POPULAR WEDDING FASHION AROUND THE WORLD

A wedding is a very personal occasion, and no two brides are exactly alike, but all are obsessed with our own dress form, length veil, and the height of the shoe. And because women from all continents embrace the ancient traditions of their families and cultures, each celebration is beautiful and unique in its own way.

Therefore, if you have ever wondered what a bride around the world might look like, this is your chance to take a look at how women around the world dress saying their “I dos”. You will be amazed by the magnificent details that unite them, and the most remarkable you’ve never seen before.

• Russia

To combat the cold, a bride in Russia wearing a white fur shawl over her wedding dress.

• Cambodia

In Cambodia, a bride wore a dress and matching headpiece of bright yellow.

• Ukraine

In Ukraine, it is traditional for a bride to wear a crown of myrtle or periwinkle.

• Ethiopia

An Ethiopian bride wore a white wedding dress and veil, while a matching flower girl sat beside her.

• Turkmenistan

In Turkmenistan, a bride traditionally wears a red dress and an ornate headdress. Talismans and a veil looking forward are intended to protect against the forces of evil.

• Bolivia

A bride wore a long veil and tiara flowers headdress with white and gold separates long necklace.

• England

For her wedding day, one English bride wore a long silk dress with hooded top.

• China

The color red is considered a symbol of prosperity and love and traditional dresses in China often come in red with silver or gold embroidery.

• Sri Lanka

In the tradition of Sri Lanka, brides wear a gold. Red or cream sari and wedding jewelry, as well as a hair ornament. The groom wears a mul anduma, draping an ornate costume can take more than 30 minutes to put on.

• Spain

In Spain, a bride accessories with a fan as a nod to the tradition of flamenco.

• France

A Parisian bride and groom wore traditional Western black-and-white looks for their big day.

• Thailand

During a wedding ceremony in Thailand, brides dressed in traditional costumes of Thailand based on one of six different periods of Thai history.

• Malaysia

Malaysia Many couples choose to wear the traditional Malay dress to their wedding. Often the clothes are made from a hand-woven songket fabric called.

• Brazil

At a Brazilian beach wedding, the bride chose to go barefoot.

• Italy

A bride’s long veil and trail danced behind her on the streets of Sicily.

• Japan

If a couple chooses a Shinto ceremony, the bride and groom wearing traditional kimonos. In this ceremony, the bride wore all white and wore a white headdress known as tsunokakushi.

• Macedonia

A bride wearing a traditional red dress with silver coins and gold ropes tied around the waist and gold silk and hand-sewn at all times. Keeping the Macedonian tradition, the bride looked through her wedding ring for the groom.

• Indonesia

While dresses vary greatly according to regional tradition, most brides wear heavily embroidered brightly colored costumes.

• India

In many parts of India, it is tradition for a bride to wear a red sari because the color is auspicious.

Common habits of Stylish people

The fashionable friends you envy have some very helpful habits that make looking impeccable, confident, and cool in daily reality. It’s not about a total wardrobe overhaul or dropping tons of cash on the season’s biggest trends. Real style begins at home the moment you wake up. We’ve done the research — all you have to do is read on for the takeaways which you can start practicing right now.

• Plan Their Outfit the Night Before: 

It’s not magic or rocket science. The pulled-together person you see out had really did try to look that way. And it all starts by taking out the outfit the night before to save you from running in a panic the next morning.

• Give Themselves Plenty of Time to Get Ready:

This will save you from running out of the house with a button unfastened or shoes that do not match, but it’ll also give you a few extra minutes to add a belt or a special piece of jewellery to polish off the look.

• Dress for the Occasion:

The well-dressed people in the room are always the ones who got the dress code memo. They look polished and appropriate.

• Sort Clothes for Laundry and Dry Cleaning:

Keep an eye out for stains can be treated immediately, as well as pieces that need a trip to the dry cleaners or jeans that could be due for washing.

• They dress for themselves.

It may seem a little contradictory, but the most stylish people never dress to be considered stylish. This paradox exists because the highly stylish do not care what others think about their clothes. They wear what they like it, and that’s part of what makes it work.

• They don’t follow all the trend.

Usually, the highly fashionable people try to keep up with trends, but that doesn’t mean they jump on every one of them. They know trends come and go, they’ll take action on the ones they like. But if they do not want to buy the hottest new trend, they will not, and it doesn’t tarnish their stylish reputation.

• They get inspired, but they never copy.

Inspiration can be drawn from various places: fashion shows street style photos, store window mannequins. There are hundreds of possible sources!

Style loving people always get inspired, but they don’t need or want to copy every inch of an outfit. They know how to recreate certain styles and vibrates in a way that makes them their own.

• THEY KEEP BACK UP OUTFITS

Stylish people don’t have a fashion emergency. They will always have a backup outfits in mind for every event. If there are any last minute technical problem with the first, there is always a fall back.

• THEY TRY ON THINGS

Stylish people don’t assume things. They take the time to try on clothes and see how they feel in addition to what they look like rather than assuming their standard sizes.

• THEY NEVER LOOK UNCOMFORTABLE

Be smart not to step outside your comfort zone. The smartest people know what works for them and stick to it. You will not find them to experiment too much and will always be comfortable in what they wear. They dress like themselves and nobody else.

FASHION THROUGHOUT THE DECADES

1890-1920 Haute Couture

Early 90s was marked by rise of haute couture in Paris. The Parisian designs were donned by the upper class women who set tone for rest of the world. The corsets and full skirts with hats were popular in this era. The fashion which was adopted found its way through magazines to the world about what was going on and what is being worn. But with the end of First World War, the attention was withdrawn from fashion.

1920-1929 Roaring 20s

With the war taking over, masculinity was mostly retained in clothing as women wore comfortable clothes with shapeless fits, loose clothes and flattened busts. The 20s are marked by “Flappers” which did not fully emerge until 1926. Flappers mostly wore short hair with short shift dress. This style was comfortably followed by the people as it was easy to make shift dresses at home.

1930-1940 Great Depression and World War I

In this era, movies became a media of catching up with the fashion trends. Another war was expected seemingly close and fashion was taken over by more of military style with square shoulders. Uniforms became public wear. There was large scale production of clothes and hence started ready-to-wear fashion.

1950s-The Postwar Era

The designers back then, after the war period was over introduced fitted jackets, slim skirts and full calf length dresses. This made sure that women dressed femininely which was well longed by them. Teenagers for the first time became a force in the fashion market because of a huge influence of movies on them. Fabric like acrylic and synthetic found its popularity as they required less maintenance and even affordable.

1960s-Flower Power

The youth ran this era and it was undoubtedly a colorful decade. British adopted the trend of black leather jackets and America’s answer was “hippie movement”. The youth in America wore bell bottom jeans and tie-dyed shirts. Men mostly were inspired by Beatles.

1970s-Saturday Night Fever

Fashion became global phenomena as now travel became easier which meant not only people travelled freely but with them, the fashion too took a tour. There was “disco dance” craze and clothes which shone under the disco lights were much preferred by people. Late seventies was taken over by the rise of ‘punk’.

1980s- Material Girls

This era can be well described as dominated by ‘Materialism’ as the western economy witnessed an economic boom. People became brand conscious and use of credit cards made shopping even easier and encouraged spending. Creation of MTV revolutionized the music industry and with it the fashion too. Musicians through their videos made style statements and hence influenced the fashion too.

1990s –Minimalism

Fashion became more laidback and comfortable. As contrasted to the 80s style defined with color pallets, 90s was more about the color black and neutral colors. Fashion industry bloomed the most in United States. Grunge, an alternative rock subculture spawned a style of skuffy dressing.

2000s-Back to the future

The 2000s made us realize that fashion trends are cyclical. The old trends which cycled back is given a futuristic touch and carried by people. The boot cut and flared jeans, for instance are a futuristic version of bell bottom jeans. The vintage clothing still finds its place in the market. The boho and hippie look also made a comeback thanks to the TV media and the influence.