The ubiquitous strapless style has a challenger: the one-shoulder gown. Vineyard fastened theirs with a brooch for a crisp black-tie look, while Monique Lhuillier’s asymmetrical illusion neckline gave romance some edge.

Sometimes more is more. Ruffled tiers twirled around a mermaid skirt at Lazaro; a playful, flouncy neckline cropped up at Amsale; and at Carolina Herrera, the trimming had flamenco flair.

Lace is in, and it’s anything but matronly. Jim Hjelm kept it demure with a strapless A-line, while Valentino Sposa’s sultry off-the-shoulder look was meant to fit snug as a bug.

Embellishments didn’t stop at beading. Turquoise stones dressed up a beachy gown at Temperley, bronze jewels added flapper glamour to a Jenny Packham number, and studs toughened up a Manuel Mota Costura lace shirt gown.

Kenneth Pool’s over-the-top Victorian-style gown came down the runway to the delight of some, and the surprise of others—are we really going gray? Vera Wang made silver more plausible with a romantic smoke-and-violet look.

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Large and floppy last season, this time bows are small and sweet. Amsale dropped hers below the waist, while others used it to decorate the bodice as if it were a wrapped present.

Flowers, flowers everywhere. Satin ivy climbed up a shoulder at Priscilla of Boston, florets were scattered all over Melissa Sweet’s and Temperley’s gowns, and an oversize bud grew from the hip at Platinum for Priscilla of Boston.

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