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The 2011 New York Bridal Market has just come to a close and here are some the trends to expect to see in the year ahead for bridal dresses.

The most important thing to remember is to find a dress that suits you. Do not pick a dress based on what you think looks good in a magazine. Your wedding dress is unique to you and needs to represent you. There are a lot of dresses with 3-dimension with ruffles and textured material. Lace is a classic staple to a wedding dress and will never disappear from wedding dresses. Bling and jeweled dresses are going nowhere, they are here to stay. The natural waistline from a 1950s style silhouette dress is classic and will look great on everyone. Who doesn’t want to look like Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn on their wedding day? There will be some dresses influenced by Kate Middleton but not too many because sleeves constrict arm movement and it is hard to dance and move around with your arms tied down. If you do want to try to create the Kate Middleton look try wearing a Bolero, Shrug, or even a dress with detachable sleeves. If you want be daring you can even choose a dress in an unconventional color like black.

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Trends to look out for for Spring / Summer 2012. 50s retro revival Hollywood glamour, boxy cuts like 20′s jazz age revival. Neutrals will be mixed with canary yellow and  ice cream palettes. Two distinct silhouettes are popular for spring / summer 2012 : One will be  dropped waist with clean lines reminiscent of ’60s fashion. The other has a retro  ’50′s feel to it with nipped waist with belted look,  peplum skirts, wide hips with broad shoulder look.

2012 is very retro influence with modern takes to it. There are a lot of  mix matched prints.  Continuing on from the fall winter looks, Androgynous pleated trousers, jackets with mens tailoring will be quite popular.

Lot of different references going on but figure out what works for you and wear what you feel comfortable wearing, not what you think you should wear.

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Designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac is known for designing clothing that has a theme to it that is atypical to other fashion houses. In the past there has been Muppets as well as Africa as the theme for the collection. For the Spring 2012 collection there was the return of Mickey Mouse.

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Between being a new mother and dressing some of the biggest names in Hollywood, you wonder how Rachel Zoe found the time to create a fashion line. Presenting for the first time at New York Fashion week, Rachel unveiled a great Spring Summer 2012 clothing collection that was inspired by Brigitte Bardot, running around the south of France in the late 60s / early 70s. The collection has long and short dresses both loose and flowing as well as fitted, leather shorts, great blazers, and all of it is clothing Rachel herself would wear. The majority of the colors are red, royal purple, creams, and metallics.

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The Spring Summer 2012 clothing collection from Victoria Beckham is getting quite the buzz. Girly feminine dresses and jackets with a sporty edge to them make up a lot of the collection. There is a perfect balance of hard and soft in this collection. Also keep a look out for Victoria by Victoria Beckham which will be a dress line out later this year.

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A summary of the top 5 fashion trends to expect to see in Spring and Summer 2012. These five include : 1) romantic silhouettes done in textures and fabrics 2)  making old new again with retro eighties meeting modern 3) tribal prints both loose maxi dresses and fitted dresses mixed with metallic still being popular 4) Leather shorts, blazers , and even loose flowing pants 5) bright bold colors

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Kim Kardashian marries Kris Humphries in stunning wedding ceremony.  It is said that Kim and Kris will rank in 25 million dollars from sponsorship for this reality tv royalty wedding.