London Fashion Week: Bridesmaids

Time to continue with our exploration of this year’s top creations from London Fashion Week and how to incorporate the most fashionable and most gorgeous outfits from the catwalks into your wedding day plans. Today we’ll be turning our attention to your beautiful bridesmaids. They need to look stunning and stylish, but without outshining the most important person of the day- you, the bride.

Although the catwalks are filled with neutral shades, there are many lovely dresses with dashes of bright neon colours that are ideal for bridesmaids during a summer wedding. Short skirts are hugely fashionable and can work brilliantly for bridesmaid gowns if your maids can carry it off. Just as long as all eyes are on you and not their pins! Hey, you could always wear a shorter dress yourself!

Matthew Williamson’s stunning purple gown is perfect for dressing up your bridesmaids for a floral themed wedding. The strapless style is hugely fashionable and the ruched body conscious style bodice is a great way of incorporating this season’s body con styles into more formal occasion wear. The over sized bow at the hip is a great detail that is very in right now, on both bridal and fashion catwalks. The asymmetrical waistband sloping low down on the hips creates a style similar to a fishtail gown- vintage inspired and very feminine. The skirt itself is floaty and feminine so absolutely perfect for a summer celebration.

This dramatic dress by Mary Kantrantzou is a work of art and features the ruffles that are huge this season. It creates a great focal point, ideal for showing off slender shoulders and the strapless style lets this ruffle stand alone in all its glory. The fit is not too tight, and instead skims the body so is ideal for bridesmaids with a more curvy figure. Slinky satin fabric gives this gorgeous gown a sophisticated and elegant touch whereas the rich shades look fantastic on tanned skin. This dress is a real beauty and would be an absolute treat for your bridesmaids to wear.

Finally, I’ll round off with this fun design. Against all my better judgement, I actually love this Flinstones inspired dress from Jeremy Scott. The rest of the collection is quite something, so do check it out if fun, light hearted dresses are your thing. If you are planning a novelty wedding, perhaps a fancy dress theme, this is the perfect dress for your girls. The bold green colour will certainly stand out and the shape of the dress, with the tapered bodice and tulip skirt, is still flattering and stylish in spite of the silly design. My favourite part of this dress is the dramatic feathered shoulders. As if the dress wasn’t bold enough already, this will really do the trick.

Whether you’re looking for a feminine floating number, a highly stylish structure design or a wacky novelty dress, there is inspiration for you somewhere amongst the collections strolling up and down these catwalks. Take a look- you’ll be surprised at what you can find.