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Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:10 PM PDT

As a new model, very often the first shows to model for are bridal shows, especially those organized by bridal houses. Very often, a model would be asked to parade with various types of gowns such as can-can, mermaid, A-line or even flowy chiffon gowns. Personally, I love wearing wedding gowns (which girl doesn’t?)! They are usually snowy white, elegant, pretty and sexy! Best of all, it gives a married lady a second chance to don on the gorgeous piece of outfit.

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Wedding gown show (credits)

So I was delighted during our class when we were told to put on some gowns to walk the elegant catwalk! Even though these were not wedding gowns, but they represented the different styles of a wedding gown – i.e. either mermaid or can-can style. For the first class, I learnt to walk with a mermaid gown.

Catwalk with a Mermaid gown (credits)

All of us donned on our chosen gowns and took some pictures before the catwalk. Excitement of first-timers, you see.

Elegant Gown

Eileen with the slim white mermaid gown

Stephy with a gorgeous red can-can gown

Our instructor that day was Kit Leu, and she donned the pretty pink can-can gown and flaunted it effortlessly. It was not easy due to its heavy weight and the long tail. One could very easily get caught with the tail and trip!

Kit Leu with her pink gown

My mermaid gown

One of the significance with walking in a mermaid gown was that we had to kick the gown’s tail at the end of the runway before posing, to present the tail nicely spread out in front for the audience to see. Otherwise, the tail would just remain behind us hidden from the audience, hence taking away the beauty of the gorgeous gown.

Kicking the gown

Here’s a video of me doing the elegant walk in a mermaid gown, with lots of room for improvement of course. But also watch the other two videos of bridal fashion show that I managed to find online, some of them also walking the mermaid gown. How very poised and elegant! I definitely look forward to see myself on the runway like them one fine day.