Cathedral trains are 6-8 feet long and found on formal dresses like wedding gowns. They are detachable and come with a shorter option. The royal train is the longest at 9 feet, while the chapel train is the most common at 4 feet. The sweep train is the shortest and most casual. Cathedral trains are suitable for mermaid or trumpet skirts and can feature scalloped designs, embroidery, or pleats.
A cathedral train is a train that cascades between 2 and 2.5 yards (about 6 to 8 feet) in length from the waist of the gown to the back hem. Cathedral trains are most commonly found on very formal dresses such as wedding dresses, party dresses, and ball gowns. Due to their significant length, they are usually detachable or come with a boisterous option that allows the wearer more freedom to move. A semi-cathedral train is a train that has a length that is halfway between the chapel and cathedral train.
A cathedral train is one of the longest types of trains, second only in length to the “royal train” which runs approximately 3 yards (about 9 feet) from the waist to the hem at the back of the dress. The royal train is also occasionally referred to as the “Princess Di train” after the massive train featured on the wedding dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales during her wedding to Prince Charles. The chapel train is the most commonly featured train on wedding dresses, and is just over 1 yard (about 4 feet) from the dress’s waist to the back hem. The shorter type of train is known as the “sweep train” or “brush train” as it simply brushes or sweeps the floor, falling just a few inches more at the back hem than it does at the front. As the length of a train is proportional to the formality of the dress, the sweep train is the shortest and therefore the most casual of the most common train types.
The cathedral train is most commonly found on strapless or halter-neck wedding dresses, though it also occurs on short-sleeved, three-quarter-sleeved, and long-sleeved wedding dresses. The train can feature a “scalloped” design at the hem, as well as embroidery or pleats. You may also have “elevators,” which are soft, wavy folds in the fabric. This type of train is especially suitable for dresses with a mermaid or trumpet skirt, which is a type of skirt that is fitted at the waist and flares below the knees to the hem of the train.
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