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You don't have to be clothes crnseious
to recognize that your wedding day is the
uiie time in your life when fashion
blunders are to be avoided at all cost. No
bride relishes the thought of poring over
her wedding album 10 years down the
road and realizing that her bridal gown
just "wasn't her."
Your dream wedding dress should be
one that flatters your figure. Many
brides take a body "inventory" during
engagement months: Set realistic goals;
if you want to lose weight, strive for an
attainable reduction with a healthy diet .
and exercise plan. Don't order a size
smaller gown; schedule your last fittiFrg
closers to the wedding.
Remember, overall body shape 'is not
likely to change that quickly. Work
around. areas you're less than thrilled
with. Don't hide your body in a shapeless
style. Choose a gown with fashion points
that highlight your best features.
Worry about the frills later. The most
important consideration in choosing your
dress is that it complement Your body
that corn le
type. Much can be dune through careful .
selection of style and fabrics to cover up
wait you yourself may perceive to be
physical imperfection, say experts.
The first rule, advises Franelda Gavas,
a bridal buyer and consultant, is shop
alone. There is nothing worse that mak-
ing the rounds with a mother or friend
who may have a passion for crinoline
. skirts when secretly you yearn for a
slinky sheath dress.
Take,alonelight-colored hose and a
pair of shoes with heels of similiar height
to those to be worn on the wedding day.
Running shoes and black pantyhose just
don't cut it when going after a certain ef-
fect, Gavas says, but it's surprising just
how many brides-to-be try on gowns with
precisely that type of apparel.
Tall women
Tall women who want to minimize their
height should consider dresses featuring
the layered look, soft fullness in the skirt,
wide belts or slightly puffed sleeves.
D,ress'es that skim the ankle also cut
down on an overly. long look. • w
ents .'our
Low necklines can also minimize
height, but should be avoided if the bride
has a very long neck or bony shoulders -
a sheer yoke is a better choice.
• Short women
Shorter women should stay away from
huge trains, rows of ruffles around
hemlines and large-scale encrustations
across the bodice.
Instead, they should consider long rows
of covered buttons, long' slim sleeves,
perhaps coming to a lily -point on the
back of the hand, and vertical seaming or
decoration.
Heavier brides
Heavier brides should rule out clingy
fabrics, choosing instead a non -shiny
fabric with body: Soft satins and velvet
are not for them.
An A-line gown with matching coat
gives a flowing, elongated appearance to
a heavy figure by not• focusing on one
'area.
• Bottom heavy women
A fuller "ballgown" skirt takes focus
off heavy legs, buttocks. Pair it with a
dy ty
basque waist and pouf sleeves to balance
skirt, give a leaner look.
Hips can be played down with a gown
with a hemline slightly wider than the
hips - a small frill around the hem can
work wonders. Try also to balance heavy
hips with shoulder detail and slightly
wider sleeves.
Top heavy women
Top-heavy women should draw atten-
tion away from the bust. Heavy en-
crustation of diamante on the bodice
should be avoided; vertical seaming, V -
necklines and sheer yokes that do not
plunge too low are better choices. And
skip a cinched waistline - choose one
that falls to a slight V -line.
A loose top woth Dolman sleeves, illu-
sion lace, conceals a large bosom. .A nar-
row skirt has a slenderizing effect and
gives your gown shape. •
Slender women
A billowing full skirt with a cinched
basque waist creates curves. A
sweetheart neck shapes bodice. Illusion
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Your wedding invitation is the
glimpse most of your family an
will get of the plans for your sp
It seta the stage for what is to f
day there is an infinite variety
in wedding invitations. For tri
tionalists, the aeeepted weed
still offers a mood of taste and r
inept. For those less formal, in
couples, wedding etiquette has
with the times to allow .there to
style that reflects their own seri
creativity and individuality.
Who's invited?
Include family and close frien
people who are nearest and dea
you.
Who issues the invitations.
Today, many couples choose t
the invitations themselves and
perfectly acceptable. Tradition
however, the bride's parents iss
vitations even if the bride is no
ing at home.. Where parents are.
ed, a close relative or guardian
sponsor the wedding and, in the
divorced parents, the parent wi
the bride is living issues the in
The Invitation List.
Once you've decided how ma
you'd like to have at your wed
divide the number between the
family, the groom's family and
and groom. A rule of thumb is
the number for each, but keep
considerations such as the size
families — is one much larger
other? — distances that guest
travel and the extent of the soc
tions of the bride and groom. T
ly, the bride's mother consults
groom's mother on the division
and lets her know the number
she, may invite. , "
Envelopes .
Two envelopes are used with
invitations. The invitation and
are inserte he smaller env
left unseale
da
is envelope is
. ed in the larger, outer envelop
nerenvelope is addressed to "
Mrs. Jones", without first nam
when children are to be•invite
first names are written under
their.pare.nts. Children over 21
age should receive separate i
The outer envelope should h
by hand — never typewritten
while tradition dictates it sho
• dressed to the wife only —
Jones" — many people today
-Mr. and Mrs.. John Jones". T
pick then .follow• this with,.the f
address, .
Single friends with guests
Single friends who will brin
be approached in two ways. 0
tion is to contact the friend to
• his or her guest's name and a
- issue a separate invitation to
It's also fine to invite "Miss S
Escort" or -"Mr. Black and F
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your figure with sales staff,
They are there to help, and.
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