to think Vera Wang has gone off the boil with her wedding dresses?

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Maybe I’m getting old and grumpy but Vera, what’s going on?

www.verawang.com/bridal-collection/fall-2019/?country=United%20Kingdom&id=23438

I’ve always assumed that these are like many catwalk items - ridiculous and wholly impractical but a signal as to what the prevailing trends are going to be. So these -hardly anyone will wear - but the look will be transformed into something more palatable by whoever is making more ‘bulk’ wedding dresses now (don’t know who that is, was Maggie and Ian Stuart in my day).

Ooh very fairytale-esque. I like them but agree they don't look traditionally wedding-y.

Do bear in mind that these dresses are for fashionable good looking people with expensive weddings.

I think you have to deconstruct the styling. Once you’ve taken away the very pale slight model and over elaborate veils they are generally more wearable. I don’t think the visible seams/corset look but if I was 24 and having an outdoor wedding somewhere beautiful it might fit my plans.

Love the dresses.

Too bad I have no use for them whatsoever.

They look like they’ve been dipped in old tea bag water to become that colour.

Some of them are very pretty, most are god awful.

Crikey that gives "Away with the fairies" a whole new meaning. But more Summer in the Woodland than Winter wedding

Holy fuck those models need a good feed.

It all looks a bit 'Miss Haversham' to me. All you need are the cobwebs

Omg, they are DISGUSTING!!!

The blue one's just a decorated negligee. You could get similar from a lingerie department.

I hate the bustier style one, too lingerie like and revealing, but really love many of those. So beautiful.

Theyre not to my taste but they are fashionable and following the current Victorian/Romantic/Fairytale trend that’s around at the moment.

Look at the success of the zara nightie dress and ruffles and lace on everything generally.

It is hard to see this though when you think back to her beautiful earlier collections.

Arf! at Miss Haversham!

Actually, even Vogue ‘commented’ this season. Apparently, it’s all (the wedding dresses and her regular lines) supposed to be inspired by Louis XIV. But like Vogue said, “The Sun King isn’t trending this season; she’s out on her own this trip.” Sure, you can read it as meaning that other designers are doing something different but I’m definitely reading it, “No one can fucking stand this shoulder-pouffy shite.” It’s interesting when you can tell by Vogue’s writing they aren’t a big fan either: www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2019-ready-to-wear/vera-wang

Oh wow a lot going on there, but isn’t a lot of high end couture like that?

I thought we were moving away from such thin models?
Is this high fashion?
It's not something I keep track of but I was quite surprised how very thin they were

I think they're gorgeous. There is space for all styles in the bridal marketplace. If no one liked her dresses she'd be out of business..

I like a lot of them, but I wouldn't wear them for a wedding, winter or summer.
Now, if I were a fantasy film maker and was looking for costumes, they'd probably fit in really well.
The blue one in the photo does absolutely scream 'nightie' to me, however!

I think many of them are beautiful, particularly the one with the red belt (I'm guessing most brides would ditch the red for ivory or similar).

I don’t hate MOST of them, but these tall, skinny fairies are also all standing on boxes.... What do they look like when they stand on the ground?

It's normal for high-end labels to have some weird pieces, isn't it? They have to catch some editorial press.

I think the dresses are quite fun but I wish she wouldn’t use models that look like they’re about to keel over from starvation.

They’re awful. I can’t for the life of me grasp why they’d be less awful at an “expensive” wedding!!

The one that looks like a disembodied head stuck on some "tuile creation" is a look that even the model doesn't carry off. But also most of these might do for a "high fashion event" but not one that you might invite you Gran or Aunties to.