The ball gown look is typified by a fitted bodice and waistline that leads to a very full skirt. In recent years, this look as been quite fashionable, as designers try to echo the golden age of Hollywood. This look was hip in the '60s, all but disappeared in the '70s and '80s, only to return with a vengeance in the '90s. As you might guess, the slim skirt is a key attribute of a sheath silhouette, probably one of the more contemporary bridal gown looks. It goes without saying that the body-hugging sheath isn't for everyone.
Trains Trains vary, based on position and length.
Floor-length evening gowns of the 1920s often had slight brush trains. Cathedral Perhaps the most common train length, cathedral trains extend two and a half yards from the waist line. Chapel A chapel-length train extends about one and a third yards from the waist. Detached Not actually a train length, this term refers to those removable trains that are popular today. Detachable trains usually have snaps or buttons that hold the train to the waist.