Wedding Dress Glossary

Selecting weddingdress of your mind is not difficult actually,and there have many kinds ofwedding dresses for you select,learn about the terminology is important whichis can help you select and choose wedding dress that suitable for your shape.Youcan use categories or alphabetically to seek out the terminology.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

A-line(Princess) Thecross-front is fair and become bigger to the full hem thinly, in a general way which is assemble the back train. 

Anklelength Amlost without embody theankles, while has a little short than the floor.

B

Ball gown The dress is natural,loosewaitline and rich.

Basquewaistline Thewaist is thin and long and about two inches lower the natural waist. It ispossible decease before a point center.

Bateauneckline The neckline is a straight linearround the shoulders, perhaps or perhaps not expose the shoulders, which was embellished with lace.

Bell sleeveThe top is narrow and thesleeve is normal sizes,in its bottom of flame sleeve edge is looks like a bell.

C

Cap sleevesThis is perhaps just coverthe top arm of short,arrange sleeve and the lace.

 Cathedraltrain A fullextengding from the waist of two and a half yards.

 Chapeltrain Thewaist is reduced about two yards.The skirt of the waist is round and willbecome a  whole circle bottom .
CocktailLength The skirt is design forboldfaced bride shich end up the mid-legs and protect the surprising element.

D

Detachable train The wedding dress is usually all on the top, make the hooks combinationwith velcro.

 Drop Waist The waist is good and can increasethe height and there has three to five inches waist lower the natural waist.

E

Empire Waist The outline of an Empire is to design a high-waist clothes for women, theancient and loose skirt is assemble the chest and skip the body approximately.

F

Floorlength The fallbottom from the floor has one half or one and one half.

H

Halter top It was fastend the back of theneck, if fall down will become a V-front and will look  bare.

 High CollarThe high collar can stretch the neck length. The center it’s not suitable infront ofthis Asian traditional dress.  

Hi-Lo During the rest time, thechangeble characters of the hi-lo is in front or hi-lo in the back. This isreally to search a welcoming beidesmaids.

J

Jewel The neckline is round and it’s a natural collar, and generally not bordered the lace.

 Juliet The skirt has long sleeve andreaches the lower part of the arm,the short puff is at the shoulders.Someway,it is very Shakespearean and the dress with many characters is shown.

K

Knee LengthThere has another skirt is for bridesmaids orthe provisional bride, the skirtlength is only below the knee.

 KeyholeNeckline The keyhole neckline issimilar to halter necklines, while the converging diagonal lines is in beforethe neck,become a "keyhole". Generally speaking, the neckline provide a centre borec and commomly just below thecollar bones. These necklines is unique.

L

Long/IllusionThe gown with long sleeves isn’t popular than the past, but it is a illusionsleeves, it is a completely pure skirt, which is make you were covered evevthough you can’t see it.

M

Mermaid skirt Flares is at theknee or below the knee.

N

Naturalwaistline The bodice and skirt of the gown is use the natural waist.

O

Off theShoulder This neckline is below theshoulders, the straps is cover the part of the upper arm. Embody your beautifulcollarbone and shoulders.

one-shoulderThe neckline is cut across the body, generally is across the other armshoulders.

P

Panel Train There has about one inch of the simple and sole skirt isact as the role of train. It is provide for the court or church, because it canoften unpicked and washed.

Patel The skikt sleeve is short and strtch the arm, which iscalled a tulip sleeve.

 Portraitneckline The wraps is around the shoulders and make the neck looksvery bare.

R

Raisedwaistline The natural waistline isincreased about one inch.

Royal trainThe train length is long andfrom the waist stretch over three yards.

S

Scoopneckline Theneckline is round and lower, the bust line is lower the shoulders.

 Sheath This is a straight fitted gown, and the length is nearly close totheand the length is nearly close to the floor. It is can match the train.

 Squareneckline Theneckline is a half-square or rectangleshape.

Strapless The style of the skirt without traps and sleeves. Many religious placesisn’t allow to wear like that, you can buy a appreciate jacket to match.It isalso named as bra or straitjacket.

StraplessSweetheart Neckline The neckline is low and the shape like a half of heart.It is stretch thebody and the neck length.
Sweep trainJust longer than the train.

Sweetheart neckline The neckline is openning and the line has two inches from the shoulders,theshape is like a heat.

T

Tea length The edge is beyond the ankleseveral inches.
T-shirt The skirt length is reaches the elbowand this style is returning in greatly extent in the modern world.This issuitable for the elegant bride wear for it’s covered.

 Train  The trail of the gown is behind the bride.

V

V-neck The neckline is a deep V and extending the neckline andthe bust line.

W

Waistline Thepoint of the bodice and the skirt is hold together.
WatteauTrain The train of the gown is atached on the shoulders not at thewaist.