Fall 2008 Bridal Collections by Silhouette

Browse through the Fall 2008 Bridal Collections and find the perfect dress for your body type. Choose your favorite silhouettes from the list below.

• Gowns by silhouette are broken into categories based on the designer's name
• Trumpet: A-G
• Trumpet: H-N
• Trumpet: O-S
• Trumpet: T-Z
• A-Line: A-G
• A-Line: H-N
• A-Line: O-S
• A-Line: T-Z
• Ball Gowns: A-G
• Ball Gowns: H-N
• Ball Gowns: O-S
• Ball Gowns: T-Z
• Empire: A-G
• Empire: H-N
• Empire: O-Z
• Sheath: A-G
• Sheath: H-N
• Sheath: O-S
• Sheath: T-Z

Trumpet: Glamourous 1940s movie stars come to mind in this style that hugs curves and then flares out at the bottom of the skirt in a trumpet shape. This silhouette is also labeled as mermaid by some designers.

A-Line: The straight lines of modern geometry inspired the classic A-line dress. It first came into fashion in the late 1950s and, as its name suggests, forms a triangular A shape with a narrow bodice and a wide skirt.

Ball Gowns: The full-skirted bridal gown swept into fashion with Queen Victoria's wedding in 1840 and remains the favorite romantic silhouette.

Empire: Youthful and elegant, the high-waisted empire dress came into fashion in 1800, just after the French Revolution. Napoleon's wife Josephine popularized the neoclassical style.

Sheath: The sheath was the style worn by Marilyn Monroe in the days when darts and seams -- instead of today's stretch fabrics -- were used to create a curvaceous silhouette.