Bridal & Women's Fashion & Accessories including Gown-Care

Current Trends in Bridal Fashion

The selection of a wedding dress is one of the major decisions that a bride has to make as part of planning her wedding day and it is far from easy. To lend a hand, we thought we would ask some experts to give you advice on choosing a wedding dress. Click here to read article.

Choosing a Wedding Dress

Have you ever wondered about all of the different types of wedding dress and necklines. More importantly, what type of wedding dress is likely to suit you? Now you can find out - click here for more.

Bridesmaid Dresses - Keeping Everyone Happy

Finding a bridesmaid dress to suit all of your bridesmaids' figures and wallets can be tricky. We have some great tips to help you with this potential minefield. Click here to check them out.

What's hot overseas?

Links to designer sites full of gorgeous wedding dresses for all sizes and shapes. Also ... styles for bridesmaids and flower girls, headpieces and veils, tips on choosing the ideal gown and glossaries of terms. +click here

Curvy Brides

If you're a plumpcious bigger-than-size-fourteen you'll find plenty of inspiration in this article reprinted from Bella Magazine. + click here

A hat

The perfect finishing touch - the right hat makes an ordinary outfit special, and a special outfit sensational. Advice on how to choose, how to wear, wedding hat etiquette and more ... +click here

Days gone by

From bustles to a wedding party dressed as carrots, Hilary Hudson looks at history and finds that movie stars and even the economy have influenced the dream wedding dress. +click here

Storing your gown

With careful cleaning and storage it will be ready for your daughter to wear! +click here

Some light relief

And the bride wore ...

A little light relief - a collection of the most extreme wedding fashion. Includes 'What were they thinking?", "Groom's gloom", "Do unto others" and "Sleeves bigger than my head". +click here

Did you know ...

White gowns
In 1840 Queen Victoria started the custom of wearing an all white wedding gown. A few years later Empress Eugenie, known to be extremely fashionable, wore a white gown when she married Napoleon III. Up until that time the bride wore the best dress she owned, which was usually her black Sunday dress. Today a white wedding gown has come to symbolise virginal purity.

Here's an idea

We spotted this pearl in a NZ Wedding magazine ad, and couldn't resist sharing!
"Mother of the bride, or groom's outfits are greatly enhanced with matching clutch purse and shoes."

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