From Wedding Planning Guide
The wedding dress silhouette also referred to as the style of the dress is the overall shape of the dress. The silhouette of your dress is the first thing the groom and guest will notice about what you are wearing as you walk down the aisle.
Nearly all wedding dresses will be based on one of these silhouettes:
A-Line
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| Flared from the shoulders, waist or just under the bust. This dress looks like an upright letter A.
Many of the other silhouettes are a variation on the A-Line.
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Sheath
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| A narrow, close fitting gown that runs to the floor in an unbroken line. This style is narrow and clings to the body and many are strapless or backless.
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Ball-gown
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| This is the classic fairytale wedding dress silhouette. This is the traditional and formal wedding dress type. A fitted bodice with a very full skirt staring at the waist running to the floor.
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Mermaid
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| This is similar to the sheath style, except that it will flares at or just below the knee instead of running straight to the floor.
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Princess
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| This is a variation of the A line, it has a more wider skirt moving the skirt closer to a ball gown.
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Ballerina
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| Similar to the A-Line, except where the A-Line dress runs to the floor, the ballerina style stops around the knee.
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Empire
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| The Bodice is cropped and the waist line seam ends just below the bust line, with the skirt flowing from bodice.
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Slip
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| This style is like a long tank top. It may be backless or cut on the bias, and usually doesn’t have much in the way of embellishments.
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