Wedding dresses 2022, a journey through 10 styles for a trendy “Yes, I want it”

Pinterest found that searches for wedding rings had multiplied 27 times at the end of January 2021. This means that there is a backlog of brides who should get married the previous year and who are still, perhaps, waiting to get together. One follows huge demand for wedding dresses in recovery. Okay, we still come to terms with the restrictions, but it’s impossible not to sense a growing fervor in the air for weddings to come, planned, lost, moved and rescheduled. For those who have planned the happy event this year, here is the good news.

The ceremonies in 2022 they will have joy as their common denominator, even if they will take place in a moderate way. Let’s look immediately at the flip side: the limits from Covid have allowed us to focus attention on the true wedding superstar: the white dress.

This year the inspirations and couture ideas on several fronts they started immediately. we have already virtually all cars invited to the wedding of the year, announced for April, between Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz (she will wear three Valentino creations and the wedding will be followed exclusively by Vogue), a few weeks ago the announcement that LK Bennet, a London-based label loved by Kate Middleton, has launched its first low-budget bridal collection that includes four dresses for the bride-to-be with a silhouette much loved by the Duchess of Cambridge (highlighted waistline, clean lines) as well as a selection of accessories embellished with pearls and feathers.

In the meantime, we have already marked the February 10: the new romantic comedy by Jennifer Lopez, Marry Me, and we understand well from the title that seeing it represents an absolute diktat. Also because the pop star shows off a sumptuous and very elaborate in the film lace dress with veil by Zuhair Murad Couture (who closed the show in 2019) that as dazzling him, really, no one ever. Studded with crystals and sequins, it anticipates one of the great trends for 2022 wedding dresses: literally making sparks.

«This year we talk about Bridal renovation: the dresses from are reinvented, all the stylists presented revisited models, especially rich in unique details. The bride in 2022 wants to strike more and more, to remain engraved in the memory. The sleeves return to be the protagonists, as well as the transparencies on the body or the asymmetrical necklines, all enriched with stones and crystals, which add importance to the creations. The dresses are finished with bridal and imposing belts, ribbons, maxi-bows and veils, which denote character », says Silvia Bettini, Wedding & Evet Planner, who anticipates the great trends of the moment in bridal fashion.

Then, riding the nostalgia effect so felt now, to inspire the past: vintage details or silhouettes linked to a decade, such as the 60s trapeze minidresses and the minimal 90s slip dresses whose queen of reference is not only Kate Moss but also Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

Of course, the most loved and coveted dress ever worn by a celebrity remains that of Grace Kelly but another famous bride appears to provide the model from “Yes, I absolutely want it” now: Hailey Bieber.

Bow lace, no shoulder pads, princely long sleeves, open back and a colossal train with the words “Until death do us part”. The mermaid one, made for her by Virgil Abloh and designed by Off White, it is the dress that will make a splash at future weddings.

Also let’s not forget the conscious trend that even in the area of ​​wedding fashion shopping is becoming increasingly popular. There are many brands that are getting closer and closer to recycling and renew their commitment to environmental sustainability. Like Atelier Emé: the Re-Love collection consists of 16 dresses made with deconstructed and artfully reconstructed archival creations. Carlo Pignatelli launches the Green Bridal Capsule Collection, three special tailor-made creations made with fabrics and materials that meet rigorous green-certifications. Finally Pronovias who, with the Second Life project, transforms the wedding dress after the wedding to allow it to be worn on other special occasions after the “yes”.

In the gallery, also studying the Bridal shows in Milan and New York Spring 2022 and the Haute Couture Spring / Summer 2022 just ended, we have outlined 10 great trends for the coming months, including fabrics, silhouettes, lengths and shades, to go in white (and not only, read below!). And walking down the aisle in the most glamorous dress around is a snap.

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