair this dress with a soft, loose hair style and some knock-out shoes.

GRECIAN INSPIRED

Bring out the inner goddess in you by sporting a Grecian inspired wedding dress. Being slim and petite is perfect for this type of gown since you will definitely look stunning with its high waist and floaty material.

FINE FEATHERS

If you loved Carrie's "feathered" wedding hair piece in Sex and the City the Movie, then bring it up a notch by having the feathers in your gown instead. Be the bride of the moment as you look stylish and elegant in a wedding gown with peacock or ostrich feathers.  Nadia Digilov

Green Cocktail Dress - Some Dress Ideas For a Cocktail Party

For women, who are mostly used to dressing up casually, going to a cocktail party and dressing up for it in the most appropriate way can be challenging. Remember that a cocktail party is most probably a formal or a semi-formal affair, so wearing something like denim jeans and sneakers would not do.

You have to look elegant and beautiful! Thus, the first rule is to ditch your jeans and sneakers. Secondly, do not worry about the whole thing. A cocktail party is for fun and enjoyment, therefore you just need to relax and think of your dress.

When you are wondering that what could be the most suitable dress for you to wear to a cocktail party, there are few variables that may exist. For instance, what would be the social setting? Or what time of the day it will take place? These types of factors affect your dressing style.

In order to understand what would be ideal to wear, you first need to consider the received invitation. The invitation can either contain the word 'casual' or 'formal'. This indicates what kind of affair it would be. In case of a formal affair, you need to know that it would be a dressier event, so anything like a long green cocktail dress or a little black dress would look wonderful. However, you need to understand a few things:

Your dress should not be too short; just a little above your knees or just a little down your knees would suffice. You can wear a dress which is as long as touching your ankles or just two inches above your ankles. V-Neck can be a good choice, but again you have to make sure that the neck is not too low because exposing your cleavage would not look sophisticated or decent.

Apart from this, if it is a cocktail party arranged at a weekend afternoon, then an elegant sundress could be the best choice. It should be simple and nothing too revealing. Solid color dresses would be most suitable to pick, but a little beading and a splash of another color is OK. Avoid dresses with bright prints!

At a business cocktail party which is more casual, you can wear a skirt (pencil skirt would be the most preferable) with an elegant blouse, whereas if it is more of a formal nature, then women's suits would be apt.  Cleo D. Pless