Wedding Dresses Cornwall - All About You

Wallflowers needn't worry: current bridal trends aren't necessarily about standing out from the crowds, but they are about making your outfit your own. Rather than making drastic choices simply to be different, the trick is to take a few features and customise them to reflect your own sense of style and impart extra significance, which is why the 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue' rhyme maintains an appeal.

Here's some of the hottest trends and easiest ways to transform a gown to ensure you sashay down the aisle with personalised panache...

Colour
One of the easiest ways to inject some character is colour. Whether you fancy Pantone's 'Living Coral' colour of the year or designers' current crush on blue (particularly soft shades such as sky and cornflower), black and pastels - or want to opt for your favourite hue - there's a number of ways in incorporate a non-ivory palette into your ensemble.

Underskirts can be dyed for a dynamic flash of colour (especially ombre), while adornments such as coloured belts, big bows and ribbon straps can add similarly eye-catching individuality.




The preoccupation with necks and backs continues, with deep plunging necklines equally as popular as high necks (specifically turtlenecks and stand collars), while boat necks and off-the-shoulder styles channel classic, regal elegance.

Open and illusion backs are also en vogue, and by experimenting with these design details you can achieve a stylish aesthetic while showcasing your best features.


Silhouettes
From modern minimalism such as clean-cut slips and sheaths, and oversized ballgowns with the fairytale factor, to statement and tiered skirts with a contemporary edge in lace, tulle, and crochet, the shape of your dress can spell all the individual difference you need.

High-low skirts are re-emerging on the runways but have taken a more dramatic form, with bouffant skirts, tutus and micro minis teamed with long and light-as-air trains for contemporary-couture-meets-whimsical-romance.


Embellishments
Adornments that can be added to the bodice, skirt or accessories, including oversized bows, an abundance of feathers, metallics, mirrored embroidery, pearl beading and sequins, are a brilliant way of adding a bespoke touch.

Floral features are becoming bolder and more textural too, with colour, brocade and hand-cut embroidery as well as 3D, foliage and floral appliques giving gowns extra bloom-brilliant dimension.