Color Accented Plus Size Wedding Dresses
The bride almost always wears white on the big day, but accent colors are very important too. Color accented plus size wedding dresses are excellent choices for curvy brides to be. Color is a great way to emphasize and showcase your best features and incorporate some personality into your dress. If you’re interested in adding color to your dress, here are some helpful tips and guidelines.
Monochromatic Plus Size Wedding Dresses
Monochromatic plus size wedding dresses can create a longer, leaner silhouette. Plus it’s an easy look to coordinate with bridesmaids’ gowns.
If you’re worried that a monochromatic dress will look plain or one dimensional, experiment with sashes and ribbons in bold colors to break up the shapes. This is a great way to emphasize the narrowest part of your torso, generally right beneath your bust line.
You can also play with texture if your dress is monochromatic. Add a wisp of lace, or mix and match fabrics to complement your best attributes. Detailing like ribbing, scalloping and beading can also add character and interest to a single color dress. A good way to do this is with texture.
Plus Size Wedding Dress Accenting Colors
Curvy women are generally advised to only wear dark colors and vertical stripes. Keep in mind that this isn’t a hard and fast rule. It’s more important to find a dress that showcases and flatters voluptuous curves. Once you find a cut and style that does this, choosing accent colors will be a cinch.
When choosing the accent colors, body shape needs to be taken into account. As a general rule, incorporate darker hues where you carry most of your weight, and lighter colors where you’re the narrowest. For example, if you carry most of your weight on the lower part of your body, choose a deeper shade for the skirt portion of the dress.
If this isn’t an option, look for dresses with empire waists or A-line cuts. These dresses cinch the ribcage just beneath the bust to emphasize the smallest part of the waist. To incorporate accent colors and make your waist appear even smaller, try tying a sash around the smallest part of your waist too. This is a simple, but elegant way to use rich colors and flatter your figure.
If your wedding dress is sleeveless or strapless, and you need a little bit of coverage for your upper arms and back, consider using a colorful shawl or scarf. Again, this is an ideal way to incorporate your wedding theme colors into your dress. Shawls and scarves made in flowing, delicate fabrics add a touch of romance and femininity to any dress.
Colorful Plus Size Wedding Dresses
If you want to incorporate even more color into your wedding dress, you have endless options. Black is an elegant choice for many plus size brides. If you pair it with other outstanding colors or patterns it has the ability to lend an air of sophistication and style to any wedding dress. Consider adding long panels of black to your wedding dress to create a long silhouette. This is a great way to draw attention away from the midsection and make your waist appear smaller.
Apart from black you could consider chocolate browns as they are also quite slimming. Used as an accent color, chocolate brown can be paired with a host of other colors such as antique gold, ivory, taupe or dusky pink.
As a general rule of thumb, bright colors should be avoided near the midsection for most curvy brides. However, when used sparingly as an accent color they can make a high impact visual statement.
Lime greens, sun yellows, azure blues or bright oranges should be used very sparingly in plus size dresses. It’s best to incorporate these colors into the trim or to use them in scarves or shawls. When used with a dress that is constructed to flatter a voluptuous figure, these bright shades can be highly flattering. Bright summer colors are perhaps best picked up in accessories and accents.
Bright colors when paired with a predominantly white or off white wedding theme can make a wedding look and feel fresh and summery. But they should blend in rather than dominate a wedding theme.
Wedding dresses don’t have to be stark white. Plus size brides especially can benefit from incorporating color accents. By strategically choosing colors, shapes and patterns, you can create long, lean silhouettes and emphasize your finest attributes.
About the Author
Lisa Parker is a freelance writer who writes about weddings and fashion, often focusing on a specific item such as plus size wedding dresses.
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