The Fashion Woes Of The Bridesmaid

New York Times:

Indeed in the ultraconservative bridal industry, which traditionally has been several beats behind current fashion, the news is that bridesmaid's dresses are beginning to mirror runway trends. Meaning that conventional prom looks and crinoline-propped frocks reminiscent of sunset at Tara are fast losing ground to pert bubble and trapeze shapes Sienna Miller would not snub.

Francesca Pitera, the chief designer for Jim Hjelm, a New York bridal house, is one in a coterie of trendsetters experimenting with progressive details and shapes. For spring, she is offering racer-back dresses and a baby-doll style with diminutive pockets. "Girls are ready for that," Ms. Pitera said. "They want more fashion-forward looks."

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Comments

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

Why do bridesmaid's dresses always look like some puffy-sleeved lime green prom dress? I mean, really. They are always some "designer's" wet dream and NEVER something that the poor girl could ever wear again.

[wagadog]

Great picture -- what's that beige TOOL she has in her right hand though? It looks like a giant dildo.