Foxy Fifties!

While watching Good Morning America's Bridal segment this morning I couldn't help but notice the style of this years wedding gowns. We are going back to the 50's. Could it be that the Mad Men hit is creeping to our everyday style to include weddings. YES!! I love this style. I have been saying for about a year now, that we are reverting back to basics. The local butcher is coming back, farmers markets are huge and stay at home moms are making casseroles instead of ordering take-out. The trend in weddings lately has been the destination wedding - it really does save money. But, there is also the cocktail reception allowing brides to thumb their nose at gala events. I loved to see the cocktail length wedding dress and it brought back memories of when war brides would go into city hall to take their vows. They would be decked out in these fantastic suits, grand corsages and netted pillbox hats. What a classic look! I also noticed that the ballgowns were very similar to those coverlets your grandmother had on her bed. When I was a child, I would follow those soft zig-zag lines with my finger until I drifted off to sleep. While I am sure you don't want to look like you're wearing the old blanket from the hall closet - it really did look soft and gave great texture to the look. Are the 50's coming back, maybe. Am I worried? Absolutely not - that was the era where a woman looked like a woman - curvacious, feminine and delicious! Classic Femme - is there any other way to be on your wedding day?