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In the Mood for Nudes

March 28, 2009

I remember a few evenings in this winter we’ve just gotten through, buried in wool, flipping through the fashion mags just to amuse all the moths. And running head-on into those predictions (as if the dark and damp wasn’t enough) that 80’s style colors were coming back in a big way. Yes, those very same [...]

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(Guitar) Hero for the Day

November 18, 2008

We all instinctively know that Wii is still cool enough to rate a placement on Entourage, despite having existed for more than five minutes. Still, a self-aware bride needs to stay on top of those shifting cultural sands.
Having a Wii corner is hip, but going all out with a Guitar Hero station — or, [...]

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Fashion Influences: Plaid in Weddings

November 10, 2008

I love to see unexpected influences from the street show up in weddings.
Plaid, of course, comes back in every fall, with a great sense of fun. Sometimes it’s our old friend tartan cut into wild new shapes. A lot of times, the plaid has gone through the same modernization mill that brings us the new [...]

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Those Fabulous Fleurs de Lis

November 7, 2008

Fleur de lis are romantic. And classic. Symbols of French aristocracy and might from way back, they also hail closer to home for many southerners (bonjour, Louisiana and Louisville, KY!).
Used judiciously, they have a way of polishing up even uber-glam events. (Maybe you remember Kathryn Heigl’s diamond fleur de lis earrings on her wedding day.) [...]

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Board: Aqua Blue & Apple Green

November 1, 2008

Aqua blue … not played out, says Martha! She says it is absolutely fresh and desirable when you hitch it up with apple green.
Well, I must admit that Martha has me here. This combo is crisp and modern and fun and you still! get! to use aqua! You can even go semi-Tiffany and look totally [...]

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Board: Pink, Espresso, Ecru

October 31, 2008

To me, it seems like brides are gaining confidence with pink and black. At first you saw it in the trail-breakers, the Offbeat Bride types. Then Martha roared in: pale tea rose with black and cameos. It was lovely. Finally the black & white damasks became ubiquitous in papers, favors and linens and the game [...]

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Board: A Navy Blue & Copper Brown Wedding

October 28, 2008

Navy’s a color with many virtues. (For one, it doesn’t necessarily show up as a gaping hole in your photos, the way 12 bridesmaids in black occasionally do.) You see more and more interest. The Big Design World right now likes to pair navy with apple green, or lemon yellow …

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Board: Wine Tones … Playing With Purple

October 28, 2008

What if there was a Purple wedding and it didn’t use Chocolate Brown? Or Green? Or Pink?
Okay, I give. We do see weddings like that. But it’s still a little challenging — and a lot of fun — to use some of the new crayons in the box. Namely, all those smoky, old-world hues [...]

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In Praise of Crumb-Catchers

October 28, 2008

Not so long ago, you’d be forgiven for thinking the bridal gown was boring — Vera Wang certainly thought so. In military lingo? The fashion equivalent of an MRE (ready-to-eat meal ration).
Thank God, the year of the bodice has brought us back from the brink. Now you see more originality and charm. Like petal necklines [...]

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Gray, Orange & Yellow Weddings

October 27, 2008

Why hasn’t gray taken off the way it was supposed to, as the new go-to color for all four seasons — and KO’ing chocolate brown at last?
It could be that chocolate brown just isn’t ready to throw in the towel. After all, we’ve just lately moved from choc brown + those familiar pastels (pink and [...]