Magazine of the Week

Hi, everyone!

Spring and love in bloom! If you or a friend got engaged over the Christmas break, of over Valentine’s Day, then you are probably daydreaming about wedding gowns in between your deadlines.

Denise and I recommend Vogue Sposa to you as a starting place for your research. Vogue Sposa is a piece of the mighty Conde’ Nast publishing empire. The first issue was published in 1982, and it has come out regularly since.

Denise and I love the bridal magazines. Not the American ones, but the foreign ones. The Italian flair shown in this title is perfect for the bridal industry, or, in our case, inspiration for pretty princess dresses.

The thing we love about this title is that the dresses all seem so much more sophisticated than those in the American bridal magazines. The gowns are more inventive, with more draping interest and unusual details. They so clearly are made of better materials  (Look at all the silk!  Look at the quality of that lace!) than their American counterparts. As Denise points out, the American bridal magazines seem to show a lot of mass-produced gowns and tuxes. The gowns in Vogue Sposa look like they are made by hand with love.

Their media kit is here.

If you are looking for either inspiration or a wedding dress, we have other bridal magazines as well:

FIT Periodicals BRIDES

We have a ton of books on bridalwear, wedding gowns, and other special occasion clothes. A search in StyleCat will direct you:

StyleCat

Have fun!