The Best Couture Wedding Gowns 2024

Some of the most fabulous crystal-encrusted couture wedding dresses unveiled today at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week 2024 have been designed by Vietnamese designer Anh Thu for JoliPoli.
Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, which takes place from 17 to 21 April 2024 in Spain, is the number one bridal fashion show in the world. It brings together more than 400 brands in the trade show and 37 bridal fashion designers on the catwalk.
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[@erineddy7999]

Some of the dresses were done a disservice because the models walked too fast or did the “catwalk”, not the way a bride would walk. The dresses were pretty, some were not very practical. IMO

[@lydiakinnaman3679]

Some look like costumes.

[@cherylgilliam6095]

The last dress is a show stopper for sure! With that said, I'm 71 years and have seen hundreds of wedding dresses, two I made for my daughter's at their requests. I love almost all of the dresses seen tonight, but what happened to modesty? The translucent dresses are just downright indecent., line them and they will steal the show.

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Dear Cheryl, thank you so much for your comment. It's wonderful that you made two wedding dresses for your daughters. Most people don't have your skills. It was certainly a unique experience in your case, not only because you created two unique wedding dresses, but especially because of the mother-daughter relationship.

[@melissalabrecque5163]

Wow! Glorious!! I love the corset backs!!

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Melissa, thank you very much for your comment. French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier would be thrilled! The corset has always been one of his trademarks.

[@jeanamillar7821]

How difficult it must be to sit in some of these gowns

[@shellylavigne5913]

More fearhers

[@traceygilbert8225]

Stunning 😍

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Thank you, Tracey!

[@nancydugan5283]

These gowns are so grand! Fit for a queen.

[@believe5922]

Lol, once you've seen 1 you've seen them all.

[@buzzsmith4675]

I hate the see through!

[@davidrose5798]

can't think of many dads who want to see their daughter in a sheer wedding gown. My husband would have a proverbial fit & it wouldn't be pretty. No pun intended!

[@jacobsmom83]

Stunning

[@annmilner2320]

Thank you for the response and of course you are correct but way back, before we exposed the whole corset they were the undergarments. No criticism as these dresses are stunning, purely my opinion and taste. Clearly I'm behind the times.😊

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Thank you for your reply, Ann. We always appreciate comments from people who are interested in fashion and fashion history.

[@JustMe-og2cb]

Breathtaking!

[@GoodLuck-hy1qu]

I think these dresses outshine the person that is wearing them

[@kathycrone1258]

Beautiful. I wonder who can afford one for their wedding?

[@MonaLisa-de4cp]

Almost every single dress is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! That last dress is a MARVELOUS MASTERPIECE!!! 😍

[@JudyHanksDesign]

This fashion house hates buttons 😂😂😂

[@Eudi2020]

Sparkle and beads….the modern dress from the 80’s!!

[@azizayassin3623]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@annmilner2320]

Corsets and their lacings have traditionally/historically always been undergarments used to enhance the effect of the dress. I feel they should stay that way. Beautiful as these dresses are the exposure of corset back does cheapen the whole effect of ' beautiful bride'.

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Ann, thank you for your reply, which we appreciate, but as fashion journalists, we must correct your statement. Corsets and lacings have become part of couture and haute couture a long time ago. They are no longer limited to undergarments. Famous haute couture designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix and Thierry Mugler started to design corsets that were part of haute couture gowns and wedding dresses in the 1980s.

[@cathryncampbell8555]

There is an immensely *Practical* aspect to the lacing on the back of a wedding dress. Should the bride gain or lose weight, she can still be laced into her gown. The corset look was popular 15 years ago when a relative of mine wore that look to her wedding.

[@vertigomagazine2568]

@@cathryncampbell8555Hi Cathryn, thank you so much for your comment. You are right on the button! Laces are very practical, even for brides who are pregnant and who put on some weight during the weeks preceding the wedding.

[@MarronCeleste]

Wish I can be 21 forever

[@IamcarlatrevinochildofGod]

STUNNING WORK !!!!!!! EVERY PIECE , VERY LOVELY

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Carla, thank you very much for your comment!

[@andacochran8703]

Beautiful fabrics . I’m not fond of the sheer skirts. Very interesting designs. How do you sit in some of these? Too many lace up backs. Too away from dresses

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi, thank you for your comment. Sitting in one of these dresses is usually not a problem, because after the wedding ceremony, the bride usually gets changed and wears a lighter wedding gown for the dinner party.

[@susanjon8119]

Now we are talking grand luxury flawless collection ❤brilliant bride elegance

[@JudyHanksDesign]

I am almost 70 years old, so my conception of a wedding gown goes back decades. The corset draw strings in back look cheap to me.

[@cynthiarosiek4098]

When I married 46 years ago, most of these dresses would not have been allowed in church.

[@jeanong7694]

Corset back reminds me of for rent wedding gowns. Easier to adjust. Not haute couture.

[@kuzonsembewe4654]

​@@cynthiarosiek4098 Times have changed!

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi, thanks for your comment. Corsets have been used in haute couture since the 1980s by the most prestigious couturiers like Christian Lacroix and Jean-Paul Gaultier.

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

@@cynthiarosiek4098 many people don't get married in church anymore, there are many ways to plan your ceremony without judgement

[@zarwasilisa1933]

💌💌💌💌💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@susanmcclellan1773]

They were okay not my cup of tea...

[@joostlangeveldorigami]

Wow! Impressive fashion 🤍

[@florenceduncan4599]

Some beautiful dresses as well as veils but some of the dresses won't finished properly, one even had a tear in the back. It shouldn't have been shown. The make up on the models didn't look right either.

[@yvonnemoujalli6904]

wow so beautiful wana sell my house to buy one

[@CarolineBoyce1]

Beautiful dresses! Loved it!❤

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Caroline, thank you very much for comment! 😊

[@irina-ik9iq]

Только модели , с такими недовольными лицами, а вот платья шикарные

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Привет! Thanks for your comment. In Western Europe, models usually are instructed not to smile on the runway. But you are right. Some of them looked a bit sad.

[@carolflynn7933]

ABSALUTLY AMAZING

[@veroniquefrerotte4622]

All these ladies seemed to be so Happy to get married !!!! I can’t go On to look at them !! Are you sure they are not going to a burry party …..

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Veronique, thanks for your comment, but in France, Italy, Spain and the UK, runway models are always instructed not to smile on the catwalk.

[@wyorose5965]

Curious

[@juliealtenburg9671]

Need new models,dresses are beautiful but the models look dead,no smiles,looks like a race.

[@deeannakim9306]

❤feminine, elegant, complimentary, beautiful.

[@dekota011]

The models were skinny and looked depressed, a smile could go a long way. They looked like kalvin klein models

[@rosev2002]

They look like ballerinas .

[@deeannakim9306]

Thank you lord that we have free countries that celebrate women’s beauty and freedom. Very fortunate for not being born in places that forces women to wear bags over their heads and bodies.

[@Qf726]

Wow very sexy women, love them all❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JudyHanksDesign]

The visions in Hollywood have embraced violence over compassion since the 1960s. It has changed culture and not supported the people’s instinctual love of ideals, of what an ideal woman represents. My older culture has the idealism expressed in Don Quixote, in Man of La Mancha. Artists in fashion have used undergarment references in their concepts as you say, in the decades of the ‘80s and 90’s. The deeper level of culture’s intent using undergarment concepts and such ideas does not advance noble goals in fashion. I can only speculate it cheapens the idea of feminine ideal.

[@lydiakinnaman3679]

Not a bow fan.

[@Bev-nn5bd]

Who wants to see a bride walk down the aisle in a shear dress showing her bikini underwear? I don’t understand this trend at all. Put a flesh colored lining in them for goodness sake. Some are completely over the top costumes others are gorgeous.

[@lizpadilla5770]

I'm old fashioned and aren't brides supposed to be happy?

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Liz, thanks for your comment. Models are usually instructed not to smile on the runway. But you are right. Some of them could look less unhappy.

[@ladyjustice1474]

This collection comes across very harsh and hard. Nothing soft about it.

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi, thanks for your comment. The perception of women's role in society has changed. Why should a woman be soft in 2024?

[@rosasullivan2550]

All the dresses except the last dress looked made for ballerinas, and they should have lined the dresses then they would have been more like wedding dresses. The models except the last model needed to be different. The only dress I would want to get married in would have been the last dress. The collection was not a success, in my opinion. They could be though if lined and some of custume ones need more fabric and lining. Some of those looked cheap. Sorry, I'm just saying more effort needed to go into the models and the ballerina head pieces need to go.

[@kathusek6960]

Most of the gowns were beautiful. Most of the models were just sad. They just did not look human or healthy. A couple of them did but that’s just sad such beauty with zombies wearing it definitely took away from the beauty of the gowns.

[@marymcmenemy2287]

Even if I had the money, I wouldn't buy one. Too far over the top.

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Mary, thanks for your comment. Tastes are different, and that's okay. Not every woman wants to look like Grace Kelly or Lady Diana on her wedding day.

[@stephaniegordon834]

Just bc it sparkles doesn't make it pretty

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi Stephanie, thanks for your comment. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana would probably reply: Sparkle never goes out of style.

[@capstar633]

Too costumy... Not bridal!

[@vertigomagazine2568]

Hi, thanks for your comment. Dresses make a statement. Costumes tell a story.