{"id":40029,"date":"2016-08-16T06:22:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/wedding-dress-shapes\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T05:08:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:08:47","slug":"wedding-dress-shapes","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-dress-shapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding dress shapes explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wedding<\/p>\n

Don’t know the difference between a trumpet or a mermaid-style wedding dress? Here are the seven main wedding dress shapes and their definitions.<\/p>\n

A-Line<\/h3>\n
\"A<\/a>
Image: Be A Star Bridal & Alterations<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A-line dresses<\/a>\u00a0flare out from the hips and gradually widen towards the hem, essentially creating a silhouette which resembles the letter A.<\/p>\n

Ball gown<\/h3>\n
\"Bella<\/a>
Image: Bella Victoria Bridal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A ball gown wedding dress<\/a> features a full bell-shape skirt and fitted bodice. This dress shape is often achieved using multiple layers of tulle and fabric to create the fullness of the skirt.<\/p>\n

Trumpet<\/h3>\n
\"Trumpet<\/a>
Image: The Sposa Group<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A trumpet shaped wedding dress<\/a> is fitted from the bust to the mid-thigh, with the skirt flaring outwards from the mid-thigh.<\/p>\n

Sheath<\/h3>\n
\"A<\/a>
Image: Perfect Day Bridal<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A sheath dress<\/a> is one which follows your natural body shape. This means that it doesn’t have any extra fabric to create volume, however, it softly flares out a little towards the hem.<\/p>\n

Mermaid\/fit-and-flare<\/h3>\n
\"mermaid<\/a>
Image: Mori Lee<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A mermaid or ‘fit-and-flare’\u00a0wedding dress<\/a> is one which is extremely fitted and then flares out at the knees. This shape is often exaggerated with thick, flowing fabric cascading from the knees and expanding outwards.<\/p>\n

Empire<\/h3>\n
\"empire<\/a>
Image: The Sposa Group<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An empire-style\u00a0wedding dress<\/a> is one which features a raised waistline that sits just under the bust. The fabric below the bust settles straight to the floor with soft volume.<\/p>\n

Tea-length<\/h3>\n
\"tea<\/a>
Image: The Ultimate Bride \/ Ultimate Occasions<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A tea-length wedding dress is essentially a short wedding dress<\/a>, with the hem usually finishing just above the ankles. A tea-length wedding dress is characterised by a cinched in waistline and flared ’50s style skirt, (which is essentially an exaggerated A-line silhouette.)<\/p>\n

Now that you’ve decided what dress shape you like best, it’s time to choose a neckline…<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32676,"template":"","au_article_tag":[1100,599,1260,1447,1446,239,1448],"class_list":["post-40029","au-article","type-au-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_article_category-weddingdress","au_article_tag-ballgown","au_article_tag-empire-line","au_article_tag-mermaid","au_article_tag-princess-gown","au_article_tag-sheath","au_article_tag-wedding-dress-shopping","au_article_tag-wedding-dress-styles"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/40029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/40029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_article_tag?post=40029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}