In her case it was gingham, which has to be one of 2015’s most popular fabrics and, for weddings, embraces the rustic and home-spun trend that’s proven so enduringly popular.Indeed, when pictures of Bardot’s wedding were published, it sparked a shortage of gingham in France as women flocked to copy her relaxed, youthful style.
There’s much more to hot fabrics for 2015 than the close-weaved cross check of gingham. Some fabric choices are ideal for wedding schemes or can be smartly incorporated into your scheme to add detail and style. WWS has picked some of the key fabric themes as seen on the catwalks and suggests ways to incorporate them into your wedding day.
Light Lace
Part of the same overall aesthetic as gingham, white lace is a romantic way to bring detail and luxury to even the plainest fabrics. Chloe, Erdem and Louis Vuitton all included it in their latest collections, with broderie anglaise and Victorian styles particularly popular.
If white lace isn’t right for your wedding dress, it makes a great embellishing detail for use as part of your wholesale wedding linen. Try it as a pretty lace banner or bunting, or with jute or hessian to create a table runner. Lace netting provides a soft edge for crisp white linens, or can be used as a screen or backdrop to your ceremony.
Bohemia
As you might have guessed from the appearance of gingham and lace in this list, there’s a strong seventies bohemian feel to textiles this year. Nods to Bohemia and pre-Raphaelite art at Vera Wang are reminders of some of the richer fabrics that you can include in your wedding linens. Suede, velvet and brocade touches all work with this trend and are particularly useful for adding warmth to autumn and winter weddings.
Floral prints, especially against dark backgrounds, are also enjoying a revival. Whether you’re seeking out vintage fabrics to make use of for your wedding tablecloth or you just want to include touches of chintz, floral fabrics are part of the current overall fondness for a rustic and soft atmosphere at weddings.
Transparent Textiles
Tulle petticoats and embroidered aprons added interest and lightness to all those heavy wedding dress layers at Vera Wang’s latest catwalk show. Versatile and light-as-air tulle remains one of the most affordable wedding fabrics. WWS stocks tulle in just about every colour imaginable. It’s a great fabric to buy in bulk for adding interest to your wedding reception decoration, and it’s very effective as a chair sash, runner or for wrapping favours.
Chiffon and organza make a great alternative to tulle if you prefer a less structured fabric and a softer, more diaphanous feeling to your wedding fabric choices. Affordable wholesale wedding linen enables wedding planners and couples to make the most of a wide selection of tulle, chiffon, organza, satin and taffeta in a choice of widths, lengths and colours.
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