Mermaid Styles

Mermaid/Fishtail wedding dresses blend luxurious, soft flowing fabrics into a close fitting form for brides that want to emphasize their curves and create a truly stunning silhouette. Fitted at the waist and flairs from the knee into a fuller circle. Fashion forward for a contemporary wedding.

The mermaid style is quite fitted both at the waist and the hips; it then flairs out delicately at the base of the skirt below the knee. This skirt will hug very tightly at the waist and hips, flaring out from knee downward.

The fish tail is the mermaid style skirt with an extension of fabric at the bottom of the skirt at the back – effectively a small train.

Both styles suit the bride that has a slim to medium build and bust. You can not get away with this style successfully if you are large busted with small hips and delicate backside. You will appear top heavy.

Works for: Slim but curvy or hourglass figures; showing off the curves of the body to perfection.

Won't work for: Pear-shaped or full figures. Curves need to be in proportion and a waist which is noticeably smaller than the hips or shoulders is essential for this style to work. Really emphasises the hips, so not a style for the pear-shaped bride.