Why Choose a Wedding Dress with Jacket

Choosing A Wedding Dress With Jacket

Weddings can happen anytime of the year but if you plan to have a fall or winter wedding then you should consider a wedding dress with jacket to ward of the chill. There are many different designs for a wedding dress with jacket. In fact, it does not have to be fall or winter for you to consider wearing a wedding dress with jacket. Some jackets for the wedding dress are made of thin material and suitable for summer or spring weddings. Some jackets are also small enough to look like shrugs, stoles or boleros. These can really accentuate a brides waist and the gown as well.

There are many reasons why a bride might chose to wear a wedding dress with jacket. One of the primary reasons is that the day of her wedding is chilly and she will need a complementing jacket for her gown. Usually, jackets designed to ward off the chill can cover the entire bodice of your wedding gown. Because of this, the jackets are usually embellished of made to look sophisticated to ensure that it can be worn in and out of church.

It could be that she is partial to jackets or partial to the design which happens to have a jacket with it. Jackets can be used to hide flaws as well like large shoulders or arms and can also be used to camouflage a large tummy. A wedding dress with jacket can also cover the less conservative gown underneath for the benefit of some conservative priests and family members.

Other reasons why some brides chose to wear a wedding gown with jacket may be because it complements the gown so well and does not even appear to be a jacket at all. Some jackets are made of very fine material and can be considered as the top of the gown. Others definitely look like a jacket and can be taken off when the church or place or the location of the wedding turns stuffy.

A wedding gown with jacket was all the rage a couple of decades ago and this design had a jacket with long sleeves and wide lapels. Some jackets are fitted to accentuate the waist of the bride while others are no more than boleros or shrugs that are very great complements to some gown. Jackets need not look bulky and ill fitting because some designers integrate wedding gowns with jacket according to the trend.

How To Run A Fashion Show For Prom Dresses

A fashion show intended to showcase prom dresses is different from an ordinary high street fashion show. Not only will it take much longer for models to get into their outfits (which rules out quick changes) but the value and delicacy of the items means that a great deal of care needs to be taken.

Timing your white long sleeve dress show

You need to allow around two minutes per model. This is enough time to walk down the catwalk, pose and walk back down the catwalk.

In terms of back stage timing you need to allow ten minutes for a girl to get a dress on for which she will need at least one helper.

Boys

If you can, its great to have male models accompany your female models down the catwalk. A long summer dresses local hire company may be willing to lend you suits if you give them a call.

Announcer

Ask someone with good presenting skills to compere the show. Their role will be to announce the name of the model and give a commentary about the dress that they are wearing. For example 'This is Amy, she is wearing Bella, one of our pink prom dresses. This dress features stunning genuine crystal beading with a flowing tulle skirt'.

You should provide your compere with a script for each model/dress. This script should be organised in the same running order as the show.

Music

You should choose music which is both popular with the students in the show and appropriate for the occasion. Pay attention to the bpm (beats per minute) of the music. Your models will walk in time to the music and if the beat's too fast they may end up half jogging down the catwalk (ruining your timings!).

Vet all music lace formal dresses before hand to ensure that it doesn contain expletives.

Walk Through

It a good idea to have a walk though of your fashion show. While it is common to do a full dress rehearsal (wearing all the outfits), you should think carefully about doing this. Every time a prom dress is handled it runs the risk of being damaged. It is therefore not advisable to do a full dress rehearsal.

Backstage help

You will need at least one person to help when a girl is trying to get into her dress. If you can stagger the girls putting on their dresses then you won't need as many helpers.

You also need a stage manager and an assistant stage manager. Both of these people should have a clipboard with details of the order in which the girls will go down the catwalk.

The stage manager stands in the wings and is responsible for ensuring that the right people go on stage at the right time.

It is there responsibility to make sure the girl starts putting the dress on in time and to make sure she is down in time. They need to be female so they can go into changing rooms.

Changing rooms

Ideally you need two rooms close to the stage. At least one needs to ensure privacy.

As prom dresses are worth hundreds of pounds each it is important to ensure they will not get damaged in the course of a fashion show.

One way to ensure that this doesn't happen is by ensuring that no food, drink or make up is allowed into the changing rooms. Only the girls themselves and people helping them to get ready should be allowed in the changing room.

Ask girls to take responsibility for dresses

Begin by explaining to the girls involved that they will be personally responsible for taking care of their dresses. Each girl should formally 'sign out' the dress when she takes it off the rack. At the end of the show, someone needs to be appointed to check the dresses back on to the rail. A girl's name should only be checked off the list when they have brought their dress back.

Enjoy it!

Running a fashion show can be great fun so finally, have a great time!