2 / 5Long pale wedding dress with a sweetheart front edge, sheer-looking side shoulder sections and a wide skirt.
The front edge forms two rounded curves, while the sheer-looking shoulder sections sit lower beside the exposed neck area.
A closer look · Photo 2

Sweetheart front edge with side-set shoulder sections

A sweetheart front edge makes two rounded curves above the pale, finely textured-looking bodice in this view. Sheer-looking sections lie around the upper arms at the sides. The neck area remains largely open. A clearly drawn middle leads into a long widening skirt that continues farther behind. The person stands at a slight angle with both hands together in front of the body.

Use this view to compare a clear upper finish with lower-set shoulder surfaces. At the fitting, leave a necklace aside initially. You can then see whether you enjoy the open area between face and bodice as a complete arrangement. Introduce small earrings or a headpiece individually afterwards and compare each addition from the same distance.

Move your arms out of the photographed pose and check the side sections again. Ask how they are attached on the actual garment and what changes are offered. Look at the waist transition too: it appears clearer here than in photographs with individual descending flower motifs. Choose deliberately between that readable boundary and a pattern continuing farther into the skirt. You need not seek both effects in the same garment.

At a glance

The front edge forms two rounded curves, while the sheer-looking shoulder sections sit lower beside the exposed neck area.

How are the front edge and shoulder sections arranged?

The front edge forms two rounded curves, while the sheer-looking shoulder sections sit lower beside the exposed neck area.

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