THE PERSON BEHIND THE JOURNAL
Eric Morante
Fashion writer · Publishing as Beau Morante
Eric Morante writes Beau Morante, an independent fashion journal covering bridal, prom, evening and wedding-guest dressing, and mother-of-the-bride style for readers across the United States.
His work focuses on the decisions behind an occasion outfit: how a fabric looks in different light, what to ask at a fitting, how to interpret an invitation and how to plan the whole look within your own budget.
Research, with the source in view
Eric turns published sources and clearly identified retailer information into practical questions and planning guides. Sources are named where they support factual claims. Product selections are researched rather than hands-on tests unless an article explicitly says otherwise.
Beau Morante is Eric’s publishing name. It brings the journal’s occasionwear writing together under one byline.
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Editorial and commercial relationships
Eric provides website and search work for Jan’s Boutique in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. That relationship is disclosed when the store is featured. The journal’s affiliate links are identified where they appear. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Latest articles by Eric Morante
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Mother of the Bride Accessories: Build the Look Around One Favorite Piece
A family necklace, beautiful earrings or a sculptural cuff can give the whole outfit direction. A practical try-on method for choosing accessories that feel like you.
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Your Wedding Dress Bustle: Five Questions to Settle Before the Reception
The train gets its ceremony moment. Then it needs a reception plan. Five practical questions to bring to your bustle fitting, from the finished shape to who will fasten it.
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Homecoming 2026: What’s Actually Selling Right Now
Homecoming shops in a hurry, and the best-seller list tells you everything: short, satin, emerald, and a corset bodice. What is actually moving for homecoming 2026, read from what is being bought, not what was announced.
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Why Some Wedding Gowns Photograph and Others Don’t: A Dress Breakdown
The gown that stopped the room can vanish in the photographs. What I have learned watching wedding dresses under fitting-room light, window light and a flash — and the three-light test to run before you say yes.
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Prom 2027, First Look: Five Silhouettes Already Showing Up
Prom is months away, but the early appointments have started and the racks are telling on themselves. Five shapes I keep seeing, who each one is for, and the timeline nobody explains until it is too late.
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What to Wear to a Fall Wedding as a Guest, by the Light You’ll Be Standing In
Ceremony at four, cocktails at dusk, dinner under candles: the same dress does three different things. A fall wedding-guest styling guide organized by light instead of dress code.
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The Mother of the Bride Dress, Broken Down: Sleeves, Necklines and the Color Conversation
She is not an afterthought and should not dress like one. The parts of a mother-of-the-bride dress that matter most, in the order they get decided on the boutique floor.
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15 Black-Tie Wedding Guest Dresses Actually Worth Buying (Fall 2026)
Floor length is the rule. Within it: 15 verified gowns from a $44 rental to a $975 Amsale, in this fall’s chocolate, midnight and jewel tones.
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Prom Dresses Under $500: 15 That Are Actually Selling for 2027
The under-$500 rack is not the leftovers. Fifteen current gowns from $350 to $470 – Primavera, Faviana, Clarisse, Jessica Angel, Colette, Andrea & Leo – picked from what is actually moving right now.
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The 10 Wedding Dress Trends Brides Are Actually Buying for 2027
Fifty trends showed at bridal fashion week. These ten are the ones actually converting in salons – with the real gowns and prices behind each.