Most brides dream about looking and feeling like a fairy tale princess during their wedding day but there’s a hot new trend predicted by the industry’s top designers for the year 2009: silver screen glam. You could say that designers only “predicted” this that because the designs in their next collection is leaning more towards the Hollywood glam look. But where there’s supply, there’s a demand right? It could be that they’re catering to brides who see weddings more like big productions of a Hollywood scale rather than a princess bride moment.

This wedding dress from UK designer Alan Hannah is from the Topaz collection and features the elegant, sophisticated styles their wedding gowns are known for. Strapless gowns have this instant Hollywood glam effect and the billowy skirt reminds me a lot of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic picture. What’s great about this dress is that you don’t have to be cokehead skinny to look gorgeous in it as the skirt hides any bulges on the lower abdominal area. To look even more glamorous, wear a statement necklace with large, glittering diamonds (or imitations. No one will ever know!).

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