Your Exclusive First Look at the Soon-to-Be-Unveiled Spring 2016 Bridal Collections
If Bridal Market had a Pinterest board, we're pretty sure it would look like this.
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The latest presentations kick off on April 15 in New York. While designers keep their collections under lock and key until moments before the models hit the runway, some of the industry's top names gave us a glimpse at what they have planned for this season. They shared a sketch or a piece of their mood board, along with the inspiration behind what we'll see at their runway shows. Here, a sneak peek from Carolina Herrera, Monique Lhuillier, Jenny Packham, and more.
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Carolina Herrera
The Inspiration: "Jasmine." —Carolina Herrera
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Ines Di Santo
The Inspiration: "This season I am drawn to lace; its delicacy, femininity, and ability to transform a gown is always inspiring to me." —Ines Di Santo
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Marchesa
The Inspiration: "Romantic blooms." —Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, cofounders, Marchesa
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Pamella Roland
The Inspiration: "Abstract embellishments capture the glimmer and luminescent quality of artist Dale Chihuly's glass works." —Pamella Roland
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Badgley Mischka
The Inspiration: "We have many friends and family brides in our near future; our spring 2016 gowns are how we see them walking down the aisle—a balance of vintage elegance and modern ease." —Mark Badgley and James Mischka, designers, Badgley Mischka
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Jenny Packham
The Inspiration: "A Midsummer Night's Dream." —Jenny Packham
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Angel Sanchez
The Inspiration: "Lightness." —Angel Sanchez
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Honor for Stone Fox Bride
The Inspiration: "The Honor for Stone Fox Bride girl is a wild-hearted punk rock romantic—equal parts demure and wild, romantic and unruly, pristine and undone. A rebel, a doer, a poet, a dreamer … with the world at her fingers and her arms full of flowers." —Giovanna Randall, designer, Honor
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Reem Acra
The Inspiration: "Passion of a creator." —Reem Acra
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Monique Lhuillier
The Inspiration: "Fantasy and sensuality." —Monique Lhuillier
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J.Mendel
The Inspiration: "Serene, light, delicate, refined." —Gilles Mendel, designer, J.Mendel
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Truly Zac Posen
The Inspiration: "The bonded lace is a special technique that combines traditional lace with modern technology to create a light and airy effect. The back train of this skirt was inspired by the grandeur of haute couture." —Zac Posen
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Romona Keveza
The Inspiration: "With the recent opening of my flagship boutique at the penthouse of Manhattan's iconic Rockefeller Plaza, I delved into the center's archive and discovered lost photographs of the secret rooftop gardens. I was mesmerized by the images." —Romona Keveza
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Lela Rose
The Inspiration: "Enchanting and whimsical." —Lela Rose
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Hayley Paige
The Inspiration: "Gumption through geometric influences and vulnerability in romantic surfaces." —Hayley Paige
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Temperley London
The Inspiration: "Enchanted." —Alice Temperley, designer, Temperley London
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Naeem Khan
The Inspiration: "Classic couture." —Naeem Khan
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Alvina Valenta
The Inspiration: "The Luminaries." —Jessica Williams, designer, Alvina Valenta
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Rivini
The Inspiration: "Dawn breaks and rays of diffused light seep through my window. This image plays on in my mind's eye. Like Turner, the painter of light, I want to re-create this with lush layers of transparent fabrics, diffusing the body beneath—seeing, but not seeing, an illusion of form, delicate and light." —Rita Vinieris, designer, Rivini
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Mira Zwillinger
The Inspiration: "Stardust." —Mira Zwillinger
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Amsale
The Inspiration: "Effortless silhouettes and modestly bare." —Amsale Aberra, designer, Amsale
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Houghton Bride
The Inspiration: "The light and airy aesthetic of a Gypsy Bohemian bride." —Katherine Polk, designer, Houghton Bride
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Claire Pettibone
The Inspiration: "The endless land absorbs our dreams, and the sheltering sky embraces the dreamers with its wide blue arms. You and I are like the tawny hawks sailing over our heads, making slow shadows on the grass." —Claire Pettibone
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Celestina Agostino
The Inspiration: "Fluid dresses with flowing lines, sprinkled with small touches of lingerie." —Celestina Agostino
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Elizabeth Fillmore
The Inspiration: "Transparent visions of poetic drama played against the earthly angels of soft sophistication and light." —Elizabeth Fillmore