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We don't all have to wear white on our wedding day. When you have all the choices in the world for your wedding dress, why go with the same thing everyone else does? Breakout of the mold and be your own person, you'll feel free and beautiful. And what is more magical and royal than wearing the color of royalty on the day you get to be a princess? Purple is that color of royalty. So why not pick from a wide variety of purple wedding dresses? Mainly because there just aren't that many choices. Buying a purple wedding dress is a bit like trying to find a ladybug on a tree; darned difficult but worth the effort.

Are there any specific purple dresses specifically for wedding dresses? Yes, there are. There are wedding boutiques which sell every style, color and size of dress. And I thank the positive universe forces that created the Internet because you can find anything you could ever want right here, online. Now I'll tell you a couple of reasons why buying a purple wedding dress online is a good idea.

1. It's going to be really hard to find a wedding dress in purple, but online you have the whole world at your fingertips. You may have to pay a little extra for shipping, but you'll find what you're looking for.

2. We girls know exactly what we want in terms of style, length and color. We have our perfect dress in our heads for a very long time. In fact, if any of you are like me, you were planning your dress in the womb. The Internet gives the option of buying a ready made dress, but with all the competition out there, there is an opportunity to get a dress specially made. A specially made dress needs very little alterations. And all you need to do is get take the correct measurements.

3. The Internet brings competition and competition breeds price wars. The competition doesn't only lower the price, it lowers shipping charges, usually to free.

If you're leery of buying a wedding dress online, trust me when I write : don't be! I bought my wedding dress online and it was the best thing I could have done. While there can be a lot of problems online, if you've got a good idea of what you want in your dress, there isn't a better place to find your dress than online.

When searching for purple wedding dresses, it's useful to know the different shades of purple. There are hundred of different shades in the purple family. Here is a really good color chart when it comes to purple shades. http://www.december.com/html/spec/color4.html

While you can have your dress specially made, you can find some beautifully ready-made dresses online. While some of them are specifically wedding dresses; those are few and far between. The trick is to be creative when doing the search. Check out things like ball gowns, Quinceanera, and pageant dresses.

Everyone has a different idea of elegance. Although, I think most of us can agree that Audrey Hepburn personifies elegance. Even outside of her movies, she was the epitome of elegance. Elegant dresses can be a simple sheath dress or a more flowing silk gown.

Look, if you type in "elegant dresses" into Google you're going to get a lot of random websites that just put up any old dress that is formal and consider it "elegant", but we all know that isn't what elegant is. Elegance is class and style. It's Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. It's Audrey Hepburn in ... well just about anything, including real life. An elegant dress doesn't have to be elaborate or simple, it's a median of the two. An elegant dress can also be sexy as well, something many dress shops overlook.

When you're looking for an elegant dress, it can be for a number of places. Elegance is about more than just the dress style though. It's a compilation of the jewelry, shoes, wrap and dress. It's all of those things, but it's also about the confidence and poise of the person wearing the dress. Angelina Jolie has gone from red carpet trash to red carpet smash. Where she used to be a hot mess, now she's just plain hot. She didn't just change her clothing, she changed her style and the way she carried herself. If you're looking for classy dresses, a good place to start is by looking at women who are known for their elegant dress styles. The catwalks are another place to look for great styles.

For a black tie occasion, some of the most elegant dresses I find are on Edressme.com. The great thing is they offer a lot of red carpet dresses which looks fantastic. But there are hundreds of shops that have lovely black tie formal dresses. Elegant black tie dresses are full length gowns, like those you see on the red carpet at Oscar time. The fun part about black tie dresses is the fantastic accessories you get to wear with them. Gloves, rhinestones, tiaras and lovely wraps are all part of the fun of black tie dresses.

Black Tie Elegant Dresses:

Elegant semi formal can be short or long. More often they're short styles or tea length. While many women prefer black, you'll be surprised by the beauty a little color can bring, or even how stunning white looks. Dresses that really stand out from the crowd are unique and beautiful. But it isn't only the color that makes a dress stand out. It's the design, accessories, makeup and hair. All those things combine to make a dress, and the wearer, elegant. If you're looking for a truly elegant semi-formal dress, you can find it here.

Elegant Semi Formal Dresses:

One of the most important places a woman needs an elegant dress is for work. Professional dresses are important in several ways. Because a dress is one piece it's hard to be more versatile, but there are ways to do it and make it look really elegant. Adding a sweater under a tank dress makes it really beautiful and gives a dress a new feel. Different blazers work great too, as do belts. Adding a cardigan with a belt can change it up another way.

Elegant Dresses For the Office:

The one thing a lot of women don't think about is elegant everyday dresses. Dresses we wear to go shopping or just spending the day with our kids. Soft, feminine beautiful dresses that look fantastic. This year, during fashion week, I fell in love with Ralph Lauren's 20's depression inspired clothing. The dresses were so cute and really classy. He got a lot of flack from designers, fashion sites and critics, but in my opinion they got it wrong. His designs were absolutely gorgeous. I love a dress that is infinitely feminine and soft.

It's always crucial to look feminine, but also to look feminine and stylish. That's the real secret to elegance is being stylish. Being stylish isn't as hard as it seems. There are a few guidelines to follow.

• Buy clothes that fit properly. Don't buy dresses that are too tight, too short or too big. Seams should align properly on the shoulders, waist and hemline.
• Spandex isn't a right, it's a privilege and without Spanx it's just not that pretty on most women. Now mix it with another fabric and it can be quite beautiful. Jersey is a good example of a stretch fabric that looks great, and Rachel Ray is a good example of a classy, stylish woman in elegant dresses. (she wears those gorgeous jersey wrap styles).
• If you're showing too much for the sake of showing too much, you've moved past elegance and pushed into the tasteless area.
• That old "less is more" saying is the best way to dress stylishly. Not less fabric, less of everything else. You don't need a necklace and earrings and a jacket and hats, gloves, scarves, wraps, the kitchen sink etc. You're not a Christmas tree, stick to the basics. A few tasteful accessories will look better than massive amounts of them.
• Always do your hair and make up. Wearing a beautiful dress and having your makeup and hair undone ruins the effect.
• High heels are better than flats nearly 100% of the time, but flats can be beautiful with dresses too.