Cut out the Monotony- Mismatch to Standout

Gone are the days when bridesmaids were made to look carbon copies of one another. Bridesmaid dresses were specially tailored made or altered to look impeccably same, almost like a uniformed parade!

People are now looking for more colors and styles. There have been quite a few wedding events in the recent time, which have been huge success with mismatched bridesmaid dresses. The key secret behind this success, is not overdoing it. The mismatched dresses make the bridesmaids stand out from the crowd instead of merging with the wedding background, but they should not be dominating over the bride.

The best choice for bridesmaid dresses are long prom dresses. Found in abundance at all retail stores, you can easily get one for each of your bridesmaids as per your mutual choice. It has been seen that dresses of the same length look best in photographs. They sort of bring a symmetry that is visually pleasing

The benefits of choosing long prom dresses are that they make you look elegant. If you want to flaunt a little skin, choose one with wide and deep back. Long prom dresses also let you be creative in the hemlines and cuts. If you have legs to show off, choose one that is a combination of high and low hemline.

After the length has been decided, select what you want to vary. The features that you can vary are:

• Textures or Fabrics


• Colors


• Styles

While deciding on the texture of the dress you will get ample choices. You can either vary the fabric of the entire dress or choose to add layers and textures to each so that they look mismatched enough.

Mismatched Bridesmaid Dresses

As for colors, mismatched bridesmaid dresses look best when the colors are selected from a particular hue and then the shades are varied. It can be complementing or contrasting the wedding theme, but should never be allowed to go wild and astray.