AISLE STYLE

"Fashion passes, style remains." - Coco Chanel

"Don't elope! Having a wedding is like finishing high school. If you don't do it, you'll always regret it." - Vera Wang

"The bridal business is a $130 billion industry in this country, and Vera Wang has a tidy piece of it - $70 to $80 million in retail sales, by industry estimates, strictly at the luxury end." - Town and Country Magazine

The Anti Bride believes that color is a good thing. She's slapdash: a little bit of highbrow, a dash of street and a shot of pop culture fuses her design aesthetic. She's savvy enough to realize that true style has nothing to do with cash and everything to do with moxie and attitude. She's unafraid to mix it up: mod with retro, brocades with stripes, dots with flowers, showing a little skin, a little sparkle, and she's ready to rumble. Her favorite color is the one that makes her feel va va voom and gorgeous. A big sparkly brooch in her hair, décolletage, or bouquet is a signature look. Twisting tradition, and reinterpreting fashion rules are the only rules she follows.

The spirit of the Anti Bride collection is a little "Audrey" with a touch of Debbie Harry: mod, clean, cool, like a sunny day in a convertible with the wind whipping through your hair. Clean shapes, clear shades, a little 60's with a shot of pink, but above all this girl has attitude.

Enjoy this little compendium of images and ideas we've pulled together to try and define the elusive and indescribable allure of the Anti-Bride.