Modern Style Ideas Spring Summer 2013

Modern Style Ideas

Miranda Kerr showcases a design by Alex Perry during the 2012 David Jones S/S Season Launch - Getty Images

Whole, light, shimmering
This is the season for women to inspire
To shine, with joy, elegance, confidence

Left: Design by Zac Posen Right: Design by Reem Acra Spring 2013 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week - Getty Images

A season with all the seasons within
Layers of the retro and contemporary and high-tech, transcending
Reflecting circles of whites, golds, silvers, powders

Left: Coco Rocha wears Zac Posen Right: Norisol Ferrari design from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2012 - Getty Images

A season for intelligence and transparency
Fine fabrics flowing, billowing
With happiness and comfort, one complementing the other

Anteprima Fashion Show part of Milan Fashion Week - Getty Images

Feel the texture, the geometry
The sheer grace of silhouettes and satin
The boldness of metallic mesh and all-overs

Jack London Suits from David Jones Spring/Summer 2013 - Getty Images

Knitted, pleated, silken, sequins…
A-lined, fluid, straight, wide…
And fine sandals with platinum heels to lift you

Many wedding dresses in China, India and Vietnam are

colored red, the traditional color of good luck and

auspiciousness.

Suit by Calibre, Dress by Alex Perry from David Jones Spring/Summer 2013 - Getty Images

This is a season embroidered with womanly beauty and light
Woven with sophistication and simplicity, softness and stamina
The woman’s body echoes everything


Feel the best this season

Spring Has Sprung! Issue 22 Out Now

Wedding Style Guide International is proud to

release the Spring 2012 Issue 22 as a

Digital ONLY magazine.

The Spring 2012 Issue 22 is designed for easy viewing online and is full of all the latest ideas and fashions for you to be inspired for your special day, your wedding day!

A Fairy Tale Photo Shoot by our Artist in Residence, Val Nanovsky, based in Conneticut, USA. Be quick to book him as the photographer for your wedding where he turns your day into a piece of art!


This season we have videos from Ermenegildo Zegna Spring Summer 2013 Runway for the latest in mens suit fashion plus a truly fairytale wedding in Tuscany, Italy which was held across two magical days: Horse and carriage in gorgeous scenery and fabulous Italian Castles!


See the latest bridal gown couture from Australia and New York. Be completely blown away by the fantastic designs and inspiration!


We searched out cakes that will definitely impress your guests!

We have Styling ideas from Australia, Germany

and United States!



In Australia we are gifted with so many amazing native flowers! You can read an article by a Western Australian florist who gives you all the tips in how to follow this new trend!

Read about the best way to handle the issue of gifts. Jess Hunter, from The Gift Table has years of experience and gives the latest trends on Gift Registry ideas.

All brides like to look their best on their big day and EATFITFOOD, based in Sydney and Melbourne, offer tips on being your healthiest best in the build up to the big day. You can WIN a 10 day DETOX delivered right to your door (worth $700) when you buy the magazine.

We received a lot of submissions of real proposal stories and you can read the top two! We’re sure you will be able to relate! A fabulous Engagement photo shoot – it is definitely a moment to remember! We also have tips on “How to create The Perfect Proposal”.



Eleven beautiful Real Weddings for your

inspiration!

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inspiration!

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Buttonhole Inspiration

Wedding etiquette states that the groom, the best man, ushers, fathers of the bride and groom should wear a buttonhole as well as other important members of the wedding party such as grandparents and paige boys.

The choice is endless when deciding what flowers to use for buttonholes:

• Co-ordinating the flowers with the general theme of your wedding
• Complementing the colours used in your wedding
• Flowers that the groom likes
• Flowers that are in season and easily available or inexpensive
• Herbs such as lavender or even vegetable leaves/blossoms!
• Inclusion of feathers, lace, ribbons...
• Button buttonholes are all the rage too!

Wedding Style Guide searched their archives from Real Weddings to find images of the finest buttonhole inspiration.

Carrie Lynch and Benjamin Flanagan by Infinity Photography

Cate Rayner and David Regazzoli by GM Photographics

Rebecca Isgrove and Nathan Reck by Tealily Photography

Rora Furman and Brian Rom by Dekuji Photography

Sarah Allen and Benjamin Roe by Infinity Photography

Image by Simon Casson

Alice Thomas and Timothy Shepherd by Adrian Tuazon

Amanda Smith and David Esterly by Next Exit Photography

Cherise Angelle and Aaron Hurlbert by Elizabeth Messina

Monica Fiore and Joe Furfaro by Arlene Bax Photographer

Rebecca Gange and Andrew Crow by Elise Kapeller Photography

Roberta Moberg and Matthew Scudamore by Karen Buckle Photographer

Carey Parsons and Brian Provost by Aaron Delesie Photographer

These button buttonholes are available with matching bouquets from Nic's Button Buds www.nicsbuttonbuds.com

Love this one from Nic's Button Buds! You could put a picture of a family member such as grandparents who have passed over but you want them to be remembered on the day. So perfect to place them close to your heart on such a special day!

Please let us know what you think makes a great buttonhole by commenting below!

Suitably Dressed Morning Suit Groom's Guide

Morning dress has always been a popular choice for those hankering after a traditional wedding with all the trimmings. But did you know that not under any circumstance should a morning suit be worn to a wedding that starts after five in the afternoon? Morning suits are a great choice for those weddings to be held in the colder months too!	Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Four Weddings and a Funeral	Hugh Grant was the ultra-attractive groomsman in full morning suit regalia in Four Weddings and a Funeral. It's entirely possible that his heartstopping good looks in the formal outfit single-handedly prompted the renaissance of this classic!
Don't worry if it's not a morning event despite the name, morning dress can be worn into the afternoon to weddings held before five o'clock.
The morning coat or cut-away is usually black or dark Oxford grey and has tails. The shape differs from a traditional tail coat and is closer to a frock coat in style, the skirt of the coat is knee length. Formal trousers, traditionally worn with a morning coat, are grey striped with one pleat on each leg and should not have cuffs. Custom prescribes a grey, buff or white waistcoat, double or single breasted; weddings are the only occasion that colour variations are permitted. Braces should be worn to prevent the waistband from appearing beneath the waistcoat. Etiquette dictates that only the father of the bride and the groom wear grey morning coats; other bridal party members wear black coats. These days this rule is rarely enforced but a rule is a rule!
At weddings an Ascot tie or cravat is worn with a wing collar, however in more recent times a plain black long tie is acceptable, worn with a turn down collar. If the shirt has a turn down collar it should have sleeves with a double cuff fastened with cufflinks. On a wing collar shirt there should be a single cuffs fastened with cufflinks; a shirt with detachable collar and cuffs is the more traditional option. The shirt can be either pleated or plain, the most formal shirt colour is white, however if a coloured or striped shirt is worn it should have a contrasting white collar and cuff.	Ascot Tie How to make an Ascot Tie Beautiful "I Do" Wedding Cufflinks
In The Man's Book (2006) by Thomas Fink it states that if ever there was a time to wear a buttonhole, this is it. A simple white carnation or other white bloom attached to the lapel is most appropriate for morning suits.	The Man's Book by Thomas Fink
	Shoes should be a plain black Oxford style with laces and without brogue detail; never patent leather which is reserved for formal evening occasions. Black or dark grey silk or wool socks are appropriate.
For the ultra traditionalist a grey or black top hat and grey gloves completes the ensemble. According to Vogue's Book of Etiquette, in the 1940s a walking stick or umbrella was the height of correctness to complete the tradtional morning suit look.	Vogue's Book of Etiquette