As a treat, I am posting on modern dresses that draw from historical fashion. People label them "fantasy" dresses, but their designs clearly are influenced by very real historical gowns. Unfortunately, I can't post a picture of a fantasy dress because that would be illegal, especially since artists create these dresses to make money. I will make up for this unfortuante situation by litering this post with links to sites, so don't worry, I will satisfy all of your visual needs.
The first dress I would like to write about is from Fairy Fashion. Fairy Fashion makes fancy wedding dresses, and the Cinderella gown is possibly the fanciest. Sorry. I can't link directly to this dress because the site has frames, and I'm not a technology genius. This dress is reminiscent of eighteenth century ball gowns. It needs a corset, has a lot of detail, a voluminous skirt, and it costs as much as the wedding band, caterers, and photographer. I don't recommend buying a wedding dress this expensive unless you have money to blow. The dress is absolutely dazzling though.
There are plenty of other places that sell fantasy dresses. Uptight Clothing amazed me even more than Fairy Fashion. This place has a bigger selection, and it updates very quickly for a company that cannot mass manufacturer their clothing. There is a a fluffy blue dress at this site that must cost at least as much as the Cinderella dress from Fairy Fashion. It is called the pale dragonfly, but since this site also has frames I can't link to it directly. The dress reminds me of medieval dresses because it has hanging loose sleeves. It is the perfect party dress for a spoiled princess, and it makes me wish I were a spoiled princess too.
If you like the places I've linked to, there's plenty more where those came from. Try searching google for "fantasy wedding gowns" or "fantasy gowns" and be amazed how much time these people have on their hands.
