Bridal Fashion Week can feel like an island apart from the rest of the fashion cycle, covered in tulle and coated in pearls. Wedding dress designers present their collections more than a month after the runways in New York, Milan, and Paris have closed. Second, wedding dress trends are not always obvious, as you will find fresh It-Shoes and rising color palettes.

However, first impressions can be misleading, and there is more to the upcoming wedding dress trends for Spring 2025 than new shades of white. I spent the past week attending Bridal Fashion Week's Spring 2025 show - my sixth year as a fashion editor on the wedding dress circuit - and discovered that the market is more attuned than ever to the appropriate fashion week. Legends in the field like Elie Saab and Monique Lhuillier have embraced recent runway codes, from exaggerated ribbon embellishments to the return of the drop-waist dress.

This is not a one-sided story. Katie Rowland, buying director of womenswear, kidswear, and fine jewelry at Mytheresa, has noticed that runway designers have become explosively bridal-oriented since the 2024 collection. contemporary labels like Rebecca Vallance have added little white dresses to their entire lineups, prepared for pre-bridal events and rehearsal dinners. This season, New York Fashion Week darling Tanner Fletcher joined the bridal calendar with its first gender-neutral wedding collection. This change blurs the line between high fashion and high-fashion brides.

Roland told me that this entire movement reflects a major shift in the way brides prepare for their big day. One wedding dress is the bare minimum, and "brides are enjoying each dress more." As wedding celebrations expand from a single ceremony to a weekend event, the dress codes and playfulness to consider are also becoming more diverse. (Not only is a full-train dress appropriate for the aisle, but also a high-necked halter for the night before and a sequined playsuit for after the party.) Bridal Fashion Week designers are meeting at this very moment. [From crystal-studded mini dresses to lingerie-inspired corset gowns, Spring 2025 is a season of (almost) everything. Here are five wedding dress trends that stood out at the collection, and how to shop each look for brides who want to tie the knot with their favorites right now.

Ribbons and bows were already as common in bridal wear as rose bouquets and Chantilly lace. Then the 2023 girlie aesthetic trend happened, and ribbons exploded all over bridal fashion week. Honor tied dainty bows along the curving asymmetrical seams of sheath dresses, and Victor & Rolf adorned the backs of ball gowns with large and small bows. At Tanner Fletcher and Monique Lhuillier, models replaced veils with hair bows, or both.

The wedding day is a gift, and the ribbon trend has Bridal Fashion Week designers saying they want their Spring 2025 clients to dress like that. Of course, from Marcalian to Valentine's Day, brides-to-be are already making it happen with ribbon accessories, including heels (Mach & Mach), headbands (Sandy Liang), and hair bows (Jennifer Baer), in addition to ribbon-adorned dresses.

Bridal Fashion Week saw a parade of drop-waist dresses. This style appealed to both designers and the brides who would eventually wear them: Lein Studio, Safiyaa, and Monique Lhuillier Bliss (among dozens of others), among tight-fitting bodices and more exaggerated low-start skirts, We got natural lanes that play with contrasting fabrics and textures. Brides who opt for drop-waist dresses will still have the nuptial elegance of a full skirt and long train, but with the added bonus of being fitted from the waist down to the body in the leading role. whether you wait for the official spring 2025 collections or try on dresses available now from designers like Danielle Frankel and Interior Whether you wait for the official Spring 2025 collections or try on dresses on sale now from designers like Danielle Frankel and Interiors, this wedding dress trend is the best of both worlds.

Many brides aren't just saying yes to dresses anymore. Says Rowland, "They're buying multiple looks: one for the public ceremony, one for the ceremony with friends, one for the party afterward, one for the rehearsal dinner, etc."

The Spring 2025 collection included minis and midis for pre-wedding events for brides who, like Miley Cyrus at the 2024 Grammy Awards, wanted to have a big weekend; Markarian and Safiyaa had high, translucent crystal-coated They had the refracted light of a disco ball in mind when they introduced the square-neck sheath dress. And Tanner Fletcher's debut collection included a structured cream mini with a foldover collar and full skirt, combined with a ribbon headband for brides who wanted to experiment with further trends as their outfits changed.

If you're shopping for a second (or third) look, bridal capsules from everyday designers like Staud and Rixo offer dance floor-friendly hemlines and dramatic detailing.

Exaggerated floral embroidery and beaded embellishments are not the only ways to bring out a bride's romantic side. Draped dresses that appeared in ready-to-wear collections last year from Bottega Veneta to Maria Mosconi are back for the spring 2025 bridal collection. As on the runway, every bridal gown exuded an old-world elegance, as if a Greek goddess had been brought to life. [Some, like Hera Couture's, had gathered, detachable tulle sleeves, while others, like Justin Alexander and Markarian's, added visual interest with slits and layered skirts that reached to the sky. Andrew Kwon also had semi-sheer, strapless dresses with crisscrossing draped tulle over the bodice that extended into a dramatically long train. For brides who can't wait until next year's collection, designers such as The Bar and Alex Perry already have draped dresses available.

Depending on the season, the influence of A-listers on bridal fashion week comes in the form of near-replicas of celebrity and royal wedding gowns that people can't help but talk about: when Kate Middleton became Princess Kate in 2011, lace A-line dresses with sleeves were crowned as a major bridal trend; 2018 and 2019 saw an increase in Meghan Markle-inspired bateau neckline wedding dresses. And the first collections of 2024 featured several satin halter dresses with a touch of Sophia Ritchie-Grainzi energy. But for spring 2025, designers are channeling Hollywood and fashion history in more subtle means.

After lingerie dressing dominated the 2024 awards season, aided by Emily Ratakowski, Doja Cat, and the Kardashian Jenners, corset and bustier dresses from Amsale to Wona Concept The collection appeared at Bridal Fashion Week, and Mytheresa's Rowland believes the emphasis on boudoir-worthy silhouettes is a tribute to the late Vivienne Westwood, who transformed the corset into a symbol of female empowerment. Bridal designers with a variety of aesthetics, from bohemian (Claire Pettibone) to dramatic (Galia Lahav), have considered the same wavelength, topping their dresses with semi-sheathed, draped, and embellished corsets.