No more Big Fat Bridesmaids Dresses!

Big fat dresses matched with obnoxious hats are the bridesmaid uniform of the past. The latest looks have bridesmaids smiling — and perhaps wearing their expensive dress again. Millie Martini Bratten, manager in chief of BRIDE'S paper, says a bride should look for dresses that her bridesmaids can easily wear again. Bratten says the latest looks make the job a pretty easy one. "The trends right now are toward bright colors, floral patterns, shorter hemlines, and ballet-inspired dresses, inches Bratten said on ABCNEWS' Good morning America.

 Bratten says bridesmaids should wear either the same dress or something very close. She suggests the bride shoudd select more than one style so bridesmaids of different body shapes can choose one that is most very becoming. Bratten also says the bride shouldn't stress out about her bridesmaids' shoes and other accessories. "While you want your marriage ceremony to look cohesive, you don't are interested to appear rigid.

Even if the bridesmaids are in the same dress, they need not be identical down to their hairstyle, shoes and jewelry. They can mix it up using accessories that showcase their utmost features or their coloring or their personality, inches Bratten said. Bratten and cheap bridesmaid dresses



 Look No. 1: Color, Color, Color! The strapless fuchsia-colored man made fiber organza beverage dress with a green lace belt is by Watters & Watters (Watters. com). Bratten suggest the bright colors and shorter measures on these dresses more shapely a lot of shapes skin tones. "The adorable accent of the green lace around the midsection gives it some interest. It's perfectly worthy of a destination wedding on a Caribbean beach, inches Bratten said. Retail Price: $270 Look No. 2: Floral Pattern Lilly Pulitzer's sleeveless V-neck floral print dress combines of blues, pinks, lavenders and greens (Lillypulitzer. com). Brattens says clothing is good for a Nantucket beach wedding. Retail Price: $168 Look No. 3: Vintage or Retro The yellow short-sleeve V-neck man made fiber duchesse satin a-line dress is from Vanessa Monk (Vanessafox. com). Whilst it looks current, Bratten says clothing has a really sweet-looking 1950s-inspired shape to it.

Again, a lace at the midsection with a pin add some sparkle. The appearance is very very becoming to a variety of figures and ideal for being married at a golf or country club, Bratten said. Retail Price: about $375 Look No. 4: Chic Beverage This Lazaro two-piece — consisting of a floral chiffon halter top and a black chiffon beverage skirt — is good for an afternoon or evening beverage reception, according to Bratten (lazarobridal. com). Retail Price: $320. Look No. 5: Soft Ballet Twine This dress, by Twine, is a little more formal than the previous looks, but it's still relaxed and easy, says Bratten (Threaddesign. com or Brides. com).

 Clothing, which is strapless, includes ribbon and bow highlights and a pleated skirt is in cream color layered over soft pink. Retail Price: $425. Look No. 6: The Blushing Bride Bratten says this marriage gown, by Michelle Roth, is a very new look (Michelleroth. com). She says it's updated because that it is two separate pieces. Clothing, which features a blush chantilly lace bustier, accented with Swarovski uric acid and matched with an organza tiered a-line skirt, is good for a formal garden, or historic home location, Bratten said. Retail Price: $7, 000.