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We get asked this question all the time fit-and-flare or mermaid wedding dress? Which do I want? What’s this style? The terminology around wedding dresses can be very confusing! In fact, Fit-and-flare is a general term of which mermaid dresses are a type of fit-and-flare wedding dresses! At The Boutique & Co, for simplicity and before we get lost in confusing bridal terminology we use fit-and-flare to describe all fitted dresses with a flared skirt and mermaid to describe the particular mermaid style dresses.
What is a Fit-and-Flare wedding dress?
A fit-and-flare dress does exactly as the name suggests it has a fitted bodice and the skirt is flared. It comes in many shapes and sizes – a mermaid gown is a type of fit-and-flare dress as is a trumpet. Fit-and-flare is what a lot of people think of as mermaid apart from it’s a lot softer than a mermaid dress and generally a lot easier to walk in! We often get brides asking for a mermaid style dress but actually wanting something a bit softer. Fit-and-flare generally has a fitted bodice and fitted over the hip area, usually starting the flare around mid-thigh. Typically the dresses have less of a flare it tends to be a much softer, gentle widening to the floor.
What is a Mermaid wedding dress?
Mermaid wedding dresses are fitted to below the knee where they then fan out like a mermaids tail. They tend to have a lot of tulle and structure in the bottom to give a dramatic flare. Because they’re fitted all the way to below the knee you’ll need to make small steps in a mermaid dress so they’re not always the most practical choice for throwing shapes on the dance floor. If you want a mermaid dress and the ability to dance you may need to consider an outfit change to dance the night away in!
Need some inspiration? You can check out all our fit-and-flare or mermaid wedding dress here! Or book your appointment right now!
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