Ladies,

Rejoice! It’s Wedding Gown Wednesday!

Today is all about simplicity. Lela Rose’s debut wedding gown collection is divine, elegant, perfect. I love. Do you?

Lela Rose Spring 2009. This and all images via nymag.com.

Perhaps this gown is deceptively simple. An easy silhouette, but the criss-crossing fabric of the bodice is actually quite complex. And gorgeous. And flattering to boot!

Here’s another goodie:

Lela Rose Spring 2009

I grow ever more fond of lace as all this wedding-obsessing goes on. Again, a simple shape here - too curve-hugging for me, thanks, but I do appreciate it! - but the lace adds a layer of complexity. Not to mention romance!

Finally, a third and more daring number:

Lela again. She seriously rocks.

The boobie bow is not for everyone. I certainly could not pull off this look. But I covet. I heart. I think it’s different and modern yet enduring and timeless.

Exactly what a bride should be.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Sesame Street is in mourning this season:

Monique Lhuillier Spring 09 via NYMag.com

Ok no but for real Monique. Why. Do. You. Do. This. To. Me. Unless it’s so that I lust after your other dresses less, in which case The Lawyer’s bank account says, “Merci beaucoup!”

She can still pull it out though:

Monique again. Via NYMag, obv.

Ok so these veils she showed this season were weird, but ignoring those - I love the asymmetrical layer here, and the interesting texture of the dress. Very luxe, very noughties. Yes, that’s noughties, as in this decade, not naughties. Thank you.

But back to the first creation - seriously? Would anybody ever actually wear that in real life? Down the aisle? It’s one thing to be fashion-forward, but this is not even flattering! It’s fugtastic! Right? Or am I just missing the bird - uh, boat - here?

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

So for those of you who were not as obsessed with New York Fashion Week as I was, I will have you know that Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham showed a collection. It was not ground-breaking, but it was far from fugly! In fact, two of her numbers would work perfectly for a courthouse wedding. Check ‘em:

Victoria Beckham Fall 09 via NYMag.com

I mean, right? Not ugly! Kind of lovely! I like this one even more:

Victoria Beckham Fall 09 via NYMag.com

Give that gal a chic birdcage veil and a few calla lilies and she is good to get hitched!

Nice work, Posh. Now please go and eat a Krispy Kreme.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Hello Sue,

Ok, so obv I am not going to actually buy it, people. But look what I found!

Fab orange gown that could totally be a wedding dress by Carmen Marc Valvo

Sigh. Orange perfection.

Now, I heart Carmen Marc Valvo for a number of reasons - not the least of which is that he makes very gorgeous dresses, one of which I will be wearing for my rehearsal dinner! Yes! Yes! I will! It’s a lovely dark green cocktail number with a deep V-neck (HOT) and a black beaded belt (double HOT). I have lusted after Carmen Marc Valvo’s designs for a number of years and was thrilled to find one I could actually afford. Unlike the Orange Wedding Dress of Dreams pictured above. Sigh.

Another reason I heard Carmen Marc? He is a colon cancer survivor. Pretty amazing, right? And he does lots of work to help spread awareness about the disease.

Speaking of which, March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, DomestiGals! The Colon Cancer Alliance has more info about this very treatable and beatable disease - take a moment to check it out and help spread awareness!

After all, butts are just as hot as boobs - isn’t it time we started talking about them?

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Ah ladies, I’m sure you missed my wedding gown gushing last week! Well, I am back. And feeling… feathered.

Pamella Roland Fall 09 via NYMag.com

Thoughts on this one? It actually reminds me of Nicole Kidman’s Oscar gown. A little too bird-like for me personally, but I do appreciate the movement of the dress.

Or what about faux-feathered?

Angel Sanchez Spring 09 via NYMag.com

There is a LOT going on here. But I kind of love it. But I would never wear it. But that doesn’t mean it’s not fabulous. Or is it not?

Clearly I am torn. Thoughts, ladies? Give this chick some clarity!

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Ladies,

Hot off the runway - and, yeah, not sure what these white gowns are doing in the Fall 2009 collections at New York Fashion Week but whatever - I present to you the Wonderful and the WTF?!

Wonderful:

Lela Rose Fall 2009 via NYMag.com

I am in love with this dress. I love the cut, love the fit, love the belt, love the fabric folds. It is a dream. And it would work perfectly as a wedding gown!

And the WTF:

Erin Fetherston Fall 2009 via NYMag.com

The head mask and crimped hair are one thing - well, two things. The very confused hemlines are another - well, like, four others. Yikes. Not as offensive as the unitards, shoulder pads, and MC Hammer pants that have also been cruising the catwalks at Fashion Week this week (don’t even get me started on those), but WTF?! I mean right?

Right.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Another Hump Day, another fit of procrastination, another excuse to gush over fabulous wedding gowns and gawk at, well, the not-so-fab.

This week, we examine an increasingly popular trend: short wedding dresses.

Like this little number:

This and all images via NYMag.com. Claire Pettibone Bridal Spring 2009

I actually think this is a very sweet dress. But is it me or is this better suited to a wedding after-party, or, for that matter, a beach picnic, than an actual wedding ceremony? It’s a lovely dress though. Which is more than I can say for this:

Elizabeth Fillmore Bridal Spring 2009

Oh honey no. I know I’ve been tough on Elizabeth Fillmore these past two weeks. But no. Too short, too tight, too tailed. The veil goes on your head, not your ass.

I am not totally against short dresses though. I think short done right can actually be quite chic and appropriate, especially for a vintage-y wedding. For example, this I heart:

Monique Lhuillier Bridal Spring 2009

Now this is how it’s done. Ah, Monique. You are a star.

I mean I basically love everything about this dress. I’m a little more classic myself - no vintage wedding for me, though I do love looking at pics of them - but I love the fabrics, I love the beading, I love the cut, I adore the bow. Short and sweet.

That’s it for now, ladies! More next week… which also happens to be Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. May the fashion fantasies begin…

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Um. Am I dead? No seriously. Have I died and gone to WEDDING HEAVEN???

Sue! This is brilliant! You are getting married! You are getting married to The Doctor! You are getting married before me!

Um. Ok well that last part is not my fave. I mean obv my wedding will far outshine yours - not that this is Bride Wars - but. Well. Nevermind. I’m over it.

I just pray I will actually have my engagement ring before you get your wedding ring.

But back to you. So! A red wedding dress, eh? Why am I not surprised? You may be surprised to hear that I applaud this choice, my dear. Remember that divine orange wedding dress I found back in the fall? I think a wedding dress of color can be simply fab, and obv you will pull it off (literally, I’m sure, and figuratively).

What concerns me is the hoochie example you showed. I think you need something a little more bridal:

Or how about this:

You’ve got a hot bod that is just begging for a mermaid gown!

Ok. I kid, I kid. I’m sure your sister will put together an A to the Mazing red wedding dress that will look smashing on you!

Actually, I think I’m still in shock. I think I need to go read some bridal mags to calm and recenter myself.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Hey Gals,

So just because I bought my wedding dress doesn’t mean I’m not still dress-drooling and gown-gushing. There are some fabulous - and not so fabulous - designs out there for Spring 2009 and I cannot resist the temptation to share my thoughts on some stand-outs with you all. So start getting excited for Hump Day ladies, it will be a vertiable Dress Fest here in DomestiGal Land!

We’ll kick off with a classic. Every girl’s fantasy (including the Bride Wars gals!): a Vera Wang wedding gown. Fresh off the runway, feast your eyes upon this gorgeousness!

This and all photos via NYMag.com; Vera Wang Bridal Spring 2009

Granted, the headgear would not be my first choice, but this dress is Vera at her best. I love the bust-bling, and I think the middle split of the gown is elegant and princess-like without being over the top.

Or kinda slutty:

Elizabeth Fillmore Spring 2009

I mean, right? Your wedding day is NOT the day for a front-and-center, thigh-high split. Unless there is a gorge layer of duchesse satin beneath it.

Sigh. I wish every day were Wednesday.

Share your thoughts in the comments, ladies!

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Hello, Sue and lovely ladies in the Blogosphere!

As I tweeted, on Sunday The (amazing, patient, adorable, loving) Lawyer took me to see this:

I know, I know. I am like totally behind the times. But ladies, bear with me! Between splitting our lives between London and Uni (that’s Brit slang for “university,” y’all) and the delays in movies being released across the pond, The Lawyer and I are way behind on our film intake.

So this fabulous and adorable flick may be old news to you, but can we please have a moment for the delightful (and Oscar-nominated!) Anne Hathaway?

I just love her. How can a DomestiGal not love a Hollywood actress who has successfully navigated the transition from teen queen to HWood A-Lister to dating and dumping that douchebag to Oscar-nominated superstar and fashion icon and general all-around wellspring of fabulousness?

Pardon the run-on. Sigh.

Anyway, she acted the pants off Kate Hudson in Bride Wars - a movie which made me cry multiple times and which I am dying to see again as soon as possible. I need a closer look at Anne’s cute brown tote and Kate’s A to the Mazing Tiffany Novo.

Sue, will you not consider this for your Domestic Partnership engagement non-wedding Ring of Dreams, or however you are referring to it these days?

Anyway, since I know Sue will not be seeing this movie (and probably does not know much about the divine Ms. Hathaway) I would love to hear the thoughts of our Gals in the blogosphere on all things Bride Wars - from the Vera Wang wedding dress to the wedding planning to the bling.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen