Wedding Dress Wednesday :: Vera Wang’s Behind the Dress – Bouquet
Bouquet is this week’s Behind the Dress and Vera talks about her inspiration for Bouquet.
It is a showcase for flattering clean lines as well the timeless tradition of lace and embroidery. The inspiration for Bouquet began with a modern form – a strapless, modified A-line silhouette – that offered the necessary structure to support the intricate, elegant details that would best offset the silhouette. The design elements of Bouquet transcend time and will feel as appropriate today as they did twenty years ago, or a century ago.
The timeless magnificence of lace and embroidery is undeniable. The skirt of the Bouquet wedding dress fuses Alencon, Chantilly and Battenberg laces on French tulle and is embellished with floating floral embroidery. A bride wearing this wedding dress will feel delicate and the light, as if she is floating on the joy of her day.
The spectacular bowed sash at the waist enhances the striking drama of Bouquet helping to create a wedding dress that is at once deeply romantic and evocatively traditional, weaving its magic with its unabashed charm.
Historically, lace has been known as the ultimate wedding dress fabric because of its intricacy, rarity and cost. Today, lace gowns are often chosen by brides who wish to embrace tradition.
Lace comes in many varieties, each distinct for its weave and corresponding unique look. Lace can range from the fragile and delicate, such as Chantilly, to the elaborate and bold, such as Alencon. The Bouquet wedding dress reflects a combination of laces, to create a gown that is greater then the sum of its parts.
