dress talk + more.

{i don't remember where i found this but it's from vera wang's lavender label}

{image via the bride's cafe}

{image via marianne todd photography}

lately, i've noticed a trend in the wedding dresses i'm drawn to - i'm really loving the detail that kinda resembles an envelope, i think i've seen it called a 'fan bust?' i think it all stems back to the ongoing love affair i'm in with the alvina valenta-inspired dress from springchic's knottie bio:

then again, i'm also really, really loving this maggie sottero 'tabrett' gown (above, thanks to the commenter who clued me in on the designer!!)

for a long time, i vowed i wouldn't wear a strapless gown b/c i was so tired of seeing them everywhere but i think the ones featured above have enough detail to distinguish them from the average strapless gown.

what's everyone's thoughts on the bow on the maggie sottero gown? at first i loved it, then i wasn't sure and now i'm back to liking it ... ahhhh .......

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{image via blueprint magazine}

while this isn't specifically wedding related, i loved this idea featured in the last blueprint edition (sniff, sniff ... why must you leave us?) ... and i think it would be an easy and fun way to dress up a pair of wedding day flats or heels - just tie a satin ribbon around your foot and tie in a bow ... you could even wrap it around your ankle a few times for the ballerina look. i'm going to have to experiment with this!

{bill blass dress}

and i'll leave you with a holiday dress i'm completely smitten with. how perfectly fabulous would this be for new year's? i love sparkle.

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