ウェディングドレス

うぇでぃんぐどれす
noun
wedding dress
clothing
1. wedding dress (the white bridal gown worn for a Western-style wedding)
The white, often long and elaborate, bridal gown worn by the bride at a Western-style wedding ceremony. Distinct from 白無垢(しろむく) or 色打(いろう)ち掛(か)け, which are traditional Japanese bridal kimono. Brides at Japanese weddings often change between a ウェディングドレス and a Japanese bridal kimono during the reception.
彼女(かのじょ)はウェディングドレスを着(き)た。
She wore a wedding dress.
白(しろ)いウェディングドレスがとても似合(にあ)っていた。
The white wedding dress suited her very well.
結婚式(けっこんしき)のためにウェディングドレスを選(えら)びに行(い)った。
We went to choose a wedding dress for the wedding.
披露宴(ひろうえん)の途中(とちゅう)でウェディングドレスから白無垢(しろむく)に着(き)替(か)える花嫁(はなよめ)も多(おお)い。
Many brides change from a wedding dress into a traditional Japanese white kimono partway through the reception.

ウェディングドレス is the standard Japanese term for a white Western-style bridal gown. It is associated specifically with church-style or chapel-style weddings (キリスト教式(きょうしき) / チャペル挙式(きょしき)) and with the photo sessions and receptions that follow.

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Usage

  • ウェディングドレス almost always refers to the white Western gown, never to the bride's Japanese kimono. When a bride changes into a Japanese kimono partway through, this is called お色直(いろなお)し ("costume change") and the kimono itself is called 白無垢(しろむく) or 色打(いろう)ち掛(か)け.
  • The dress is usually rented (レンタル), not bought, in Japan; specialized bridal salons (ブライダルサロン) handle fittings and accessories.

Related Words

Related: 花嫁(はなよめ) (bride)
Related: 花婿(はなむこ) (groom)
Related: タキシード (tuxedo)
Related: 白無垢(しろむく) (traditional white Japanese bridal kimono)
Related: 結婚式(けっこんしき) (wedding ceremony)
Related: 披露宴(ひろうえん) (wedding reception)
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