Get the look: Be a boho bride

Prodita Sabarini , The Jakarta Post , Lifestyle

Fun and quirky wedding gowns are the new trend: Brides are unconventional but still they are wearing white.

In "Garden of Love," a wedding exhibition organized by women's fashion magazine Bazaar last weekend at the Four seasons hotel, four local designers gave couples some tips on doing weddings with attitude.

Sebastian Gunawan, Rusly Tjohnardi, Ronald V. Gaghana, and Adjie Notonegoro mixed up the basics: white and broken white; taffeta, tulle, chiffon, satin and silk; beads and sequins; corsets and bustier; veils and tiaras.

Sebastian and Rusly were less radical. Their message: elegant and classic will never go out of style.

Ronald opted for a quirky bohemian look, while Adjie leapt back in time to the 20s, messing around with appliqu* roses and complex cuts and seams.

Sebastian started the fashion show with a low-waisted billowy taffeta gown -- the bustier meticulously embellished with beads. Exhibit number two was another low-waisted billowy gown, with a V-neckline and intricate beaded embroidery. The models wore Tiaras -- never veils.

His last dress for the night was a strapless gown. The top accessorized with a ribbon tied into a bow, while the entire dress was embellished with embroidery and beads.
Rusly also went with big gowns. He played with a lot of tulle combining it with tight fitting embellished corsets. After the show Rusly explained that he chose the style because that was what the market demanded.

"I designed the wedding gowns that way because everyone wants to look sexy and elegant at their wedding reception," he said.

Though brides could not put a foot wrong in Sebastian's and Rusly's classic designs, the show stealers that night were Ronald's and Adjie's dresses, which are designed only for women who have the confidence to stride down the aisle.

Ronald presented mermaid dresses and gowns, with big satin bows and beaded embroidery, tiny chiffon boleros and chiffon coverings that made the head as trim and neat as possible.
A loose satin beaded singlet was paired with a straight feathery long skirt, embellished with a big bow and layers of satin behind the dress. The model was also wearing a transparent chiffon veil.
Another standout design was Ronald's mermaid dress. He embellished the front of the dress from top to bottom with appliqu* roses. The model wore a light chiffon scarf wrapped around her head gypsy-style.

Adjie was more playful with his designs. A long-sleeved mermaid dress with an off-the-shoulder cape-collar was pulled together with an oversized bow on the front.
He enraptured the audience with his last piece: a bright red long kebaya embroidered gold roses in full bloom. In true Javanese style, model Karenina Anderson's hair was pulled up into a sanggul and she carried a fan.