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puff at the shoulder are gottd accents for large-size gowns, Marszalec says. “The simpler, 1 think, for the large girl, the better, because I think it slenderizes her, gives her height.”
V-necklines are good because they break up the gown’s top, she suggests, and a modified sahnna neckline can modify a heavy hustline.
Tall, well-proportioned brides can wear almost anything, Marzalec says.
H /re says she. fitted a bride as tall as 6 feet 2 inches, tor whom wide lace added to the gown's hem created the correct length. It the tall bride orders tar in advance of the wedding, Hvre says, some styles are available with extra length. Many companies require exact measurements it the dress features heavy headwork on the skirt.
Here, '.ns the. largest size 'he has fitted, is a 42, and the smallest, a size ? which had to be taken down two additional sizes. The petite bride, whose waist measured approximately 1 i inches, wore a tea-length gown with a ruffled, otf-the-shoulder neckline and a peaked want, ''he accented the gown with el bow-length gln\e-. il\rc',us.
I he heavy -set bride, w h. > 'ti >od ' teel 4 inches tall, wore a hoi .pe t dre" , ,j, >rg.in:a w ith i a ng tram and sheer sleeves.
L.iec adorned the iress tmm the want t. the ehd ot the 'kirt. A wedding band , ' Hat and long-line bra helped cainoutlage her heavy hustline.
3 in 5 pick the soUtaire
More than 75 percent ot American brides choose tor their engagement ring the diamond solitaire, a round stone set in six prongs ot white gold on a gold hand.
Why? Because it retracts light better than other shapes and thus is more brilliant.
Next in popularity are the marquise diamond (elliptical with pointed ends) and the pear-shape style. (CNS)
44.5%