Ines Di Santo Bridal Fall 2015

Ines Di Santo looked to modern-day Art Deco and the purity of winter for her fall 2015 bridal collection. Exploring texture, shape and how fit and form apply to the sensuous area of the neck, shoulders and back became the focal point of Di Santo’s sumptuous collection.

Having solidly established herself as a couture bridal designer, for fall 2015 Ines Di Santo pulled out all the stops, setting her runway collection in the pristine and lush Academy Mansion.  And the Academy Mansion was the perfect setting for Di Santo’s dissertation on her elegant masterpieces of bridal art.

Art Deco influences were expressed in sequin, architectural beading and pearl detailing on the gowns. And interestingly this season, di Santo strayed away from populating her collection with mostly mermaid silhouettes, and including princess ball gowns, sheath gowns, and fit-to-flare gowns.

Di Santo also included a variety of necklines from the traditional sweetheart and bateau to deep-cut, V-shaped front lines and low keyhole backs. Di Santo embraced fabrications of organza, embroidered tulle, double-faced silk gowns, silk crepe georgette, and peau de sole with English netting for volume. Di Santo also featured the trends of high slits, illusions and cutouts.

Though her column and sheath gowns were understated, the intricate Art Dec-inspired beading added texture and a glam element. Standouts in the collection were Di Santo’s pearl-engineered luxurious silk crepe georgette sheath bateau beaded build up, plunging neckline with high slit and illusion back, strapless silk peau de sole with fit-to-flare silhouette and dramatic low V-back accessorized with Swarovski and pearl-engineered beaded illusion cape finished with elegant satin bow at waist, and petal pink multilayered ball gown with ornate beaded bodice, softly scooped neckline and beaded illusion straps gown features delicate cutouts floral motifs with dramatic cathedral-length train.

—William S. Gooch