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Bridal Fashion: maximalist styles

Bridal Fashion: maximalist styles


Attention-grabbing and maximalist styles are making a comeback!


Hannah May
Hannah May - Chief Features Writer

Attention-grabbing and maximalist styles are making a comeback as brides step out of Covid's shadow and embrace the limelight.
 
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Pronovias   The Bridal Studio

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Pronovias   The Bridal Studio
COASTAL BRIDAL TRUE BRIDE W392 SOFIA 1
True Bride   Coastal Bridal
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Abella  St Ives Bridal Boutique

 
From big shoulders and ruffles to puff everything ' especially sleeves ' volume is en vogue. Together with statement necks (pleated, deep-plunge and sweetheart) and backs (or hip-skimming backless numbers), an air of the theatrical is boosted by showstopping adornments such as maxi bows, XXL knots, plumage and all-over sparkle.
 
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Abella  St Ives Bridal Boutique
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Wilderly Bride  St Ives Bridal Boutique
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Pronovias   The Bridal Studio
 
Pair a frothy tulle or tiered skirt with a demure strapless bodice or high neck; pick a figure-skimming frock with a skirt split; or opt for over-the-top ruffles that fringe your gown from head-to-toe.
 
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Willowby by Watters  St Ives Bridal Boutique
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Pronovias   The Bridal Studio
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Pronovias   The Bridal Studio

Then there's high vintage collars, oversized sleeves, trains replaced (or accompanied by) statement boleros and capes, and high-low hemlines ' they're all au courant features of this particularly head-turning type of high drama.
 
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House of St Patrick   Bridal Gossip 

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Willowby by Watters  St Ives Bridal Boutique
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True Bride   Coastal Bridal
 
Main image Victoria Kay Coastal Bridal 
 
words Hannah May