Some people don’t like the look of the Mermaid Wedding Gown because they find it very cartoonish or maudlin. Who wants to look like Gloria Swanson making her comeback in Sunset Drive as she walks down the aisle on here wedding day?

Vera Wang has tried to make this vintage shape seem fresher by making it more architectural in appearance. On the bridal section of About.com, you can find pictures of the latest Vera Wang styles. A writer there correctly describes these dresses as having a more architectural feel than most. In essence the Vera Wang version of the Mermaid is a strapless tube that ends in a masterpiece of stepped organza layers. These layers are cut in a way that they look like big fluffed up chevrons. The effect is very architectural. It is more like something that an Any Rand character would wear in a movie like The Fountainhead.

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