30/09/2026
September’s bridal saves have one thing in common: femininity, but turned all the way up.
I’m calling this one oversized femininity.
There are bows, but they’re enormous. Puffball skirts, but with exaggerated proportions. Fringing in cobalt blue. Sheer fabrics and frills. Soft, traditionally feminine textiles cut into beautifully tailored menswear.
Everything feels overwhelmingly feminine, but very little of it feels traditionally “pretty”.
And that’s what I’ve loved about what I’ve been saving this month.
There’s a rebelliousness to it. Designers are taking familiar codes of femininity and playing with the scale, structure, colour and context until they become something much more interesting.
For bridal, I think that’s particularly exciting.
Because femininity doesn’t have to mean delicate. Romance doesn’t have to mean conventional. And a bride can embrace bows, lace, volume, softness and embellishment without any of it feeling predictable.
Swipe through my September Bridal Saves →
Ashi Studio
Romantic, ethereal and completely oversized. I love seeing traditionally delicate bridal codes pushed into proportions that feel far more dramatic.
THÉ.HUYN
A traditionally feminine fabric and palette, translated into beautifully structured menswear. Such a good example of reframing femininity without making the result itself feel overtly feminine.
Christian Siriano
This is exactly what I mean by oversized femininity. The pink, the volume, the bows - all recognisably feminine references, but exaggerated enough to become playful and slightly rebellious.
Zuleyha Kuru Wedding
Bows, lace, sheer fabric and volume - but none of it feels particularly sweet. Taking very familiar bridal ingredients and changing their scale completely changes their attitude.
Liz Martinez Bridal
Sheer, embellished and incredibly feminine, but with enough structure and proportion to stop it becoming delicate. That balance is what makes this interesting to me.
The White Closet
Softness and structure working together beautifully. I particularly love how the exaggerated draping takes a very feminine silhouette somewhere more fashion-led.
Burak Bayraktaroğlu
The blouson trousers are such a good
