Wedding Gown Designers
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There are so many wonderful wedding dress designers to choose from. Each designer, with their own unique style and approach. Some are renowned for flattering the female form, others for the intricate beading or cutting edge styles. Savvy Brides has set out a guide to some of the world and Australia's best designers.
Oscar De La Renta
Oscar is one of the biggest and best names in bridal wear. He is renowned for his high quality gowns and excellent workmanship. He is continually pushing the boundaries with his avant-garde fashion. Often his gowns are characterised by full and flowing skirts and a very feminine style.
Vera Wang
Vera Wang is arguably the best known designer in the bridal industry. A number of her gowns have been worn by high profile celebrities. Most recently Chelsea Clinton, Ivanka Trump and Hilary Duff wore her designs on their wedding days. Each year she releases a new and exciting range that have caused her to stay at the top of this highly competitive industry. She hails from New York and first put her very bold mark on the bridal industry in 1990
Jenny Packham
This UK designer is without a doubt one of the best in the biz. Her dresses often look more like red carpet fashion gowns than traditional wedding dresses. Her gowns are often heavily embellished, slinky and low cut, although she has many other gorgeous styles. She has also dressed a number of celebrities including Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and Debra Messing
Monique Lhuillier
Monique started designing clothes at the tender age of 11 in the Philippines. Now she is one of the best wedding dress designers in the world! Her dresses are modern yet romantic at the same time. She is known for the beautiful fabrics and high quality lace. Her designs are very flattering and are very popular with brides.
Manuel Mota
Mota is one of the best known designers in the Pronovias group. Mota’s recent collections for Pronovias have been a very big hit with interesting necklines with a number of one shoulder designs and the use chiffon and silk flowers.
Rhonda Hemmingway
Rhonda is recognised as one of the best bridal couturiers in the country. She has an amazing way of flattering the female body. She has designed wedding gowns for a number of high profile Australian celebrities and won top awards for her design skills.
Helen English
Helen is one of Sydney’s best bridal designers. Her designs are fresh and modern and often incorporate beading and embellishments.
Steven Khalil
Steven creates gowns that resemble artworks with amazing attention to detail, lace, tulle, beading and embellishments. His designs are so elegant and manage to put a modern slant on classic styles. His gowns are generally recognised by the flowing skirts and feminine style. He has designed gowns for some top Australian celebrities like Kate Ritchie and are often worn by stars on the red carpet.
Collette Dinnigan
Collette opened her first Australian store in 1992. She is a major Australian fashion icon and has dressed the likes of Naomi Watts, Halle Berry, Elle McPherson and Angelina Jolie. Her wedding gowns are innovative and stylish. Each season she continues to wow the bridal industry with her stunning designs!
