9 Wedding Dress Designers that Embrace Effortless French Style

5 Oct

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that the French know how to look good. They’re able to nail chic and effortless style time and time again, and seek importance in fewer, more beautiful things. With many British brides opting for chilled yet stylish weddings, locating a dress designer who embraces French style is the perfect way to introduce this feeling into your day.

We’ve found with these types of designers that their dresses are often traditional and classic styles with a contemporary twist. They will often consider both the look and the comfort of the dress of equal importance, to ensure you feel your best in every way on your special day.

Below we’ve listed just some of our favourite wedding dress designers that embrace French style, whether they are located in France or just simply inspired by the undeniably lovely aesthetic.

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Rime Arodaky

Taking inspiration from both designs by Yves Saint-Laurent and 70s icons such as Jane Birkin and Romy Schneider, Rime Arodaky is a master of the beautiful yet sexy look. Her style is effortlessly chic and sophisticated with a good dose of rock and roll thrown in there too. Her dresses are made using luxury crepe and lace sourced from the best French and Italian suppliers, and her collection includes full dresses and separates, enabling you to mix and match to create a look that is unique to you. We especially love her pieces for alternative weddings or civil ceremonies, with cool short skirts and jumpsuits included in her collection.

Instagram: @rimearodaky

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Camille Recolin

With a small yet perfectly formed collection, Camille Recolin’s bridal dresses are pretty classics with a twist. She uses lace and embroidered fabrics in a unique and different way, keeping things delicate yet interesting. Her designs feature lots of lace, silk and tulle and are a lovely option for the bride after a more timeless look with a playful side.

Instagram: @camillerecolin

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Sophie Sarfati

Creating light, airy and delicate dresses and separates, Sophie Sarfati beautifully shows off the female form through her designs. She uses clean tailoring and simple yet sexy silhouettes, embellishing them with lace trims, crocheted sleeves and broderie anglaise panels. Her collections feel put together yet cool, feminine and modern. You can just imagine wafting around an English garden wedding in them!

Instagram: @sophiesarfati

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Margaux Tardits

Creating all her couture dress designs from her atelier in the 10th District of Paris, Margaux Tardits beautifully balances well formed and flattering dresses with pretty and unique details and touches. Having previously worked for Lanvin and Oscar de la Renta, she founded her own brand in 2015. Her dresses are bold and modern, whilst still feeling thoroughly feminine.

Instagram: @margauxtardits

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Donatelle Godart

After creating her own wedding dress back in 2014, Donatelle Godart was inspired to explore creating wedding dresses as a career. Having worked for years at fashion magazines, she understands what good style looks like and how to flatter the female form. Ethereal and unique, every piece is made bespoke for the bride. We love her modern take on the wedding dress and her collections feel very fashion forward.

Instagram: @donatellegodartparis

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Elise Martimort

Crafting her dresses from the city of Bordeaux in France, Elise Martimort’s dresses have a real timeless, Hollywood glamour feel to them. She works with each and every bride to create a dress that suits them, their character and their shape. She feels that a ‘wedding dress is not a costume’ and should instead be an extension of how the bride is in their day to day lives.

Instagram: @elisemartimort

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Delphine Manivet

With her black ‘Tulipe’ dress finding its way into the wardrobes of famous celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Delphine Manivet started her career working for the famous fashion house Rochas. After creating her own wedding dress back in 2004, she decided to launch her own brand and her designs quickly caught the eyes of the press, labelling her style as both timeless and modern. Over the years, the brand has attracted countless brides and has become a well know name on Hollywood red carpets. Through her designs, Manivet aims to preserve the skill involved in French sewing, and uses luxury fabrics and laces.

Instagram: @delphinemanivet

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Isabella Boutin

With a passion for haute couture that she acquired when she was just a young girl, Isabella Boutin creates romantic, feminine and ethereal wedding dresses from her atelier in Lyon. Using some of her favourite fabrics including French lace, tulle, silk crepe, chiffon and mousseline, she is able to create designs that feel effortless and chic. Her collections are split into two halves - one half features long, romantic gowns and the other plays host to contemporary designs that feel more minimal and experimental.

Instagram: @isabellaboutin_officiel

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Constance Fournier

Constance Fournier’s bridal gowns are an ode to French haute couture, known in the industry for her mastery and willingness to pass her traditional expertise onto younger generations in the industry. Her dress are all about beautiful, delicate details including but certainly not limited to lace, broderies, feathers and pom-poms! Her designs strike the right balance between using time-honoured techniques, whilst injecting newness into the dresses, be it through the shape, the cut or fabrics used on the dress.

Instagram: @maisonconstancefournier

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