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Jason Wu was originally born in Taiwan and by the age of nine he moved in Vancouver, Canada. He attended Eaglebrook School in Massachusetts and Loomis Chaffee in Connecticut. Designing and sewing doll clothing was the first step he took into the fashion designing. He has launched his ready-to-wear line of clothes in a full collection that has debuted in 2006 which later has lead him to winning the award of Fashion Group International’s Rising Star in 2008. Wu collaborated with CND (Creative Nail Design) for his Spring 2011 collection to create a set of four nail polish colours set to hit stores in May 2011.His style incorporates full length gowns the ones appropriate for balls occasions, revealing a classic line with bright colors and prints but managing to remain at the same time clean and devoid of flashiness.

The clothes that Jason Wu designs are renowned to contain a ladylike look, in an easiness of wearing and freshness in appearance. With their richness in colors and fabrics they can be seen as elegant and sophisticated but keeping an air of simplicity in their displaying. The year of 2009 offered him the chance to be in the public attention due to the dress he has presented to the First Lady, this gown being selected to be worn on the occasion of inaugural-ball. It is a one-shouldered white dress made in silk and chiffon embellished with Swarowski crystal and its style still attracts a number of brides-to-be to wish the dress for their wedding gown.

Jason Wu wedding gown has been presented in fashion parade of the spring/summer 2009 collection and it is a creation of airy fabric that breathes transparency and easiness in wearing with its three ruffled layers of the skirt and the bodice made by the same airy fabric with small vertical pleats to give an aspect of richness to the upper part of the dress, but allowing it to remain simple and ethereal.

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Seattle is full of successful entrepreneurs who have built their businesses on style and couture and Luly Yang is one of them.

On November 18, 2010, Yang will be one of 16 women honored as the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence. Click here for more information or to attend this event.

Magna Sgaramella, one of our region’s wardrobe consultants and personal stylists, provided this guest article about two of Yang’s recent fashion shows. It gives an interesting perspective on what makes Yang so successful: innovative designs, quality products and exceptional client relationships.

Luly Yang is undeniably one of Seattle’s most creative couture designers and I had the opportunity to attend two of her fashion shows within one week. The first was Yang’s couture fashion show titled Ocean at the Seattle Aquarium on October 8th. The second was her bridal collection shown at Urban Unveiled, a wedding show at Benaroya Hall on October 14th. Both occasions were meticulously organized by event planners Travis and Jesse of True Color Events.

Luly Yang’s Ocean collection was inspired by attending a school trip to the Seattle Aquarium with her son. She was moved by the many colors, patterns, textures, and lighting found in the deep sea, and it was all evident in fabric and design of every dress that glided down the runway.
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Before the show, hearts were warmed when Josey Tomlinson, a 14-year-old Seattle Children’s patient, eloquently spoke about her struggle with juvenile arthritis and how she travels from Alaska for treatment. She walked down the runway in a slate blue silk chiffon gown designed by Yang.

Proceeds from the evening benefited Seattle Children’s Hospital, which highlighted two significant branches of their organization, uncompensated care and pediatric research. Tomlinson then introduced four other Children’s patients, all wearing Yang’s designs as they walked the runway full of pride. Nine-year-old Rishi Nair had just broken his wrist the night before the show practicing karate, but that didn’t stop him from modeling the sparkling black tuxedo jacket designed by Yang to showcase his talent as a musician. A keyboard was brought on stage for him to sing a poignant and tender song he wrote about peace, which brought tears to all.

The next set of models were Luly Yang’s clients who had dresses and suits custom made especially for them by Yang. Her clients ranged from young bridesmaids to mother-of-the-bride/groom, party hostess to destination bride, and men and women of different ages, body types, and coloring, all wearing very unique yet practical designs. For example, a gray sheath dress with silk satin front panel adorned a beautiful middle-aged woman, showing us that you don’t have to be a young size two to look and feel great.

Another client modeled her delicate lace tea-length bridal gown with lace capped sleeves and embellished waistline, perfectly accessorized with a silk flower cage veil. Yang’s brilliant display of client models proves that her designs are attainable and allows the audience to envision themselves in a custom made design. As her clients worked the runway for the finale, the audience caught a glimpse of the promenade reflection in the giant aquarium, which made a stunning backdrop for the evening.

After a brief intermission, the featured collection, Ocean, began with a beautiful backdrop of jellyfish displayed on screen and only the dark silhouettes of two models were strikingly visible. Exceptionally choreographed by Anthony Tippins, the first collection came to light with the graceful movements of jelly fish, transparent and ethereal, as models moved their arms and hands like sea sirens underwater.

Yang used ruffles and layers carefully placed so that they gave the illusion of fluttering wings and graceful movement. Later, when looking at the tentacles of an octopus inside a displayed aquarium, the Gismo dress immediately came to mind, thanks to great choreography and dress handling by the model. The second collection set a cool tone with staccato beats from the DJ and piercing eyes from the models, their bodies moving with quick, sharp side-to- side motions of a shark. The colors were cool and dark with fabrics resembling scales, smooth skin with dark metallic sequins or patterned hematite.

The third collection was refreshing as dancing models bounced to music by Michael Franti, resembling playful tropical fish under the sea. Yang used bold color blocking and variegated prints in blue, yellow, green aqua, chartreuse, black, and white.

Pulling together the look, hair was styled up, slicked on the sides with volume on top, resembling the long dorsal fin of a coral fish. The fourth collection, inspired by bioluminescent creatures, had electricity and pulsed down the runway as shiny beaded fringe bounced against a dark background of silk fabric.

For the finale, the coral reef inspired everything from orange feathers to red lace, full of warm saturated colors and textured fabrics. The models were styled with glittery coral headpieces and their hair was styled in knotted, twisted buns similar to soft and hard textures found in reefs.

Every dress had movement, which, if you ask any designer, can only be achieved with the highest quality fabrics and construction. For example, the finale dress Queen Coral was composed of 3 different layers of fabric, a silk organza overlay with a coral pattern woven into the fabric, subtly visible when the light hit it just right. All of the anemone appliqu閟 were hand sewn and many crystals were individually adhered to the dress. To ensure success at runway show of this caliber it takes a team of very skilled and well trained people, from lighting and music to choreography, hair and makeup. Each model is appointed a dresser, sometimes two, in order to carefully and efficiently complete each look from head to toe before they walk out on the runway. Most dressers are volunteers from local design schools and are responsible for getting the models in and out of each garment and styling them according to Yang’s vision.

The evening ended with a wonderful after party in the main hall of the Aquarium with delicious seafood and drinks, models displaying gowns, and Yang on hand to answer questions about the collection. She celebrated the evening by dancing to the DJ’s beats with her staff and guests. Seattle Aquarium employees were on hand to educate guests on sea life and answer questions throughout the night, providing fascinating facts about the creatures that inspired Yang’s gowns–a nice touch to an already magical evening.
With contributions from that evening, plus gown sales from the following week, Luly Yang helped raise over $30,000 for Children’s Hospital. But she still had a lot of work to do. In the week following Ocean, her and her staff immediately began preparing for the Urban Unveiled wedding show on October 14th.

Urban Unveiled is a celebrated wedding show featuring some of Seattle’s finest artists in the wedding industry, and gives us an intimate look at each vendor’s creativity and style.
Luly Yang was among 10 major sponsors of this event, as well as the featured designer showing her bridal collection on the runway. Many of Yang’s bridal gowns were inspired by her Ocean collection and had a sense of playfulness and fluidity. With full skirted tulle gowns or delicate lace layered under sheer fabrics, this collection was elegant and intricate. As in Ocean, many different textures were used like cashmere, shimmering sequins, ruffles and draping.

The hand beading alone the bottom of a silk satin mermaid gown with matching cape takes hours, even days, to sew. Arranging clear crystals and white beads in perfect circular rings in various sizes, creates a textured delicate trim and adds playfulness to a classic silhouette. Hair was adorned with headpieces similar to those shown in Ocean, but instead of coral Yang used the Woodland Glamour theme of the event to create a softer color palette in golds and greens, giving a moss-like feel to the glittery foliage.

The finale gown showed Yang’s love of layers with a hand painted leaf pattern resembling peacock feathers peeping through layers of pleated tulle over a fitted bodice. On the top layer of the full skirt, the pattern was vibrant and colorful cascading down one side. The look was completed with a two-tier veil and a soft aqua blue feather headpiece. The was a cooler, softer version of the Queen Coral fiery gown.

Luly has been famously quoted for her philosophy of dresses being like people: they should be as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside.

This kind of quality comes with a higher price tag, but one that many brides or socialites are willing to invest in for a memorable occasion. The quality, uniqueness and value for their money justify the cost. If $1500 is the average price a bride spends on her wedding gown, why not have one custom made and designed for you by one of Seattle’s most talented designers if it is within your budget? If you simply want a dress or suit custom made, any design can be fit to your proportions. Two of Yang’s associates, Katherine and Lisa, agree that “when something is made just for you, you’re going to love wearing it and want to wear it again and again.” Luly’s couture cocktail gowns start at $2800 and evening gowns start at about $4500 and can go up from there depending on fabric and design. A dress will take about 14 weeks to complete, including all alterations. However, generous sample sales take place about a week before each show in the Fall and Spring, including bridal gowns by different designers.

If you’ve never attended one of Luly Yang’s couture fashion shows, I highly recommend you experience it at least once in your lifetime. You don’t have to be among the rich and famous to appreciate and celebrate this art form; you just have to want to fill the need for beauty in your life. And fill that need Yang does. Luly Yang was inspired by nature’s underwater sea life to give us an unforgettable show creating a total experience for the senses when she presented Ocean, and her bridal collection playfully and elegantly echoes this inspiration.

To experience Yang’s designs first-hand, you can visit her boutique for unique accessories like jewelry, handbags, head pieces, and a fabulous collection of shoes. Visit her online store to shop her knitwear collection and accessories, including her ballet flats inspired by women who walk the cobblestone streets of Europe in practical, stylish city flats.

Move over Vera Wang, there’s a new designer-to-the-stars in town. Of course Vera Wang is here to stay, but the hot name on everyone’s lips right now is Monique Lhuillier. But who is this woman, what are her designs like, and better yet, can you afford them?

Who is Monique Lhuillier?
Born to French, Spanish and Filipino parents, Monique Lhuillier was raised in the Philippines. The combination of her mother’s glamorous style and the extensive traveling of her family had a great impact on Monique and led to her dream of being a fashion designer. She attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and upon graduation, took a job at a small French firm. But it was the process of designing her own wedding to future company co-founder Tom Bugabee that cemented her vision of her future firm. In 1996, she launched her first bridal collection.

What celebrities have worn Monique Lhuillier wedding dresses?
The designer’s dresses are often seen on the red carpet and in editorial spreads in magazines. But Monique Lhuillier wedding dresses have also been seen on more than a few high profile stars. Singer Pink wore an ivory and black Monique Lhuillier gown in order to make “Corey’s heart stop for a second.” Emilie de Ravin of TV’s Lost wore a lacey long gown at her intimate wedding, and Evestar Ali Landry also donned Lhuillier at her top-secret Mexican wedding to director Alejandro Monteverde. She really made a name for herself when she designed two high-profile weddings in a row. Monique Lhuiller designed Christine Baumgartner’s wedding dress for her fall 2004 wedding to Kevin Costner shortly after designing both of Britney Spears’s wedding dresses in her wedding to Kevin Federline. Not only did she make Britney’s long Italian Silk wedding dress, but Britney also chose this designer for the five burgundy silk crepe bridesmaids dresses, her extra-short lace dress post-ceremony, and her mother-of-the-bride and mother-of-the-groom dresses.

But Lhuillier has long been a designer to the stars, and has designed wedding dresses for Natalie Imbruglia, Charlotte Ross, Debbie Matenopoulos, and was chosen by over 300,000 viewers of the Today Show for Nikki Hensley’s wedding dress as part of their “Today Throws a Destination Wedding 2004″ series. She also designed 2004 Emmy gowns for winner Allison Janney, and attendees Jamie-Lynn DiScala, Megan Mullally and Famke Janssen.

What is a Monique Lhuillier wedding dress like?
Her designs are very feminine, and marked by exquisite workmanship and luxurious fabrics. Very few have sleeves, and most are a-line with full dramatic skirts. Her dresses have a modern and stylish feel, while retaining a traditional romantic sentimentality. To get a glimpse of her most recent runway shows and ad campaigns, visit her website.

How much does a Moniquie Lhuillier wedding dress cost?
The high quality of her gowns is reflected in her price tags. The bridal line typically runs from $2,000 to $10,000, with eveningwear slightly less expensive.

Where can I buy a Monique Lhuillier wedding dress?
Her wedding dresses are carried at many small boutiques, as well as most Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Check her website for a full list of stores.

To make a name for yourself in fashion, especially a household name, there’s a lot to learn about timing, trends, egos. Vera Wang has mastered many of those lessons in the 20 years she’s led her own namesake company.

Wang made a list for the Associated Press of 20 nuggets of wisdom she’s gained in her career, not only as her own boss but reaching back to her time competitive ice-skating (she was a contender for the 1968 Olympic team), as a Vogue editor, and as a designer at Ralph Lauren.

She’s still on alert for new tricks and strategies — guess that’s tip No. 21.

1. It’s not just about what you design, it is who you dress.

Wang tackled the red carpet long before she launched her runway collection. She was, however, already making bridal gowns and competition skating costumes, so it wasn’t a huge leap.

“I jumped into celebrity dressing when it was pretty new. There had been a moment of Scaasi with Barbra Streisand and Bob Mackie with Cher, but not in more recent times, so I jumped in with Valentino and Armani, and there was an article in Women’s Wear about how I was dressing Sharon Stone,” Wang says.

Stone’s 1998 Oscar-night combo of a purple skirt by Wang and white button-down shirt was publicity Wang never could have bought. Wang still has a strong awards-show presence, but, she says, it’s tougher now. “Now it’s the fashion Olympics to get people to wear your stuff. … The Oscars are killer.”

2. Timing is everything.

Even though her preference was for sportswear, the opportunity in fashion in the late ’80s-early ’90s was evening wear and bridal because those were big, expensive show-stopping pieces in the spirit of Christian Lacroix. Now, Wang says, in this era of Theory and Topshop, she’d probably do the reverse and start with contemporary, everyday clothes.

3. Luck helps too: It’s better to be lucky than smart.

Sometimes the big break comes from something out of your control. Wang points to Jason Wu, designer of Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown and many more outfits since then. He’s a young talent worthy of all the hype and praise, but there are other still-undiscovered designers who are, too.

“Smart” comes into play when you recognize the lucky break you’ve been handed and make the most of it, Wang says.

4. Nothing is new in fashion; its about how you reinterpret it.

There are only so many ways a garment can be sewn to be functional and flattering, Wang says. The challenge for the designers is to twist it and make it their own.

5. It’s not about the money. It’s about the money — always.

“We creative people don’t like worrying about it, but to be in business today, you have to face the reality of the business climate,” Wang declares. “I’ve redefined my business model constantly.”

Wang’s current partnerships include more affordable lines at Kohl’s and David’s Bridal. Business deals that make sense — and maintain integrity — allow her to let the creative juices continue for her primary collection, which is costly, she says.

6. Relevance is relevant.

Right now, in 2010, women want clothes that move seamlessly within their lifestyle — and budget. If you can’t mix a collection piece with something from a mass retailer, it’ll rarely see the light of day.

“Women don’t run around in ballgowns, I’m sorry to say.”

7. Everyone deserves true fashion at any price.

No matter how much something costs — high or low — it’s an investment on the part of the shopper, and she should be getting something that looks good. Style should be democratic, Wang says.

8. Fragrance is about the most personal thing a person can wear.

“Fragrance makes a statement about who you are,” says Wang. You want to be a girlie girl? There’s a scent for that. Rebel rocker? There’s a scent for that, too. City sophisticate? Check.

“Girls can attain fragrance and incorporate it into their daily lives and not spend a fortune.”

(And the messaging incorporated into fragrance ads really helps define your brand to a larger audience, she adds.)

9. A pair of shoes or boots can create attitude in a second.

You aren’t wearing the same persona in ballet flats as heels, and clunky Uggs create a different aura altogether, says Wang.

10. Fashion is expressive.

Building on the shoe-attitude theory, use accessories to change your outfit depending on your mood, but keep the core pieces classic. Change proportions, wear fine jewelry with T-shirts or a chunky necklace with a gown, she advises. But then keep those pieces and wear them a new way next year.

“Twenty years ago, fashion was all about rules: You wore a pump to a luncheon and a certain Hermes bag. Now it’s about what works for you — be preppy, downtown or Goth, or be all of those on a given day.”

11. In design, all people have is their own barometer to guide them.

Yes, there are larger cultural trends that designers need to be aware of, but Wang says if she isn’t “feeling” a particular colour or silhouette — no matter how popular — it won’t work in her collection. If she doesn’t believe in something, how can she convince others to?

12. “I have spent my entire career styling, dressing and designing only for women. Never underestimate the client.”

Wang says she doesn’t give a thought to what men will think of women wearing her clothes. If the woman feels pretty and sexy, she is pretty and sexy. Winning her over is all that matters.

13. Ready-to-wear: always out of my comfort zone.

The runway is Wang’s chance to show off who she is and her esthetic. (Think artful and dramatic.)

She says: “Designing this is a torturous process. It’s never easy for me, but that’s been good. I always push myself out of my comfort zone. I don’t see a reason to do it if I don’t.”

14. Bridal: conservative, flamboyant — you never know.

The bridal collection has to have much broader appeal and be targeted toward the client’s tastes, Wang says. Most brides aren’t as influenced by fashion trends as they are the vision of the wedding dress they’ve always dreamed of. She considers herself more of a costume designer in the spirit of Edith Head than a tastemaker when it comes to bridal.

15. It takes courage to put yourself out there.

Reviews can be hard to read, she says, because the reviewers are ignoring the bravery it takes on a designer’s part to churn out collection after collection — on a strict schedule — to an often fickle audience. A filmmaker, for example, often can reshoot something or extend a deadline when something isn’t working. A designer doesn’t have that luxury.

16. Dressing athletes is a crazy winning — and losing — sport.

Skating was such an important part of her own life that she gets very emotionally wound up with the skaters she has dressed, including Nancy Kerrigan, Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek, she explains. She wants the clothing to contribute to a performance instead of hamper it, which could happen if things aren’t cut perfectly.

17. You’re not always successful.

“I had to learn to dust myself off and try again. That’s my real story. I went to Vogue and I was not getting the big jobs and then I went to Ralph Lauren. I didn’t feel like there was much more I could do at the time there — and I think that’s given me the opportunity to struggle. You have to struggle to appreciate the successes in your life. It’s not real otherwise.”

18. You are only as good as your team.

No one can do it all, Wang says, herself included. Fashion is not unlike a team sport, where there are a handful of people who get the glory, but it took many to get them where they are.

19. Keep fighting. Don’t sit on your laurels.

If you hang back, even just one season or one awards show, someone else is waiting to take your place, she says.

20. Everyone’s journey/route is different.

Wang says she tries hard not to compare herself to other designers, businesswomen, wives or mothers. Everyone makes choices based on their own situation and no one else will ever fully understand those decisions, she says, they can only second-guess them.

“I’ve tried to create a life for me that is complete. The truth is, everyone’s route is different. It doesn’t mean one is better than the other, they’re just different.”

Vivienne Westwood’s wedding gown was the most talked about couture piece from the Sex And The City movie a couple of years ago. But as glam as that gown was, it isn’t the most interesting bridal dress Westwood makes. Her dramatic, Victorian style has become all the rage among edgier brides, so don’t be surprised to see a lot more of this from other designers in the next year.

Vivienne Westwood is an eccentric British born and bred fashion designer who has been creating outlandish fashion collections for both men and women for many years. Westwood was born in the Derbyshire village of Tintwistle which is located in the centre of England known as the East Midlands. Christened Vivienne Isabel Swire she was the daughter of a green grocer. The family resided in Derby until Vivienne was 17 when they re-located to Harrow, North London.

She decided to study art and fashion at the local college and whilst at college she started to experiment with jewellery, and eventually created her own custom-made pieces that she would take down to London’s famous Portobello market on Saturday’s to sell on a stall. By 1962 she was just 21 and married Derek Westwood, and the following year she gave birth to her first child Ben. Westwood was so comfortable at designing clothes at this stage that she made her own dress for the wedding ceremony.

It was the 1970’s however that was to have the biggest impact on her life and meeting Malcolm McLaren in particular. McLaren was the founder of the “Punk” movement of fashion and music in the UK that had a strong anti-establishment message. He managed the rock group The Sex Pistols and also had a clothing shop on The Kings road in Chelsea. Vivienne started to produce clothing for the shop that was to prove highly popular and led to her designing clothes full-time, the shop is still in her ownership and is home to her Anglomania label.

The fairy Godmother of wedding dresses, Vera Wang, spoke to “The Insider” on Tuesday night about one of her latest headline-making masterpieces–Chelsea Clinton’s stunning gown. The names behind the designer labels stepped away from the drawing board to attend “Fashion’s Night Out: The Show” in Lincoln Center.

Vera said Chelsea and her new husband Marc Mezvinsky are “an incredible couple and I was very proud to [make] the dress. I’ve known her since she was a young girl.”

The fashion industry’s queen bee, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, set out on a mission to make lofty trends accessible to not just the elite few that get the golden ticket to the Fashion Week tent. “We wanted to really get the woman in the street, the man in the street excited about shopping, excited about fashion, and we feel it’s a very democratic event,” she said. “Tonight is a consumer fashion show open to anyone who bought a ticket. It’s not just about the insiders.”

Vera supported this groundbreaking catwalk as well, which features clothing of all different price points, available in stores now. “I also think it brings fashion to where it should be, which is with the arts,” she asserted. “That’s arguable, but to me fashion is an art form. It’s expressive, it’s interactive…”

The event brought out the girly-girl side of model Bar Refaeli. She said, “As a girl, I like to every day get dressed up. Every night there’s a different event, a different party, so I get to wear all kinds of designers and get made up, makeup, hair.”

The brainchild of Vogue, major cities worldwide are hosting Fashion’s Night Out events on Friday, September 10 with special in-store promotions and celebrity appearances. “Project Runway” judge and style maven Michael Kors implied, “I think simplistically, it’s turning shopping and fashion into a holiday. Last year it was more exciting than Halloween.”

Didn’t make it to the runway to catch the action live? No worries. Tune in to CBS on September 14 as the buzzed-about fashion show is broadcast on television.

Beautiful Styles form Amsale Aberra

With a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology and after having a frustrating time finding her own wedding dress for her 1985 wedding, Amsale Aberra, who is today one of the top wedding designers in the world, began her career custom making wedding dresses. A simple stage at first, a mere advertisement in the back of a bridal magazine, however, the orders did begin. And, today Amsale is renown around the world for her quality and craftsmanship.

Many celebrities have taken advantage of Amsale Aberra artistic creations such as Trista Rehn aka the Bachelorette and Alyson Hannigan. Others that have enjoyed her creations include Julia Roberts, Lisa Kudrow, Halle Berry, and Salma Hayek.

Amsale Aberra is noted for a classic yet modern style. From the small advertisement in the back of the bridal magazine, today Amsale Aberra has developed into four lines – Amsale Bridal, Christos, Amsale Evening, and Kenneth Pool all featured in her New York showroom.

Amsale Aberra’s wedding dresses cost between $3000 and $12000 and found at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, and Neiman Marcus.

Beautiful Styles from Alfred Sung

With a background of studies in Paris, Alfred Sung- a Chinese-born Canadian, has become one of the top wedding fashion designers in the world.

With a beautifully tasteful style Alred Sung has created a stunning crafted signature bridal collection that is comprised of silhouettes from classic elegance to romantic bridal gown. Materials include silk essence chiffons, Angel Tulle, chiffons, and organzas. The gowns are absolutely stunning and can be found at many bridal boutiques.

Beautiful Styles from Vera Wang

With a past of sixteen years at Vogue as Senior Fashion director, and a period with Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, set into the bridal industry creating her own fashions. And, beautiful at that.

In 1990 she opened a luxury salon, showcasing her bridal collection. Quickly, the world took notice and Vera Lang was on top in the bridal industry.

Today Vera Wang has expanded her brand to include jewelry, shoes, eyewear, fragrance and a home collection with Wedgewood. All marked with her elegant and sophisticated style. Most of her dresses range from $2000 to $7000 and can be found at upscale bridal salons, and department stores including Neiman Marcus, Barney’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Little in this world is as glamorous and elegant as a celebrity’s wedding dress. There is a reason that top fashion experts and popular wedding dress designers fight their hardest for the chance to have their product lines modeled by the lofty, well-known individuals that we all look up to. A celebrity does as much for the elegance and want of the design as the flowing cloth of the dress does for the celebrity.

Monique Lhuillier is one of the companies that has had the privilege of dressing some of the most popular starlets of our time. Wherever the royal red carpet is rolled out, chances are, one of Monique Lhuillier’s designs can be found there. Rock and Roll bad girl Pink dawned an ivory white and black gown, Lost actress Emilie de Ravin wore a beautiful lacy and elegant long gown and both of Britney Spears’s dresses were designed by Monique Lhuillier.

In her wedding to Kevin Federline, Britney Spears also requested that her five burgundy bridesmaids dressed also be tailored by Lhuillier. Shortly after creating both of Britney’s dresses, bridesmaids gowns, and both the bride’s and groom’s mothers dresses, Monique Lhuillier also designed Christine Baumgartner’s gown for her wedding in 2004 to actor Kevin Costner.

Another famous designer to the stars is a company that specializes in evening wear and an old but modern look to their designs. Badgley Mischka is a frequent request of not only celebrity weddings but also formal dress for the Oscars. Madonna and Calista Flockhart have often been dressed in Mischka’s finest styles and these elegant designs have even been graced by the Bush twins’ gowns for the Inaugural Ball.

For decades Badgley Mischka has been a leader in celebrity dress. Their beautifully beaded embroidery and traditional 1940’s mixed with the flamboyance of today’s styles have also been provided to actresses such as Trista Rehn, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tori Spelling and Carmen Electra.

Our final stylish focus of the day is the fabulous and intricate designs of one; Vera Wang. Opening their luxurious business in the 1990’s, their first fashion show was made exclusively of their wedding collection.

Perhaps the most well-known wearer of her designs is Jenifer Lopez. However, she is hardly the only one to wear the elegance of a Vera Wang dress. Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, Holly Hunter, Sharon Stone, Karenna Gore and the extravagant Uma Thurman have all been clients of a beautiful and custom made dress of Vera Wang.