The Perfect Wedding Dress

Is the one that is perfect for YOU!

so this is the story....
I know this girl from the University, she is from Brazil, her family has tons of money, and she is getting married.

She asked me to help her choose the dress for her dream wedding!
With a budget of 300,000 US dollar (overall) I guess we can really work...Let's say we will use 5% of the budget, and that is little, to purchase her dress, well I end up with about 15 thousand dollars...just for her dress...
She will have a formal wedding, at church and then a reception in some chateau, undecided yet.
She comes from a traditional, ultra catholic family, but being also Brazilian her dress style has to be a combination of traditional, classic, contemporary and sexy.

• Traditional - because of her family upbringing, the importance given to religious rituals and social obligations/standards/pressures.

• Classic - because as a Bride she would always want to look TIMELESS. She wouldn't want to be that woman that in ten or let alone five years from now, looks at her wedding pictures and wonders, Why did I do that?!?

• Contemporary - what? Wouldn't that be contradicting the "classic"? Well, I didn't say "trendy" I said contemporary, she would want a touch of fashion, of newness, specially of you are young and a student @ FIT! She is only 24 years old by the way, which makes me wonder if she is not too young to be getting married. But well, she asked for advice on dresses, not on relationships!

• Sexy - because she is a Latin woman, she has a beautiful slim body with just enough curves at just the right places. She can really make a sexy wedding gown work for her and still look elegant.

So on this quest for the perfect traditional, classic and sexy wedding dress I went, and this is what I found...
By the way.. I am absolutely fascinated by this Israeli designer called Inbal Dror, this a link to their website if you want to check it out later inbaldror.co.il/ Only problem is they are based out of Israel, and don't have a store in New York City, yet. I have read that there is one shop called "Panache Bridal" where you can find the gowns, that is in Beverly Hills though..., so it might be worth looking into that. I have realized tons of girls have fallen in love with this dresses, so if you can't afford to go and get it from Israel, or if it is not convenient to do an online order (I wouldn't recommend buying a wedding gown before trying it on, and making necessary adjustments, at least once!) you can always get ideas, and then find a very very good seamstress and get it custom made, wherever in the world you are!
Below I have selected the Best Wedding Gowns from the latest collection, Hope you enjoy the ideas, and maybe who knows they help you also choose yours!

WOMEN'S DAY!

Women's Day...

"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood."  Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906, abolitionist and leader of the American women's sufferage movement.  

 

 

"Dejenme decirles lo que pienso sobre la bicicleta. Pienso que ha hecho mas para emancipar a la mujer que cualquier otra cosa de este mundo. Le da a la mujer un sentimiento de libertad y de auto-dependencia. Me levanto y gozo cada vez que veo a una mujer andar en bicicleta...es la foto de la Mujer libre y emancipada." Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906, abolicionista y lider del movimiento americano por la mujer.

we have come a long way, but the road is steep, if a bicycle could do that for us then, imagine what we can accomplish now!

To my Grandmothers both gorgeous and elegant, both with their own unique styles. 

Both, bycicle riders and riders of life, riding the roads with all of its ups and downs....

Happy Women's Day!

Ela y Nona, for your examples of Love, Grace and Courage to stand up for yourselves...I thank you!

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Shoe Obsessed?

Prada

Louboutin

"An intimate extension of the body, shoes convey a wealth of information about an individual's sexuality, social status, and aesthetic sensibility. High-heeled shoes, in particular seem to embody our complex feelings about sexuality, gender and power" Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, The Museum FIT

 

Aperlai

Pierre Hardy

Alexander McQueen

Azzedine Alaia

Giuseppe Zanotti

Manolo Blahnik

I love high-heeled shoes, I just love the way they lift you up, from your calfs up till your bum, and make everything look so perky and cute, and elegant, and sophisticated (if you wear the right pair, that is)....but I only wear them for special occasions.

In shoes I look for beauty in design and comfort for my feet and spine. Maybe it also has to do with the fact that I care a lot about my posture and what the consequences of wearing high-heels daily will do to my future body as a whole...but that is no reason why a girl like me cannot enjoy now the pleasures of wearing and looking Hot in heels like these!!!

I just loved the exhibition called "Shoe Obession" that is ongoing @ The Museum FIT at 27th and 7th Avenue. Definitely some of those shoes in the Exhibit Collection are not meant to be worn at all....or are they?! You should go and take a look, it is on until the end of April, from noon till 8 pm.

Maybe you are one of those girls that wears them daily, and I salute you! You will love these! What do you think?! I would definitely wear the Aperlai's, Manolo Blahnik's (yes this time I would!), and Louboutin's...How about you? Which ones would you actually wear?