Do you know what an Intermission Length gown is or how far a Watteau Train extends? There are at least five different length styles and seven types of trains available for wedding gowns! Here is a run down of Length and Train vocabulary that you may want to know.
5 LENGTHS
Street
Street Length gowns have a hem that just covers the knees.
Intermission
Intermission Length gowns have a hem that drops halfway between the knees and ankles. This is also known as Tea-Length.
Ballet
Ballet Length gowns end near the ankles.
Floor
Floor Length gowns are the most common for traditional wedding gowns. This length just touches the floor all the way around.
Hi-Low
Hi-Low Length gowns are a combination of intermission length in the front of the gown and floor length in the back. Sometimes the back “low” length can be even longer than floor length.
7 TRAINS
Sweep Train
Sweep Trains barely sweep the floor behind the gown.
Court Train
Court Trains extend one foot beyond the sweep train.
Chapel Train
Chapel Trains extend three to four feet. This is the most common type of train length for wedding gowns.
Semi-Cathedral
Semi-Cathedral Trains extend four to six feet.
Cathedral (Monarch Train)
Cathedral Trains extend behind the gown between six and eight feet. This is used at the most formal of American weddings.
Watteau Train (wa-toe)
Watteau Trains begin at the shoulders and falls to the hemline of the gown.
Royal Cathedral
Royal Cathedral Trains extend ten feet or more. These are not common except for Royalty. Princess Diana’s Royal Cathedral Train is perhaps the most well known Wedding Gown with this type of train in current history.
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