Showing posts with label colored wedding gowns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colored wedding gowns. Show all posts

Albert Andrada's Couleurs Royale Dress Collection

Photography by Ritchie Tongo / Source: Yahoo! Philippines

Meet Albert Andrada, designer extraordinaire who first made waves abroad and is now in Manila with a vengeance. According to Yahoo! Philippines, he closed the fashion show during The Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2014 and showcased a collection filled with royal-worthy pieces.

Here are some of my faves that I think are fit for a Rebellious Queen such as yourselves ;)

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The Year of Color

Gown by Stella de Libero / As Seen on Wedding Inspirasi
Three years ago when we created our blog, one of our first few posts already rallied to go for colored gowns. To be more specific, we entitled the entry "Anti-White" and it was our 9th post in the blog. This has always been one of our "propaganda movements." 

 Over the past few years since that post, we've been so overjoyed to see the same battle cry from fashion heavyweights the likes of Vera Wang. So when the folks over at Simply Bridal shared with us their 2014 Fearless Forecast, we couldn't be happier. According to Simply Bridal, they predict that 2014 is DEFINITELY the year for colored gowns. So in support of their forecast, we've scoured the web to also give you sample gowns based on their forecast. Enjoy! :)

 Simply Bridal says: 2014 is the year of going against the grain with weddings, especially when it comes to color! Instead of traditional white wedding gowns, brides will select colored gowns to show off their unique style and personality. Here's some of the hottest hues for wedding dresses and what they say about you:
CAYENNE
Source: Pinterest
"You believe that life should always be romantic, and have a sweet sense of innocence" 

PLACID BLUE
Gown by Carolina Herrera
"You have a need to express your hopes and dreams, no matter how idealistic they are."

SAND
Gown by Vera Wang
"You are steady in your ways and persistent, with a very strong need for security."

HEMLOCK
"Seafoam" by Jenny Packam
"You are sensible, respectable, and love freedom. 
Those around you love your carefree attitude."

RADIANT ORCHID
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Bridal Spring 2014 - Rebellious Honorable Mention: Romona Keveza (Part 4 of 5)


http://www.wwd.com/runway/bridal-spring-2014
Probably the only Bridal Spring 2014 collection that fully celebrated color this season was Romona Keveza that's why this is one of my two most favorite collections from this showcase.


I have to admit that I wasn't familiar with the designer's work 'till now. But this really took my breath away. The collection was so rich in vivid colors and you can barely see the usual lace or breadwork typical of bridal wear but it really works just as dramatically and beautifully.


This collection is perfect for the Rebellious Bride who is womanly and comfortable in her skin in every sense of the word. 

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Random Rebellion #35

Straight from my nap, I grab my Blackberry to read some tweets and saw this from Madge--I literally thought I might still be dreaming. Our fearless 2013 forecast on the 'Rogue' phenomenon is official. Thank you God for VELUZ :)

Instagram Photo by Madge Lejano
Who is this mysterious Rebel Bride in red? We want to shake your hand and salute you! Slow clap. Sniff. 

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Anti-White Inspirations

Here in Rebellious Brides, we've pretty much established that we are pro colored bridal gowns. We stumbled upon the site vitostudio.com which offers Filipino designer pieces positioned to be marketed globally and we are loving the anti-white pieces we've seen in the site! 

Here are some of my favorites!



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Claire Pettibone - An Earthly Paradise


  "Sapphire sea, an endless blue sky, the scent of sweet flowers drifting on the breeze, and a girl dreaming of her lover. Dutch born Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema painted scenes of languid beauties reminiscent of Roman deities, but his subjects are unmistakably human. Caught in a moment of relaxation or idle daydream…we can almost feel the cool marble and the warm Mediterranean sunlight. Elements of precious embellishment, sun drenched color and effortless luxury set the stage for our modern goddesses."  -- ClairePettibone.Com


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The Little WHITE LIE

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"Years after your wedding, you will look back and will laugh at how you ridiculously wore a red dress." 
-- The harsh, mean words said by an aunt to a bride, translated in English

 A rebellious bride shared with us of her upcoming beautiful wedding. She excitedly showed her pegs--how she wanted a picnic organic wedding. Everyone will be in all-white, there will be white lily chairs, set against the backdrop of a beautiful ancestral white house. The twist was that she wanted to wear a short red dress and her fiancee wanted to be in shorts. Their parents were surprisingly, in full support. The bride's mom, was even defending her daughter to those who doubted her choices--that as long as her daughter was in the right, as long as they loved one another, and as long as she was getting the wedding she wanted then she couldn't ask for more. But there was a catch. The bride couldn't 100% enjoy her wedding preps because her aunt was totally against her wearing a red dress. The aunt was so against it that she even did the unthinkable--she declined to be the couple's godmother when she found out about the red dress, and even went as far as to say the mean words quoted above among other unsolicited comments insinuating that this was a sinful decision that God will not approve of. 

What I don't understand is why a person would exert so much effort to burst a person's bubble. A bride's wedding to be exact. And why do we do this? WHY? Knowing that a person can get hurt. Knowing that words can stab.

So to all the brides out there who are toying with the idea of colored gowns but are afraid of the potential bullying you might go through, we present you with two options. First option is to let it go. You cannot please everybody! As long as you are happy, learn to tune out these nasty words and channel your energy to the happy wedding preps. Second option is to FIGHT BACK WITH FACTS. What do we mean by this? They say that White is the traditional bridal color right? Well, what if we tell you THAT'S NOT TRUE.

Yes, you read that right. White gowns actually just started as a TREND whereas colored bridal gowns were the real norm. What happened was, a Queen wanted to "go against the flow" and wore white to her wedding, then some bloke created a mean poem about gown colors, while another bloke invented a symbolism for white gowns, then Coco Chanel made a short bridal gown in white then BOOM! White became the new tradition and colored gowns became a mockery. So if you want to fight back, tell your aunt or whoever that you are actually following the REAL tradition! Because colored bridal gowns WERE the real tradition back then. 

Do you think we are making this up? Here's a little bit of History:

The History of the White Wedding Dress

by Kelsey McIntyre, Guest writer
lifted from:  http://www.fromtimespast.com/wedding.htm

White was not the usual color for bridal gowns
 White has long been accepted as the traditional color of the wedding dress, but wedding gowns were not always white. The marriage of Queen Victoria to her cousin Albert of Saxe- Coburg in 1840 has had more influence on weddings than any other. Queen Victoria put the wheels in motion by marrying in white.  
 Though brides continued to wed in gowns of different colors, white was now set as the color of choice for weddings and has continued ever since. In Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1849, this statement was printed: “ Custom has decided, from the earliest ages, that white is the most fitting hue, whatever may be the material. It is an emblem of the purity and innocence of girlhood, and the unsullied heart she now yields to the chosen one.”
There is an old poem about how the color of your wedding dress will influence your future:  

“Married in white, you will have chosen all right. Married in grey , you will go far away. Married in black, you will wish yourself back. Married in red, you’ll wish yourself dead. Married in blue, you will always be true. Married in pearl, you’ll live in a whirl. Married in green, ashamed to be seen, Married in yellow, ashamed of the fellow. Married in brown, you’ll live out of town. Married in pink, your spirits will sink.”  (Sidenote: Imagine the power of mean words at work here. Someone thought of a mean poem and here we are today. Struggling with our decisions for wearing a bloody colored gown!!!! )


The Industrial Revolution also brought about change. By the 1890’s and the arrival of the department store, almost every woman could realize her dream of being married in a “new” wedding dress. The white dress was gaining popularity and in 1890, Ladies Home Journal wrote: “That from times immemorial the bride’s gown has been white”. Although this statement was NOT true, it shows how deeply accepted it was that a wedding gown be white. Although white was popular, some brides, especially the frontier brides, wore dresses that were more practical and could be worn after the wedding. As wedding dresses closely resembled the fashions of the time, only a little alteration was needed for the dress to be perfect to wear again.

Chanel 1920s short bridal gowns
 Edwardian brides took the traditions of their Victorian ancestors to new extremes. Fashions became more extravagant as the decade progressed, but came to a screeching halt with the outbreak of WWI. Styles became simpler, and also reflected the changing role of women in society with hems getting shorter and the disposing of tightly laced corsets. Coco Chanel was a powerful force behind the change in women's’ fashions, and was the one who officially introduced the short wedding dress in the 1920’s. It was a white knee length dress worn with a long train. This cemented white as the universal color of the wedding dress.

The fact of the matter is, white was not the traditional bridal color. But society was able to 'manipulate' us into thinking this because of Queen Elizabeth, Godey's Lady's Book, a stupid Anonymous Poem, the department stores from the Industrial Revolution, the Ladies Home Journal, and of course Coco Chanel. And so was White really the tradition? It most certainly was not. It's not even driven by religion. It was driven by a TREND. The moral of the story? Let's be inquisitive ladies. And if our ideas are being mocked, play "FACTS" with even more groundbreaking FACTS. For more information, CLICK HERE

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Monique Lhuillier Spring 2013

Photos by Getty Images
For someone who adores all the shades of blue...most especially the aquas and the turquoises of this world, for someone who just absolutely loves to marvel at the sea, seeing the breathtaking Lhuillier gowns from her Spring 2013 collection is just pure bliss. 

 Taking inspiration from water, mermaids, and sea life forms, there's not a doubt in my mind that Lhuillier's gowns are perfect for your anti-white bridal look. 

 So make us proud and go beyond the traditional white. Enjoy the photos!





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Anti-White Gowns for Less

"Dear RB, I've heard of brides that had their gowns made in Divisoria and this sounds appealing to me because I don't think it's practical to spend on the gown but I don't have the time to go through all that trouble. Do you have other suggestions on where I can buy a wedding gown? I want something that costs reasonably without sacrificing quality. Definitely nothing in the six figures! Help!" -- Yvette

Bluefly.com is ALWAYS on sale!
Monique Lhuillier gowns are available at Nordstrom Rack
From Rebellious Bride Kai: 

Dear Yvette, I am all for buying RTW gowns. In fact, my absolute favorite is going through Rustan's selection of Tadashi Shoji gowns. Here's a trick: wait for Rustan's to go on sale! 

However, if you simply don't have the time to wait for a sale, there are two websites that I HIGHLY recommend: Bluefly and Nordstrom Rack-- they have a great selection, and their sale prices are out of this world!

 I also just recently discovered that Nordstrom Rack carries Monique Lhuillier gowns. In my recent trip to the States, I was able to buy a Lhuillier gown for FIFTY DOLLARS -- that's Two Thousand freakin' pesos!!! Amazing! *The picture on your right is the same Monique gown I bought for only fifty dollars! 

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Round 3 Vegas Gown

All Photos are by Nelwin Uy unless labeled otherwise
I'd like to dedicate a blog feature just for my Vegas gown. It's a very simple gown but I thought it needed its own "airtime" because it was naturally outshined the first time it was worn. That's right folks, you read it right. This gown has been worn before---and I didn't mind wearing a "recycled" gown for the Vegas wedding.

Rebellious Bunch designer Hindy Weber Tantoco and I had a different "grand Vegas plan" for the third wedding. We were initially dreaming of creating a navy blue & gold outfit for me but when my husband got into an accident last December (which explains why he is sporting a "robotic" shoe as his wedding shoes), I didn't think it was appropriate to indulge on a new gown just for Vegas. So in truth, we had our doubts if this gown will work for Vegas. After all, it was meant to be worn as a beach outfit. But heck, when was I ever afraid to reinvent the rules right? A Rebellious Bride makes it work, whatever circumstance or challenge is thrown her way! :)

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Rebellious Bride Karen's Pink Gown

Photos by Jay Jay Lucas
"I think nowadays brides are getting pressured to be different, they spend a ton of money to be different, but for me being rebellious is an attitude, you just can't buy that." 
 -- Bridal Gown Designer Christine Caspe-Lam

In the rarest of occasions, we are featuring an anti-white gown as shared with us by the designer herself--and it's always interesting to know the point-of-view of the wedding partner as opposed to the couple or the bride. SPEAKING of the bride, Rebellious Bride Karen Leslie Dy wanted a pink gown--never mind if people commented "is the bride celebrating her debut"--No offense but are YOU the bride or the groom to even comment like that? WHAT IS IT TO YOU? What will you have gained knowing that a comment like that can intentionally sting? If the bride wants it in her heart, who are we to even comment otherwise? And Bridal Gown Designer Christine Caspe-Lam was just the right wedding partner for the job. She was eager for something new to land on her lap, and she was supportive.

Read on to know more about the gown, the bride, and the design! :)

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Vera Wang goes Rebelliously Black

Special thanks to our reader, and twitter follower Candy for the tweet tip :)
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We have a cause for celebration today. Guess what? Vera Wang shows off her black bridal gowns for 2012's Bridal Season! 

Lifted from Racked.Com


We love that Vera Wang is putting it out there that there is nothing wrong with being a Rebellious Bride. She fought for it in her previous fashion shows (visit our Anti-White blog) and she's still putting a good fight. And we love her for it. 


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Anti-White

(DISCLAIMER: The title is not meant to be a derogatory term)

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When J Lucas Reyes saw me during our Brunch shoot, 5 hours before our second wedding, he took one look at my pink gown and said "Crazy. You're so anti-wedding!"


Left - My Bridal Gown for our First Wedding in Boracay, by Hindy Weber Tantoco (Photo by Mango Red)
Right - My Bridal Gown for our Second Wedding in Manila, by Tadashi Shoji (Photo by J Lucas Reyes)

Even before my first wedding in Boracay, I already knew that I was not going to be destined for a white wedding gown. There was one time in college, when out of curiosity I bought a wedding magazine and my friends and I looked at every page, and I announced to them, I won't wear white when my time comes. My friends tried to convince me otherwise. They said, it's the only chance you'll ever get to wear a white gown! My only thought balloon was, was wearing a white gown a milestone in life? Because from what I could recall, you already had to wear a white gown during baptism, and a white dress during your first communion--isn't that enough?!?!?

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