#wedding-attire

#wedding-attire

"Planning a sustainable wedding starts with prioritising what's important to you and shutting out the consumerist noise. That way, from the get-go you have a guiding principle that informs each decision."

An engagement ring is more than a piece of jewellery, it is a symbol of commitment. Couples are moving away from mass‑produced designs, preferring rings that capture their unique journey.

Ordering a custom suit is fairly common for this occasion. The process, in which a tailor or team of craftspeople produces a unique-to-you suit, can ensure a perfect fit and allows for intimate customization, but tends to take weeks and can be expensive.

In 1971, Manolo Blahnik created shoes for the designer Ossie Clark's catwalk show in London. Relatively new to shoemaking, the Spanish designer forgot to put steel pins in the heels of the shoes, which meant that models wobbled, unbalanced, down the catwalk.

Weddings are a major plot point on TV, often taking place in season and series finales. So Business Insider rounded up the best and worst wedding dresses on television. We loved gowns from "Gossip Girl" and "Friends," but the "How I Met Your Mother" dresses didn't impress.

It's long had a reputation as the city of romance, but now the French capital is supporting a growing number of businesses that will arrange an extravagant marriage proposal in a landmark setting - for a hefty fee, of course. The luxury marriage proposal business is booming in Paris with agencies charging international clients thousands of euros to pop the question in a 'romantic' setting in the City of Love.

I was brainstorming with [stylist Law Roach] about how I would theme dress for this film, and I kind of remembered the saying, 'Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.' This dress was her 'something old.' If you'll recall, Zendaya had previously debuted the same gown in 2015 when she attended the 2015 Oscars as a budding Disney star.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - When Patrick Benson popped the question to Barbara Olsen two weeks before Valentine's Day in 1976, she didn't want to accept his marriage proposal in the typical ordinary way. So she turned to the Staten Island Advance. That year, the paper had kicked off a playful new Valentine's Day tradition - Love Lines - a popular addition which continued for decades. Love Lines were special, short advertisements aimed at those in love, those falling in and out of it and those looking for commitment.

I love fashion so much that I knew that this is where I wanted to invest my time. My goal was never to look classic or timeless, because I think that's boring. I just wanted to hopefully create some things that felt different. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea and I understand that.

Stylist and writer Orla Dempsey tried on some ties for a week, following a big fashion trend for 2026 and following in the footsteps of some famous faces

The fashion industry agrees: 2026 is your main character era. Nearly all of this year's biggest trends encourage maximalism - including bridal style. Though timeless designs have traditionally been the go-tos, many brides-to-be are exploring ostentatious wedding dresses awash in embellishments or constructed with exaggerated silhouettes. The same can be said for engagement rings; while many will continue to opt for classic cuts and settings, there's been more of a shift toward flamboyant, statement-making styles. And Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift may be partly responsible.

Diamonds may be forever, but popular styles come and go. Celebrities can spark interest- toi et moi rings saw a major resurgence when Megan Fox shared a picture of her diamond-and-emerald engagement ring from then-fiance Machine Gun Kelly in 2022; marquise diamonds saw a spike thanks to Selena Gomez; and more recently, Taylor Swift's vintage styles sparked a major interest in vintage.

A more-or-less universal pivot to hybrid working has further blurred the lines between what to wear to work and what you actually want to wear to work. Never before has comfort been such a priority when it comes to corporate dressing. It's why a dress styled with a sweater, jumper or cardigan has become the ultimate sartorial solution to carry your work wardrobe from this wet spell through to spring.