Fashion

April Showers

What to wear this wedding season.

Bridal gown from 7th Avenue Fashions, 546 Academy Rd., 488-0660; flowers from My Secret Garden, 84 1/2 Albert St., 338-7749.

Jennifer wears a silk dress by Kensie Dresses, $159.99, and necklace, $44.99 both from frockstar, 304-99 Osborne St, 477-6489; shoes by Francesco Sacco from My Beautiful Shoes, 2025 Corydon Ave; rose ring, $70, from LoLa Boutique, 2090 Corydon Ave, 896-5652.

On Jennifer: Silk dress by Vero Moda, $75, and clutch by SQ, $26.99, both from frockstar; rose ring, $70, from LoLa Boutique, 2090 Corydon Ave, 896-5652. On Nana: dress by Joseph Ribkoff, $210, Sue’s, 580 Academy Rd, 489-2310; necklace by Michael Michaud, $102, from LoLa Boutique.

Look sweet at the shower in a vintage-inspired shift.

On Jennifer: dress by J.S. Collections, $299, Sofia’s Boutique, 836 St. Mary’s Rd, 254-2595; cuff by Myka, $160, from LoLa Boutique.

This versatile, and comfortable, frock easily goes from day to night.

Nana wears a dress by Joseph Ribkoff, $210, Sue’s; necklace by Michael Michaud, $102, from LoLa Boutique.

The Bridal Silhouette

Melina De Luca, bridal guru and owner of 7th Avenue Fashions, lets us in on the hottest wedding gown silhouettes this season to ensure you’re sporting the most fashion forward frock on your big day.

MERMAID

This fitted style is all about showing off your body, as it hugs your hips and thighs, while flaring at the knee. “I think as women are getting more confident and realizing that their dress doesn’t have to be cookie-cutter and like everyone else’s, it’s getting more popular,” De Luca says. “It’s about not being afraid to be a little sexy.”

A-LINE

Universally flattering, this dress has a fitted bodice that starts to gradually flare from the waist down. “It’s just one of those styles that from
size 2-24, it’s going to look great on everyone.”

BALL GOWN

This classic style is probably what pops into your head when you hear, ‘wedding dress.’ With it’s fitted upper half and a full skirt starting at the
waist, it’s the ideal princess gown. “That’s all about the fantasy. If we had to come up with a traditional style for this generation, this would be it.”

Check out 7thavenuefashions.com or visit the shop at 546 Academy Rd for more info.

Photography by Ian McCausland
Hair by Kaitlyn Lumgair, makeup by Lisa Carleton, both from rituals in hair and skin, 701 Pembina Hwy, 452-1182.
Jennifer appears courtesy of Swish model management.