Since Elie Saab launched its bridal range last season, a salon within the Paris flagship has been dedicated to the wedding dresses. With its haute couture-like aura, the sleek and tasteful suite feels far more elevated than the usual shopping experience and will make any bride-to-be feel like a VIP. But if appointments in Paris are not an option, the dresses will feel just as true to the sumptuous Saab spirit in any other retail setting. The tight collection of 10 styles will speak to several personality types, from the princess bride seeking the sweetheart bodice with embroidered flowers that tumble down an ethereal tulle skirt to the uptown modernist who will gravitate towards the delicately pleated mousseline halter gown with strong waist emphasis and a detachable cape.
Indeed, Saab has interpreted the I-do-to-dance-floor, convertible trend in a number of ways, but mainly by showing overskirts like updated panniers that can be unbelted to reveal the type of body contoured number his muses might wear on the red carpet (see also: the winterized sheepskin cocoon cape with paper snowflake-style cut-outs, or the mink bolero with an insert of lace and floral appliqués). Otherwise, the guipure gown that appears traditional and covered-up from the front only to, voilá, reveal expanses of nude tulle down the back certainly expresses two versions of romantic in one.
