The name Vera Wang is probably more synonymous with bridal gowns than any other designer.
Mention Vera Wang bridal and there’s every chance you already have the image of a blushing bride in a sweetheart ball-gown ready to call from memory. But that bride is no more, at least if the latest collection is anything to go by.
The way we were: Wang’s dress for Kate Hudson’s character in Bride Wars
Since the unforgettable black gowns of 2012, Wang has been moving away from the fairy-princess wedding dress to an image that’s far edgier and requires a much braver bride to rock down the aisle.
Ahead of Bridal Fashion week (yes, that’s a thing and you could spend a week looking at all of the pictures) Wang announced the debut of her Spring 2016 Bride Collection via a short film titled Hotel Madrid and one thing is clear – the future is sheer.
Dare to bare: would you rock a wedding dress like this?
Some of these gowns look a little more like big day lingerie than a big day dress. Never mind whether your mammy or future mother-in-law might approve, do you approve? Sure, it might be fine on a steamy night in Milan, but could you rock it on a freezing Friday in Carlow?
