Notevery bride is a "perfect 10." In fact, sizes 14 and 16 are the two mostcommon sizes ordered, according to designers at Enzoani, one of the country'sleading bridal manufacturers. Even in California, where women are seeminglyobsessed with squeezing into their skinny jeans, plus sizes in bridal areordered daily. And that's exactly why Trudy's Brides of Campbell, Calif., ishosting a totally new kind of fashion show - one dedicated to real women withreal curves.
The runway extravaganza will feature Enzoani's "Gorgeous With Curves"collection, a unique and luxurious line of gowns that specifically flatterfuller figures. The event will take place March 7, noon, at the ApertureStudio right next to Trudy's Brides in Campbell's Pruneyard Shopping Center.Attendees will have the opportunity to try on the gowns they've seenimmediately after the show, plus receive a special incentive to order thatday.
"When it comes to choosing a wedding gown, there are many options for thoseladies who are anything but petite," says Trudy Blechman, the store's owner."The fact that most brides aren't fitting into a size 6 is significant becausethere's this perception that all the beautiful gowns are for super-slenderladies. It's just not true, and our fashion show will prove it."
With over 30 years' experience in bridal retail, Trudy has often heard thesecustomers comment on their sizes and shapes. However, today's fuller-figuredbrides simply want to look fantastic - just like anyone else. And yet theseladies usually assume that their options are limited to modest styles or thosedesigned to conceal certain aspects of their bodies.
"These women are glowing because they're in love and engaged, and they'reoften proud of their figures and self-confident," Trudy says. "What I'm nowhearing is that they don't want to hide behind a ton of material, but show offtheir radiant beauty instead. So we've asked Enzoani to present thiscollection so that this particular audience can see just how many options theyhave. The show should be exciting and different because when was the last timeyou saw a fashion show with models who weren't a size 2?"
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