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Saturday Mi Fashion Outlook Attendant worries Bridesmaids want versatile dresses The secondfa I problem with being always a bridesmaid and never a bride is buying one of tliose ditsy and often pricey bridesmaids lt always costs more than you think it will says Karla Bailsman 30yearold New York City executive who recently was a bridesmaid for the sixth and she swears last time Of the six dresses all were cus tom Onewasaplnk silk copy of the Princess of Wales wedding dress and cost about not including the accessories or shoes Ive never worn any of them again Most bridesmaids are too polite to tell the bride they dont like the style of the dress shes chosen for them nor should they However If price Is a real concern prospective brides maids should let the bride know she in turn should be understanding If a friend cant be in the bridal party for financial reasons But behind these etiquette guidelines there s always been plenty of whispering and even teeth clenching In recent years however manufac turers have offered bride ma ids dresses that are stylish enough to be worn again as party dresses They are taking their cues from current fash ions most recently with bub ble skirts and floral prints Some are even breaking a taboo and offering bridesmaids dresses In black the most popular choice for evening dresses but traditionally shunned for weddings because of its connotation of mourning For an eve ning hotel wedding black is great why noP says Vivan Dessy Diamond vice president and designer at Dessy Creations which has manufactured bridesmaids dresses or almost SO One reason for this change is that bridesmaids like brides are older and less willing to tolerate Bo Peep styles While no separate figures exist for bridesmaids the industry reports that the average bride today Is years old up from only in the 1950s In general bridesmaids dresses the last couple of masons haw be come much more sophisticated than in the past observes Michel vice president of design for Angelo a Pennsylvania based manufacturer of bridal and brides maids apparel For Instance she notes the strapless bustler look cur rently popular In evening fashion has filtered Into the bridesmaids mar While black bridesmaids dress es remain something of a rarity blackandwhite dresses have become relatively popular Seven years ago Lynn Bonner Pitts and Terry started a company to make bridesmaids dresses specifi cally designed to be wearable again outside the wedding chapel The se cret their Atlanta based company topquality fabrics including many designed for uphol such as heavy chintzes and moires To keep prices down on the assumption that Ihe dress probably wont be worn again many other companies use inexpensive fabrics Pitts explains Despite stylistic breakthroughs some brides find choosing brides maids dresses to be almost as diffi cult as choosing a husband reason Is that brides and bridesmaids frequently have different notions about what the la Iters dresses should look like With todays return to traditional formal weddings a bride is apt to en vision dresses that arc festive and sometimes virginal and complement her own classically styled dress The brides mission Is further com plicated by the fact that the dress s style and color must be flattering to several young women presumably In cluding a range of figures and Pregnant bridesmaids arent unheard of overweight brides maids are so common that last year Alfred extended Its size range up to Tradition dictates that brides maids dresses be designed with some of their most Interesting features at the back because bridesmaids nor mally stand with their backs partially toward the guests In the church To day bridesmaid however is mm concerned with what the front of her dress looks like As with some bridal gowns remov able pieces are sometimes used to make a bridesmaids dress that is tra ditional in appearance for the wed ding and modem looking for after But in the end says Ice lone a wom an who is too concerned about getting mileage out of her bridesmaids dress may have no business accepting the honor in the first place The most important thing is still that the bride has the look that she wants for her wedding says Pic- clone I would hate to think of a bride compromising and making her wed ding more casual than she wanted just to be practical Part of being a bridesmaid may be buying a dress you may never wear As for Bailsman the the experience has been educational When I get married Im going to elope BLACK velvet bolero Jacket over halter bodice with Mtln waist and brocade Moorlength skirt to black and silver from Frank for Creations ensemble about REGULAR TIME CLEANING SILVER POLISHING CLOSETS CUPBOARDS LAUNDRY WINDOWS ETC EVERYTHING MENS LADIES BUY NOW QUITTING BUSINESS SALE SAVE NOW CHECK DAILY PRICE REDUCTIONS RACK ONS S CHECK SO SPRING STYLES SUM TO MAIN STBEET HILTON FN OPENING MAY JiMal For Your Home Warmth comes in all shapes and sizes always welcome always treasured throughout the years 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