Monique Lhuillier

It’s a big year for Lhuillier: Her 20th year in the fashion industry, in fact, and for bridal she took a look back through her archives in search of where she’s been and where she wants to go.

And her latest bride? Well, she’s a breathless, excited ingenue with tousled hair who could practically wear her wedding gown to bed.

Lhuillier deconstructed gowns into sheer, embellished negligee styles with layers of tulle and delicate lace in come-hither shades of white, cream and blush. Some of her gowns came in deeper shades of coffee, gold and fawn.

“This year, I was so nostalgic looking back,” Lhuillier said in an