Wedding Wear
Wedding wear refers to the dresses worn by the bride and the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony. Wedding wear is usually classified into two, women wedding wear or bridal wear and men wedding wear or groom wear.
Bridal wear is the dress worn by the bride during the wedding ceremony. The design, style and color of the dress varies depending upon the religion and culture of the bride wearing the dress. Usually the fabrics used in making bridal wear are silk, satin and velvet. These fabrics are used because they give a very elegant and rich look. The bridal wear is usually highly ornamented with intricate embroidery work, lace work, crocheted patterns and sometimes studded with precious gems. Bridal wear is generally categorized on the basis of the culture and religious beliefs followed in different regions of the world. In most of the Asian regions where Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism are followed colored dresses are worn whereas in countries where Christianity is followed white colored gowns, veils etc are worn. The largest exporter of bridal wear is China. Spain is the second largest exporter of bridal gowns in the world with total exports worth 150 million euros. Spain manufactures premium quality and designer bridal wear. The major importers of bridal gowns are Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands and USA.
The dresses worn by a bridegroom during a wedding ceremony are known as men wedding wear. Generally the men's wedding wear is of two types ethnic wedding wear and western wedding wear. Ethnic wedding wear varies according to the cultures and traditions followed in different countries. The ethnic wedding wear can include dresses ranging from a simple kurta-pyjama or dhoti to splendid sherwanis. The western wedding wear includes Tuxedo, woolen suits, cotton suits, linen suits and designer suits. The most commonly used fabrics for manufacturing men wedding wear are cotton, linen, wool and silk.
The wedding wear is a booming industry all over the world. Wealthy people spend lots of money on wedding dresses and even the less wealthy strata of the population tries to spend as much as they can which has led to huge profits to people engaged in manufacturing wedding wear. The global wedding industry is approximately worth $70 billion, of which, the average cost per wedding for the bride's gown and other apparel items is $2,822, according to Cond?? Nast Bridal Group. This segment has a compilation of the lists of the bridal wear supply manufacturers and bridal wear stores from around the globe.
