For area brides, sleeves are out and skin is in.
More dresses reflect the trend toward spaghetti straps or strapless wedding gowns.
In fact, area bridal shop owners say, it's getting harder to find anything with sleeves for brides. It's almost difficult to find a style with a sleeve now. We do those almost all year round, but with the bulk of the weddings between July and September, we sell so many of the sleeveless now. One reason for the move toward sleeveless is because that's what prospective brides see advertised. If it's what they see in the magazines, that's what they want.