Brides have lost their “inhibitions” and are choosing transparent and “sexy” gowns over other more demure options, according to designers interviewed by The New York Times.
The latest bridal trend to hit the aisle (and style section)? “Sexy” dresses that — at least to some people — appear ready for the bedroom rather than the altar.
Last week, The New York Times covered the trend of racy gowns, a story that recalled the newspaper’s coverage last summer of another bridal trend: crop tops.
In the latest story, designer Carolina Herrera discussed her 2016 lineup, which includes “a whisper of transparency,” in a nod to young brides who want to reveal a little more than their moms and older sisters might have on the big day.
“All the brides, they come to us and say, ‘I want a sexy dress,’” Herrera said to the Times. To those brides, Herrera tends to “ever so gently suggests, ‘Why don’t you do a seductive dress?’”
Not all designers are as “circumspect” in their new collections, according to the Times, which reported that many bridal design houses have been influenced by celebrities in nude or near-nude looks at high profile events including the Met Ball.
“My bride has lost all her inhibitions,” said Don O’Neill, the creative director of Theia. (Dresses from Theia are running the truly decadent, “inspired this year by 1920s Chinese opium dens.”)
Designer Naeem Khan, meanwhile, will offer the adventurous bride “a curve-skimming gown poured over what looked like skin” (but is actually peach-tone lining), and Reem Acra “introduced a strapless design, its lacy full skirt revealing a hint of the model’s legs.” Vera Wang, for her part, is selling “a selection of dresses whipped up of ultrathin tulle that all but exposed the bride’s naked outlines.”
Check out the slideshow of dresses that play on the transparent trend.
