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Chicks Getting Hitched: Wedding fashion

When you walk down the aisle on your wedding day, all eyes will be on you. So if there is ever a time to channel your inner fashionista, it’s when you’re choosing your attire for your big day. Luckily, wedding fashion has evolved way past cookie-cutter white dresses and boring black tuxedos. Whether you’re high femme, hot butch or somewhere in between, 2011 runways and fashion magazines are filled with all kinds of fun and unique styles to inspire your perfect wedding day ensemble.

Here are 10 trends to wear right now.

Vintage dresses

The vintage trend is here to stay, and for 2011, we’re going back to 1950. Think demure tea-length dresses and coquettish birdcage veils. I love the wonderful irony of modern-day lesbians getting married dressed as 1950s housewives. Check out this affordable (and adorable!) version from Dolly Couture.

Blue and grey suits

If you wear the pants in your relationship, or would at least like to pretend that you do on your wedding day, you’ll be glad to know that you won’t be relegated to a basic black suit. For a more unique look, opt for charcoal grey or midnight blue. Both are sleek and elegant enough for an evening wedding. Whatever color you choose, you’ll want to make sure your suit is expertly tailored to fit your body (since it was probably designed for a man).

Fortunately, there are plenty of places where you can have a suit custom made, just for you. Try The Butch Clothing Company, a UK-based shop that makes custom pieces and focuses exclusively on butch women. Show up on the big day in a dapper one-button midnight blue tux like this one, and your bride-to-be will be seeing stars.

Sapphires

Speaking of luxurious blue things, sapphires are giving diamonds and pearls a run for their money this wedding season. Even if you didn’t receive an 18-carat sapphire as an engagement ring like future princess Kate Middleton, you can still add a bit of royal style to your wedding. A sapphire necklace, broach or earrings provides stunning contrast to ivory and white (and you’ll have your “something blue” covered). If you’re not marrying into a royal family, Overstock.com has lovely sapphire earrings at prices mere mortals can afford.

Bow ties

Bold colors are one of the top style trends this season, and your wedding day need not be an exception. Bow ties are great ways to add a pop of color and express your personal style. New York necktie maker Pierrepont Hicks has dozens of fun options for the quirky broom.

Ball gowns

If you’re a lady who’s always dreamed of walking down the aisle in a huge, elaborate dress, 2011 is your year. Ball gowns are back in a big way. Designers are decking out gowns with ruffles, feathers, lace and floral appliques. And apparently, when it comes to this season’s ball gowns — the bigger, the better. Femmes, just try not to fall in love with this stunning Vera Wang ball gown, which also features another hot 2011 wedding fashion trend — pink!

Wingtip shoes

You’ll want to be styled from head to toe on your big day, so don’t forget your feet. Dapper gals, trade your boring black leather standbys for snazzy wingtips. There are lots of modern takes on this classic shoe, like this pair from Cole Haan.

Bold heels

Girlie-girls can have fun with footwear, too. Ditch the plain satin pumps that you’ll never wear again. If your dress basically covers your feet anyway, why not buy a pair of fashionable neutral-colored booties that you can sport with mini skirts or jeans after you’re married? Or, if you really want to make a statement, pair your white or ivory dress with playful hot pink peep toes or sexy red stilettos.

Mix-and-match style

Just like shoes need not match handbags these days, fashion-conscious brooms who want to wear pants shouldn’t feel confined to a traditional suit. Mix it up with separates like patterned pants with a tailored vest and a funky tie. As long as all of the pieces are similar in style and texture, you will have a cohesive wedding day look that is all your own.

Short dresses

There is perhaps no other trend with which I am more smitten than the LWD (that’s little white dress for the non-wedding obsessed among you). That’s right, it is now completely acceptable to get married in a dress with a hemline above your knee. The LWD has that “I’m dashing off to city hall to tie the knot” kind of look, which makes it is the perfect option for those of us who have to make a quick jaunt to Massachusetts or Iowa to officially get married before returning to our hometowns for the big bash with family and friends.

Stylish socks

Sometimes the most interesting part of your wedding day outfit is underneath your clothes. No I’m not talking about lingerie — I’m talking about socks! Get a pair with stripes, argyle, shamrocks, or little red hearts — whatever does it for you. You will want a stylish pair that coordinates with your new wife’s shoes for the now all-important “sock portrait,” according to the latest issue of Brides magazine. It’s a little corny, I’ll admit, but cuter than a lot of other obligatory wedding day photo poses.

What will you be wearing when you walk down the aisle?

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