Monochrome is really a color theme that never is out of fashion - it's not hard to put together and incredibly striking. It works well in the winter months and can look dazzling in an evening wedding ceremony - especially if you're planning a classy city wedding party.

So What About Your bridesmaid dresses?

How about dressing them in monochrome? Present your maids with a monochrome color option and you are giving them a really chic choice. You can either two-tone the dresses as shown above or dress them in black, white, or alternate colors. (After all Kate Middleton put her famous sister Pippa in a white dress in the Royal Wedding and who's saying she was upstaged?) Maybe give a black corsage to some white dress and the other way around.

If you need to go to town on your monochrome wedding theming, you can ask your friends and relatives to follow the gown code. It's an easy someone to adhere to. The men could wear dinner jackets and many ladies have just a little black dress hidden in their wardrobe somewhere. Truman Capote held a famous monochrome ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York City which set new standards of fashion and elegance during the 1960s. All sorts of celebrities of times attended including Lauren Bacall and Frank Sinatra - it had been the event to possess been seen at.

Nearly half a century on, a monochrome theme has lost none of their style factors. Dessy has black or white bridesmaid gowns in several styles - strapless, one shoulder, cocktail length, complete - there is something to flatter and suit every figure. And remember if you are dressing your maids all-in-one (or two) colors, you don't have to opt for the same style plus size bridesmaid dresses for every. Just specify the color and allow them to choose a frock that meets them. All dresses and accessories are shown