Wedding Fashion: Style down the aisle

Jan 31 2008 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post

Rosa taffeta full skirt with capure lace bodice embellished with diamante

Every bride is determined to look their best on their big day. Laura Davis guides you through the latest looks

IT’S the one day in your life that will be recorded in photographs to placed on all your relatives’ mantelpieces, and looked back upon throughout the decades to come.

Not only is it crucial that brides look their best, but that they also look like themselves, so it’s important they choose a style of dress that both flatters their figure and reflects their personality.

Left: Imogen silk and embroidered tulle dress with small jacket. Right: Leah dupion silk and taffeta dress with Swarovski crystal bodice.

While classic styles will never go out of fashion, this season’s favourites feature drop waists, embroidered silk and plenty of ruched fabric.

Diamante and beading adds a bit of glitz to even the simplest gown, and a sparkly tiara brings out the inner princess.

Left: Elizabeth organza drop waist dress. Right: Claire organza dress with ruched skirt and slight dip train

LIVERPOOL’S oldest private members club, the Athenaeum, provides an elegant backdrop for this week’s bridal shoot.

Situated in the heart of the city, this distinguished venue can be hired for functions of every kind – from weddings, civil ceremonies, conferences to smaller private lunches or dinners.

The whole building can become yours on your special day – for the ceremony, wedding breakfast, evening function, or all three. Your guests are sure to be impressed by the dignified and historic ambience of this hidden gem.

Leah dupion silk and taffeta dress, with Swarovski crystal bodice

lauradavis@dailypost.co.uk

Notes

Location: Athenaeum, Church Alley, Liverpool, http://www.theathenaeum.org.uk/ tel: 0151 709 7770

Model: Lesley Davies, of Absolute Model Management, www.absolutemodelmanagement.co.uk, tel: 0151 707 0505

Photographer: Tracey O’Neill

Hair: Lisa Rhead, at Barbara Daley, Northwestern Halls, Lime Street, Liverpool, tel: 0151 709 7974

Make-up: Natalie Dawling

Stockists: Bridesworld, 85, Poulton Road, Wallasey, www.bridesworldwallasey.com, tel: 0151 638 1337