Wedding Gown Embellishment Glossary
Embellishments on a gown add the little extra bit of style and uniqueness. They can take a good wedding gown and elevate it to a great wedding gown. Use our wedding gown embellishment glossary to learn more about them.
- Appliques:
- Shapes or cutouts of fabric that have been sewn onto the dress.
- Beading:
- Small beads of gemstones, crystal, glass or other materials that have been glued or sewn onto the wedding gown.
- Austrian Crystal:
- Lead crystal with polished facets giving it more luminance, brilliance and sparkle.
- Border Trim:
- Riffles, ribbons, braided or scalloped edges that on a wedding gown.
- Bugle Beads:
- glass beads that are in long tubular shapes.
- Crystal:
- Transparent carved bead that are made from quartz.
- Edging:
- A thin or narrow border of embroidery, lace or fringe used as an accent or trim.
- Embroidery:
- Fancy or decorative stitching sewn in a gown.
- Fringe:
- A long sequence of closely packed fabric or threads, like those seen in flapper dresses. Fringes ad a sense of flowing graceful movement to a dress line.
- Jewels:
- Faux jewel are applied to an illusion lace fabric giving it a shimmering sparkling look.
- Ribbons & Bows:
- These come in various shapes and sizes to different effects. A large butterfly bow is very dramatic, a small shoestring bow is much more subdued and demure.
- Seed Pearls:
- Tiny faux or real pearls often applied to headpieces or shoes.
- Baroque Pearls:
- Faux or natural pearls that are in irregular oblong shapes.
- Sequins & Paillettes:
- Sequins are small tiny plastic discs that are very reflective and add a slot of sparkle and twinkle to a gown. Paillettes are larger and usually hang off of a gown, to increase sense of movement and sparkle.