“Practically speaking, it would feel out of place for a bride to wear a wool, long-sleeved gown to a summer beach wedding or a sleeveless lace number to a winter mountaintop celebration.

Still, it has seen a particularly long-reigning spike in popularity ever since the Duchess of Cambridge chose to wear a couture Leavers lace gown by Alexander McQueen to her ceremony in 2011.

After attending the Academy Awards with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet, the star changed into an equally show-stopping black lace gown from Ashi Studio’s spring 2025 couture collection for the ...