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...there'd be no line to be blurred. Last year, the British designer sent male models down the runway with prosthetic breasts under their cashmere sweaters. In Sydney, there was a more subtle shift. "So many of those traditional stereotypes have been broken down now, and men can dress with a lot more freedom," says Zambesi's Tulia Wilson. Known for strongly individual, layered looks for women, the label has cleverly adapted that staunchness for men, whether masculinizing a dark hummingbird print into a tailored French-cuffed shirt, or adding a pink collar to a vintage rugby jersey...
When Courtney Zierden was choosing a gown for her June wedding, she bristled at the thought of wearing white. "I'm not 22," says the 37-year-old investment banker. "I thought, What am I going to look like in a white dress?" Still, she tried on some 50 ensembles--many of which were white from top to bottom--before deciding on a strapless gown with Wedgwood blue tulle flowers appliqued on an ivory bodice. "The blue really did it for me," she says. "It made me feel like I was doing something that was a little bit different...
...tell my clients, If you want to go down the aisle in a lime green wedding dress with a dog on a leash to Billy Idol's White Wedding and you're not offending anyone, then go ahead and do it," says wedding planner Colin Cowie...
...occasional crimson showstopper. At David's Bridal, a national chain that sells about 20% of all wedding gowns in the country, 2003 was the first year that a colorful gown--a metallic gold number--was among the best sellers. Now the retailer is testing the market for dresses made entirely of green, pink or blue fabrics. For spring 2004, designer Anne Barge introduced silk-shantung gowns in sherbet shades of pink, lilac, green and blue. Reem Acra designed a dress that allows brides to choose from various colored underlays. The color wave is set to continue: at last month...
...white wedding dress has been a beloved Western tradition for more than 150 years, and we have Queen Victoria to thank for it. Donning the symbolic shade of purity has been de rigueur ever since she came down the aisle in 1840 in a creamy white satin gown trailing an 18-ft. train. Before that, royal brides wore mostly red or silver, and commoners opted for elegant dresses in floral patterns or colors. But brides, grooms and marrying mores have changed. Women tie the knot later in life (at about 27, in contrast to 22 a generation ago), and more...