As Constance White noted in her column, For The Bride Who Wants a Simple, Sensuous Look for The New York Times in 1997...To be sure, the leg-of-mutton dress, the traditional, high-neck, puff-sleeve number, still has its strong support base, but there is now the option of a sleeker and more sensuous spirit embodied in a narrower shape, bare arms and shoulders and subtle adornment, if adorned at all. Amsale described with crystal clarity who her client is via video during the show, which took place on a terrace at the Gramercy Park Hotel
The portrait-neckline gown, with its full bouffant skirt, has been indelibly etched in sartorial history as one of the most iconic wedding-day looks of all time, along with Grace Kelly's elegant MGM-made bridal frock and Kate Middleton's dreamy Alexander McQueen creation
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