Differences between Trumpet and Mermaid Style Wedding Dress

Mermaid wedding dress is really attractive and elegant, like this style, trumpet dress is also popular. Many brides-to-be don't know how to distinguish the trumpet and mermaid style when buying wedding dress, luckily, following the next content, this would help you.

A Trumpet Dress: It is lesser known than the mermaid design, and people will often see the general fitted until it flares out somewhere below the hips silhouette and automatically label it a "mermaid-style" gown.

This gown fits snugly on your body until approximately mid-thigh, where it begins to gradually come away from the body in an open skirt, much like the shape of a trumpet.

The key elements of this design are the flare’s point of origin – mid-thigh – and the ease in which it flares.

A Mermaid Dress: This style has grown in popularity over the last few decades due to its emphasis on a woman’s curves and it’s flair for the dramatic, though it is often not designed for ease of mobility, so keep that in mind for dancing!

A mermaid dress is tightly fitted to the entire body until it suddenly jets out at or below the knee, keeping the legs pulled together and giving the illusion of a fashionable "mermaid tail."

The key elements of this design are the abrupt nature of the skirt’s flare as well as its beginning point – at the knee or below it.