Peeking Ahead to Spring 2019 Wedding and Prom Trends

September always is a month we look forward to at ETC boutique because we get to escape for a couple of days and preview the 2019 prom and wedding styles during The One market at Dallas Market Center.
The fashion show provides a quick glance through the coming season, from couture wedding dresses to fantastic prom styles and colors.
Today, we'd like to share a little bit about what we learned for Spring 2019 trends from the fashion show, then next week we'll touch on what we learned as we dug a little deeper visiting various showrooms throughout the venue.

Color

Of course, color is a vital piece of the prom preview for 2019, but color is making more inroads into wedding dresses these days, as well. The days of being limited to white and ivory as your choices for a wedding gown are fading in the rear-view mirror.
Champagne has been sneaking into the bridal market for a few years, but even bolder colors are entering the fray — can you see yourself in a taupe or even chocolate brown wedding dress?
Floral embellishments have expanded from offering a textural element to your all-white (or all-ivory) gown, to actually taking on the color of floral designs, especially in embroidered or fabric styles.
Next week we'll look at more prom color trends, but for now we'll move along into some style shifts.

Pants/Shorts

When is a dress not a dress? When it becomes a pantsuit or romper, maybe? This trend started creeping into the prom dress market a couple of years ago and now is making its debut onto the wedding scene.
Yes, a straight-out pantsuit from a bridal company, which looked like it could have been inspired by Hillary Clinton's closet, made its way onto the runway of the fashion show at DMC. More common is the pant or short option appearing beneath the flowing fabric of the bridal or prom gown. Some of these trains are detachable, allowing the wearer to dance away her wedding or prom night in the comfort of a summer romper.

Shimmer

The shimmer is back for Prom 2019 and even spilling over into bridal fashions. And by shimmer we mean sequins, small and large, plus what the designers are calling shimmer tulle and shimmer jersey. Not too many years ago, designers had to glue glitter onto their tulle or jersey fabrics to get a little sparkle, unless they wanted to sew on sequins.
Now the shimmer is woven directly into the fabric, giving you a glow that won't wear off as you party the night away.

The Meghan Markle Effect?

Maybe the trend of extreme cathedral veils and long trains would have taken hold by itself, but the royal wedding put the trend into hyper-drive.  It's hard to say at this point if it's a trend girls will want to introduce into their prom dresses, but it's certainly going to make an impression in the bridal market.

We'll be bringing you more of our Dallas discoveries in coming blog posts, but you also can gain extra sneak peeks through our social media accounts. And by mid-November, your 2019 prom styles will begin appearing in our store. We hope you are as excited as we are.