The appointment with the presentation of the first wedding dress collections for the spring/summer 2023 season has arrived on time. Due to the still-ongoing pandemic, dreamy gowns designed by famous designers once again failed to come to life on runways around the world. From New York to Milan, as in major cities around the globe, each brandpreviewed its 2023 wedding dresscollections directly on the web as it did last year.
New York’s Luxury Bridal Fashion Week has recently concluded: one of the online shows through which twenty-nine brands from as many as eight countries, have already been able to showcase their new collections through video and photo presentations. Let’s find out how to choose the perfect dress and learn more about 2023 wedding dress trends while waiting for new collections from many other famous brands.
THE BRIDE-SIZED DRESS
While wedding dress trends are constantly changing, the styles offered remain about the same but different. Trapeze, mermaid, empire, balloon or sheath, each style is designed to best enhance each woman’s different figures:
- Hourglass: proportionate physique with shoulders as wide as the hips and accentuated waist;
- Apple: robust chest, as wide as the hips and waistline not very noticeable as it is not dry;
- Rectangle: lean physique with few curves, shoulders the same width as the hips, and an unpronounced waist;
- Pear: shoulders and chest visibly narrower than the hips with a slim waist;
- Triangle: physique with shoulders wider than the hips and a discreetly prominent waist.
The wedding dress, in addition to reflecting your personality and wedding style, should enhance the shape of your body while making you feel comfortable. Are you ready to find out what your style is?
- Trapeze: the dress has a narrow bodice to the waist gradually widening to mask the width of the hips. A style capable of enhancing any type of physique;
- Mermaid: the dress is fitted from the bust to the knees and then opens up to reproduce a mermaid’s tail. This is an alluring model recommended for women with hourglass or pear-shaped physiques;
- Empire: the dress emphasizes the upper part of the silhouette and begins to widen below the bust. Like the “Trapeze” style, it too hides the hips and has a good fit on any physique;
- Balloon: The dress has a fitted bodice and a wide skirt ending in a medium-long tail. A princely style for the bride who dreams of the fairy tale but not recommended for those with an apple physique;
- Sheath dress: the dress is fitted by softening at leg height so as not to hinder walking. The style is simple and best wraps hourglass or rectangle physiques.
Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of one’s body is the first step to confidently choosing the most important dress in a woman’s life. At this point, we just have to be enchanted by the latest trends of wedding dresses 2023.
THE CLASS OF MINIMALISM
The wedding dress is undoubtedly among the least sustainable purchases since, as we know, a woman rarely chooses a dress that she can reuse on other occasions. However, if this is what was happening until recently, a reversal of the trend is now expected. Indeed, the delicate reality we are living in has affected our lives, and even brides-to-be have new desires that cannot be ignored. The Bride 2023 is envisioned as a woman more concerned with sustainability and less predisposed to waste. It is about a woman who wants to embrace freedom in order to return to celebration, albeit discreetly and giving more importance to the values of life.
This is how brands have created dresses that are understated but classy or minimalist enough to be worn even after the wedding day. The bride-to-be’s choice falls on a gown with simple lines: mikado, cady or satin are the most commonly used fabrics to give rise to fitted dresses or clean architectural shapes. For those who, on the other hand, are planning a micro-wedding and are looking for a versatile outfit other than the long wedding dress, there is a choice of midi solutions, doubled dresses and split suits. These are the elements that characterize most of the dresses in the new collections from brands such as Alexandra Grecco, Markarian, Kosibah and Lihi Hod (pictured). Their minimalist designs are an invitation to enjoy the small moments in life and the beauty they convey: glitz takes a back seat and the bride’s emotions are put first.
THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN ETHEREAL NATURE
As we plan to put the pandemic behind us, we can already feel a breath of optimism in the air as when nature awakens after a cold winter. Building on this idea, several designers were inspired by the beauty of gardens and fields in bloom to design a fresh interpretation of timeless wedding dresses. The authenticity of an ethereal nature is the star of some of the spring/summer 2023 collections: a true tribute to the femininity of women whose beauty is enhanced.
The 2023 bride can choose to wear a true ode to nature in its various forms. Tulle, taffeta and chiffon lend a light touch to romantic wedding dresses with barely accentuated volumes. In contrast, the combination of fabrics such as silk, satin and mikado result in ethereal yet more contrived dresses with wide skirts and fitted bodices. Examples include the collections of Hayley Paige, Marchesa Bridal Couture, Enaura (pictured) and Ines Di Santo. Their designs share haute-couture fabrics, along with floral lace patterns or more extravagant details such as petals and bundles of buds on skirts and veils. Nature-inspired wedding dresses want to transform any woman into a goddess, paying homage to her femininity and vitality.
AS IN A FAIRY TALE
Love conquers all and prepares to re-emerge to shine again in a post-pandemic world. To pay homage to such a strong sentiment, some brands did not let the dark period intimidate them and chose to come up with beautiful dreamy dresses. Those who are getting married in 2023 are spoiled for choice among glamorous models that embody elegance, grit and seduction. Not surprisingly, the new wedding dress collections, have been inspired by virtues such as strength and courage with the hope of making every woman live a fairy tale.
While there are brides who are planning a small wedding, so many others are looking forward to celebrating big to leave an unforgettable memory. The bride who hasn’t stopped dreaming chooses a sophisticated gown, capable of enhancing her beauty to the fullest: if you recognize yourself in this description, the new models by Justin Alexander, Morilee, Elie Saab (pictured) and The Atelier Couture by Jimmy Choo will be for you. Organza, satin and tulle bring voluminous yet impalpable gowns to the stage, while lace work, asymmetrical straps and necklines of varying depths bring refined bodices embellished with crystals and shimmering beads to life. The new fairytale dress collections embrace femininity in all its forms: the 2023 bride can finally return to center stage, transforming herself into a romantic princess or a sensual queen.
