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Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke
Inspired by fashion rebel Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City: The Movie, VOGUE celebrates the bride-to-be with a singular sense of style. Whether she wants to break with tradition or break new ground, these 20 unconventional ideas will set her big day apart from the frills-above-thrills rest (just don't try all at once, please!).
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Be the blushing bride The white gown is forever classic, but a colored one is a modern standout. Sarah Jessica Parker wears a baby-pink Christian Lacroix Haute Couture taffeta-and-organza dress. Fred Leighton earrings. M+J Savitt pearls. LaCrasia gloves.
Update a centuries-old custom A cool way to wear something blue: a jeweled pin that brings good luck and fastens just about anywhere. Lanvin strass brooch; Ikram, Chicago.
Place your best foot forward . . . . . . in an exquisite stiletto embellished with rooster feathers. Manolo Blahnik shoes, $645; Manolo Blahnik, NYC.
Rock on Opt for a bright ruby or a gumball-size pearl as the center stone for a statement-making engagement ring. James de Givenchy for Taffin rings; by appointment, (212) 421-6222.