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The Mermaid wedding dress clings to your body from bust to the knee, then flares out to the hem. This very sexy look highlights all your curves. This dramatic style requires some amount of confidence and poise. The flamenco dress is the best known mermaid style with dogs in the front of the lower part of the dress.

Just about all necklines and sleeve lengths can be worn with the mermaid wedding dress so you can reveal or cover as much skin as you wish. With this style even a high neck and long sleeves will create an alluring look but without being too sexy. If you want to show off your shoulders, you can opt for a strapless style, a halterneck with a plunging v-neck has an especially striking effect.

Various skirt styles are suited to the mermaid style. The skirt can flare out at different heights to give slightly different silhouettes. Both the skirt and the hem can be any of a number of shapes. A round skirt will give you a totally different look to a trumpet shape or a train.

The mermaid dress can either be soft and flowing or more tailor, depending on the fabric used .. A slip style dress will lightly hug the body, so light-weight silks and satin are the best choices. To emphasize a more dramatic shape of the dress, stiffer fabric such as brocade are needed. Either way, the mermaid style is sophisticated and sexy, whether it is worn at a casual beach wedding, or a formal evening affair.

Things to Consider:

As with any tight fitting wedding dress what is underneath is vitally important! Visible panty line in your wedding photos? How embarrassing!

Best Figure Type:

The mermaid cut is not for everyone. While height is not an issue this style is best worn by slimmer figures. As the mermaid dress hugs the body, it will show your every curve, so it may not suit fuller figures. Having said that, if you are on the voluptuous side and proud of it, this may be the perfect dress for you. The most important thing is being happy in your skin and accepting the 'If you have it – flaunt it' attitude needed to wear this style of wedding dress. also provide the illusion of having curves if you have a leaner figure

Fabrics to use:

Satin, velvet, georgette, duchess satin are ideal for the mermaid wedding dress.

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Source by Wanda Arnold