Text: Sheryl Yip (Founder and Bespoke Designer @sherylyipbridal)
Publish: Bryllupper i Nordsjælland

Fashion runway trends influence heavily on bridal industry. Yet unlike daily wardrobe, when we talk about wedding dress trends, it normally lasts a little longer than one season (more than half a year). Some beautiful designs could be evolved over a few years. It is mainly because brides-to-be request more time to adapt to trends and digest the newness to their “one-and-only”. To be your timeless piece, the wedding gown is better to fit and highlight your style and personality. Whether or not you are a romantic bride, a modern bride, or a fashion bride, check out the below 2023 Top 5 Wedding Trends, and more professional tips will be shared based on different body shapes and personal tastes. 🙂 Let’s get started!

1) Signature Sleeves (Keep doing Strong!)

A beautiful example of a long-lasting wedding trend is “Sleeves”, which is still staying strong but evolving with newness every season since 2018. We have seen various off-shoulder, detachable pairs, and puffy dramatic sleeves in recent years. I received a lot of requests to design unique and statement sleeves for my bespoke brides. Sleeves are versatile when they can be detachable, and undoubtedly become a signature highlight to your wedding outfit.
Sleeve designs could be fashionable, feminine, and contemporary. They match all kinds of dress silhouettes from A-line to Mermaid.

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SYA Bride wears Bespoke Wedding Gown in Dramatic Bubble Sleeves from SHERYL YIP ATELIER. Photo by Evia Zachariah

For brides who have flabby arms, they normally request to add sleeves in covering the arms, but pay attention to the shape and material of the sleeves. Try to avoid sleeves like dropped off-shoulder or tightly fitted sleeves. On the contrary, these shapes draw unwanted visual attention to the biceps. Instead, a mid-length flare or bell shape sleeves could be a wonderful option. While if your dress is already sophisticated and full of details, choosing short or clean detachable sleeves could be a fashionable add-on. For petite brides who love sleeves, I would recommend picking a sheer and simple sleeves design so to show a little more skin. Otherwise, it will look too heavy as if the dress outshines you. For skinny brides, a draped down off-shoulder sleeves would be a lovely choice. If you have long arms, a pair of dramatic and layered sleeves will be a fantastic idea to balance the body proportion, like my SYA bride in the above photos.

Sleeves Sketches and Bespoke Design by SHERYL YIP ATELIER. Photo by Sheryl Yip

Actress and Singer, Sandra Elsfort, wears SYA Cloudy Sleeves Wedding Gown at Det Kongelige Teater – The Danish Royal Theatre. Wedding Gown by SHERYL YIP ATELIER.
Photo by Jan Christensen @foto_jan @sandraelsfort

Here are some sleeves designs that are in trend
– Detachable sleeves (wear them during the ceremony and detach them on the dance floor)
– Off-shoulder sleeves
– Bubble Sleeves
– Cloudy Sleeves
– Puffy Cuffed Sleeves