https://gownjournal.github.io/ The Gown Journal is an editorial guide to wedding dresses: silhouettes, fabrics, lace, fittings, timelines, veils and the questions to ask before you commit. Written for brides who want to understand before they choose. en https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/vintage-vs-classic-wedding-dress/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/vintage-vs-classic-wedding-dress/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vintage means a dress that revives a specific era; classic means a dress built to look right in any era. The differences in lace, silhouette, fabric and photographs, with a comparison table. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-silhouettes-explained/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-silhouettes-explained/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What each silhouette actually does to the body, where the skirt starts to flare, how much you can move, and how to walk into a first appointment knowing what to ask for. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-fabrics-guide/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-fabrics-guide/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How each fabric drapes, breathes, creases, weighs and photographs, which silhouettes it suits, and the questions that tell you what you are actually buying. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-body-type-guide/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-body-type-guide/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Forget apple and pear. Three relationships decide which silhouettes suit you: shoulders against hips, waist definition and waist height, then height and pregnancy. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-timeline/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-timeline/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How far ahead to begin for made to measure, ordered from a maker, or bought off the rack, what happens at each stage, and what to do if you have eight weeks left. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/lace-types-wedding-dresses/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/lace-types-wedding-dresses/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT What each lace looks and feels like, how it changes a dress, why two lace gowns can look nothing alike, and the questions to ask about samples, swatches and care. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/buying-wedding-dress-online-made-to-measure/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/buying-wedding-dress-online-made-to-measure/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ordering a made-to-measure dress from a designer you will never meet: how measurements are taken, what a sound process looks like, the questions to ask, and the red flags. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/boho-wedding-dress-guide/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/boho-wedding-dress-guide/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three traits that make a dress boho, what only looks like it, the romantic, clean and free-spirited versions, the fabrics that work, and what venue and weather change. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/ivory-vs-white-wedding-dress/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/ivory-vs-white-wedding-dress/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT What separates stark white, diamond white, ivory, champagne and blush, why names shift between makers, and how undertone, fabric, lining and light change the result. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/questions-before-buying-wedding-dress/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/questions-before-buying-wedding-dress/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The twelve questions that separate a clear purchase from an expensive misunderstanding: what you are buying, how the process runs, what is included and who dresses you. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-fittings-guide/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-dress-fittings-guide/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A fitting-by-fitting account of what the seamstress is doing, what you should test in the dress, when big changes are still possible and when they are not. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-veil-lengths-and-accessories/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/wedding-veil-lengths-and-accessories/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which veil length does what, which jewellery suits which neckline, how to choose shoes you can stand in for six hours, and when to leave something off entirely. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/what-to-wear-under-wedding-dress/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/what-to-wear-under-wedding-dress/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to choose support, shapewear and petticoats by neckline, fabric and silhouette, what each one does to the fit, and why it must be settled before the second fitting. https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/cleaning-and-preserving-wedding-dress/ https://gownjournal.github.io/guides/cleaning-and-preserving-wedding-dress/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stain emergencies on the day, why the first week after matters most, how specialist cleaning differs from dry cleaning, and how to store a dress so it stays white for decades.