Bridal Fashion Week: Notes from the Trenches

This week, fashion editor Rachel Leonard and I continued our collaboration for the New York Observer, reporting on the big trends in the world of wedding dresses seen during bridal fashion week. Key findings: The time for topless bridal gowns has not quite come, regardless of how daring you might feel en route to the altar (sorry, Delphine Manivet). The strapless fit-and-flare is sloooowly edging out of the picture. And Houghton continues to push the envelope, with panels of sheer lace and a lot of bare bodices (pictured here, in a photo by Rachel), which would be beautiful on an urban rooftop or a European beach.