Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez looked breathtaking at the “American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity Costume Institute Gala” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently wearing a gown by Zuhair Murad.

The Fashionista personally selected a couture grey tulle strapless ball gown embellished with silver sequin leaf print from Zuhair Murad’s Haute Couture spring 2010 Collection- via http://www.iloubnan.info

We say J. Lo wore it better.

About Zuhair Murad
London, England (CNN) — When Hollywood’s A-list need to strut the red carpet in style they call Zuhair Murad.

Superstars like Beyonce and Eva Longoria Parker regularly make it on to best dressed lists rocking the Lebanese designer’s extravagant creations at glitzy showbiz events.

With an eye for opulent fabrics, classically cut and often intricately patterned with jewels, Murad has become the go-to-guy for celebrities craving old Hollywood glamour with a modern twist.

Read the rest of the article here

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Wedding planner wanna-be Miley Cyrus wore this Jenny Packham number at the Oscars this year…

A few months after the Oscars, this lingerie-inspired piece in silver white is among Jenny Packham`s Spring 2011 bridal collection.

Monique Lhuillier Spring 2011

Reem Acra Spring 2011

Reem Acra Spring 2011

Photos via www.brides.com

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`So a definite trend of the Spring/Fall 2011 New York Bridal Market is Tiered Skirts. Whether in lace, tulle, silk or organza tiered skirts are everywhere. Tiered skirts add an ultra feminine and romantic to the amazing dresses seen below.

Looking for textured and volume here is your match. `

Yup, it`s beautiful tiered skirts alright. Here are some more from what we posted last week.

Vera Wang

Reem Acra

Carolina Herrera

Oscar de la Renta

photos via www.coutorture.com

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Reposted from www.chinadaily.com
New York – For the major bridal houses in New York, the spring and fall bridal markets are a semi-annual tradition. However, after a few presentations of cream or white satin trumpet gowns and tulle-covered ball gowns with just a few slight variations, showing this often can seem redundant.

One designer, however, who has consistently reinvented bridal since her company’s inception in 1990, is Vera Wang. Her latest collection for Spring 2011, shown in New York on Tuesday, April 13, was the latest exhibition of her artistry.

Armed with a thorough knowledge of couture techniques from the past, Wang propels the form forward as she develops new techniques. She’ll make organza look ever lighter with her draping, shape silk into sculpture or use tulle as a canvas for hand-printed blossoms or lace, all of which her spring collection featured.

Taking the “fragile femininity” of the garden or tea party as her starting point, her tightly edited collection introduced just 11 new gowns, but each with its own carefully constructed identity.

Vera Wang`s 11 for Spring 2011

`…a hand-printed blush Chantilly organza mermaid gown with one shoulder that delicately whispered over the arm, it was clear that not all bridal dress terminology is created equal when it comes to Vera Wang. This mermaid gown hardly resembled the usual stiff satin silhouettes one usually associates with the term. Instead, Wang’s version of the flange skirt looked like an organza rendering of a Japanese woodblock depicting a frothy wave.`

In another dress, it was the smallest detail that made the entire dress sing, like a pale lilac gown that had subtle sensual touches: a shoulder strap falling down, or an “illusion” corset peeking through, as though the bride and groom had slipped off for a clandestine moment in the garden. With the barely-there color, Wang aimed for an Easter egg effect, with colors glazing a smooth eggshell-like surface.

As one might guess in this ode to the garden, there were plenty of floral elements, from hand-cut petal embroidery on a bodice to twists of tulle fashioned into oversized blossoms that floated on a draped skirt like a tossed bouquet.

But most stunning were the architectural gowns employing what Wang’s program notes termed a “ladder technique”: a fabric fractal made up of cascading layers of gravity-defying silk gazar that were like a mad mathematical epiphany transformed into art. Turns out there might be a reason to study calculus after all.

Vera Wang article via www.chinadaily.com
Photos via www.coutorture.com

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Carolina Herrera Hosts Private Preview For Platinum Amex Holders
By Emma Watkinson
via http://guestofaguest.com

Introducing her Spring 2011 Bridal Collection, Carolina Herrera hosted an exclusive preview at prestigious venue Harold Pratt House on Saturday afternoon, April 10, 2010 for Platinum American Express holders.-

At the nice price of $395, Platinum Amex holders were treated to a private Taittinger champagne reception hosted by the Spanish luxury womenswear designer and a $500 discount certificate to spend on the Spring 2011 collection. The private runway, featuring the latest bridal collection impressed attendees who were invited post-preview to the Carolina Herrera Madison Avenue Boutique on Sunday to make appointments and shop privately with sales associates of Carolina Herrera. Ah, how the other half live.

One of the most highly anticipated collections each season, Carolina Herrera can always be counted upon to impress with exquisite designs.

This season, Herrera has looked to daring styles of iconic women in history as inspiration for Spring brides-to-be. Look out for pieces paying homage to Grace Kelly, Georgia O’ Keefe, Virgina Wolf, Anna Pavlova and Frida Kahlo.

Carolina Herrera fixing a model`s hair

To see Carolina Herrera`s Spring 2011 Bridal Collection, click here

Inspired by Grace Kelly
Photo via www.brides.com

Inspired by Frida Kahlo
photo via www.projectwedding.com

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Short wedding dresses are in! The following would be perfect for a rock and roll themed wedding.

Above, from left: All Saints Mohini Dress, $186, available at All Saints; Morgane Le FayAngel Feather Gown, $3,400, available at Morgane Le Fay stores; Preen Cherry Dress, $2,238, available at La Garçonne; Aqua Frill-Back Dress, $202.91, available at ASOS.

Tiered dresses seem to be all over the place these days. I especially love the sweet Lanvin strapless number in the middle.

Above, from left: Thakoon Tiered Cutout Dress, $2,165, available at Shopbop; LanvinTiered Silk-Gazar Dress, $4,960, available at Net-A-Porter; One Teaspoon Layered Chiffon Maxi Dress, $186, available at ASOS.

If you want to look like a Grecian princess at your wedding, here are some contemporary styles for your inspiration.

Above, from left: Richard Nicoll Crepe de Chine Gathered Dress, $1,230, available at Net-A-Porter; Rebecca Taylor Summer Lovin’ Dress, $325, available at Rebecca Taylor; J. Mendel Mousseline Strapless Dress, $2,780, available at Bergdorf Goodman; 3.1 Phillip Lim Seaglass-Embroidered Droped Gown, $895, available at La Garçonne.

There’s tons more where this came from! Read the entire blog entry.

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Why pockets of course, =P

If you love pockets, check out these beautiful and practical wedding gowns with pockets discreetly hidden between the pleats where you can store small items such as a lipstick, tissues, mirror, phone or anything else you`d like to bring as you walk down the aisle

Now that`s marrying form and function =)

Source: Rosa Clara

Source: J. Crew

Source: J. Crew

Source: J. Crew

Source: J. Crew

Source: J. Crew

Source: Priscilla of Boston

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Strolling in Shangri-La at Reem Acra Bridal

New York – Always a champion of flights of fancy in fashion, whether in her ready-to-wear collection or bridal, Reem Acra’s latest bridal presentation, held in her New York showroom on Sunday, April 11, took a trip to the idyllic paradise of a mythical Shangri-La.

Acra’s garden gowns, many with lingerie-style corsets and bustiers, were bursting with floral touches, from “3D” floral embroideries that looked almost as good as wearing a dress embellished with real flowers, to tulle that looked like stems of a bouquet, every detail spoke to the designer’s celebration of couture finishing.

To highlight the delicate features of the gowns, Acra kept to a traditional palette of white, ivory or champagne, with one lone peach dress.

“I’m just trying to tone down on the colors,” said Acra, who in the past had experimented more with color. “I’m trying to keep it calm because of the extraordinary hand in these dresses.”

“Calm,” however, did not mean boring. A discerning mix of materials – lace, satin, tulle – twisted and ruched, draped and hand-pleated gave each dress a distinctive air, and a bride would feel confident knowing that her gown was one-of-a-kind. And, added Acra, very fashionable.

“Today’s brides are very fashion oriented and all about ready-to-wear, and all the techniques of ready-to-wear and she wants to see it in wedding dresses,” said Acra. “So it was exciting for me to put these elements in and combine all these fabrics. Still, the dresses are very simple. The challenge is to make them look simple, yet they are very couture.”

Couture craftsmanship aside, there were also some practical aspects to the gowns, like pockets.

And for the bride who wants both a long and a short dress, Acra designed a clever gown with a detachable skirt, that can be removed for the reception.

“I think it’s adorable, and it’s very functional,” said Acra. “Today’s bride is very sexy, and she likes her shoes, her Manolo’s. So why not? She can go formal to the wedding, and then it’s a nice surprise at the end.”

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I like this. Plus- size made sexy.

Amazing details.

This is ok, ok.

Fits really nice.

So what`s
so
special
about
these
dresses?

Well,
they`re
made of………………

Yup, toilet paper, =)

Think you have what it takes to take the favorite bridal shower game to a different level?

Join cheap-chic-weddings.com`s annual toilet paper gown design contest. At stake are the ff:

1. 1st prize- US$ 1,000.00
2. 2nd prize- US$ 500.00
3. 3rd prize- US$ 250.00

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a Fascinator is a headpiece or a style of millinery. The word originally referred to a fine, lacy head covering akin to a shawl and made from wool or lace.

I chanced upon these very fascinating fascinators that just happen to be modeled by some of my lovely friends in the rock music scene on photographer Bubuy Balangue‘s wall on Facebook and he told me that they are the handiwork of copywriter by day slash modista (dressmaker) by night Bonsai Fojas of BONNE Handmade Head Candy.

Bonsai creates fascinators, feather bands, feather clips, brooches, lace cuffs and things that sparkle. Her work is inspired mostly by the glamorous Ziegfeld girls, fabulous fashion icons and eccentric ladies of the 20th century. The following are a few samples of her work:

The Ellen Fascinator, modeled by songstress Waya Gallardo

The Corinne Fascinator, modeled by Bernie Sim (a.k.a 1/2 of design duo Electrolychee)

Pillbox Hat, modeled by Imago vocalist Aia de Leon.

Sequined Swallow Headband, modeled by Margie Gomez

The Clarissa Fascinator, modeled by the designer herself Bonsai Fojas

All photos above:
Photography by Bubuy Balangue of Studio B
Make-up by Anamie Saenz (Mobile: +639294814871)
Location of shoot: 77 Cafe and Restaurant

Bonsai can customize headpieces for your wedding. She describes her collaborative work process below:

For weddings I make sure I know the wedding theme. I ask for photos or pegs of their gowns and what kind of bride they want to be (sweet bride, quirky bride, romantic bride, simple bride, etc.) so that each piece becomes personalized. The same goes for the entourage. If possible, I try to meet the bride to discuss further and to get to know her as well. Then I send a photo of my work-in-progress and get her reaction, comments, and suggestions. I also need ample time to make the items of course (a month or so depending on the design and quantity) since I do the pieces all by hand, myself.

These are headpieces Bonsai designed and crafted for a spring wedding’s bridal entourage in the U.S.

If you would like to own your very own personalized Bonne Handmade Head Candy creation, contact Bonsai via the following means:

MOBILE: 09154894071
EMAIL: bonnebons@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: Bonne Handmade Head Candy / BLOG

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