Help dress me for a wedding weekend in Tuscany ๐ฎ๐น
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Anonymous
| mother of the groom, upscale Tuscan villa, events Thursday - Sunday. The wedding party men are wearing tuxes, the women satin/silky simple & beautiful long slip dresses (pale yellow or cream with very light, sparse flowers throughout) in October. I'm 5'4", 34DD, 130 pounds. Absolutely require a full support bra (so no sleeveless, backless, off the shoulder, etc). I'd be willing to throw money at this - but I need some ideas of where to start. I know of at least a welcome small pizza party Thursday night, a larger welcome party Friday night (we'll host this one), the wedding ceremony & reception, Sunday brunch (and a day of activities I can figure out myself). Weather will be unpredictable, hopefully mild 60s during the day. Bride prefers events outdoors, but indoor contingency rooms are planned. thanks for any guidance or suggestions. |
Anonymous
| Make an appt with Bloomingdale's personal shopping service. You will do better with in person help than ordering things online. Plus they have an in house tailor. |
Anonymous
this is a great idea but I'm hoping to have a better sense of the type of outfits I'm looking for before I meet with a personal shopper |
Anonymous
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If it's only going to be in the 60s, seems to be too cool to be wearing a slinky satin dress, especially into the evening.
Only you and maybe the stylist knows what type of dress and color looks good on you, but I would go with at most a sleeveless dress. |
Anonymous
there's no way I'm wearing a slinky satiny dress - I only mentioned as the bridesmaids' dresses (and groomsmen wearing tuxes) are the only things I know about what people are wearing. And to me the slip dresses are a bit less formal than some other choices and that I can keep my wardrobe low key. |
Anonymous
| congrats to you and your family, OP- this sounds amazing! |
Anonymous
| OP i would look at Teri Jon and Theia for dresses for the wedding. They are one of the few that offers dresses that doesn't dress mom like an aging Ms. America. I really like theia's kimono dress, because I'm a fan on the moms not overdressing for your typical wedding. |
Anonymous
| dcum recommends Mac Duggal a lot. |
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Adriana Papel has some nice beaded dresses in a lot of MOB styles. Iโd get a dress in light blue, beige or green. Assuming the brideโs mother is going with floor length.
https://www.adriannapapell.com/products/hand-beaded-short-sleeve-floral-godet-gown-in-french-blue-ap1e208349 |
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Not sure if this would work with the bridesmaid dresses, but my aunt had a beautiful bronze/warm chestnut satin gown when she was mother of the groom. She is a fair brunette. It really was a stunning and different color.
The collar was the shape of this off-the-shoulder dress but it was higher so it provided more of a cape or top or sleeved effect. It might have had small straps over the shoulder. https://www.missacc.com/product-off-the-shoulder-1-2-sleeves-floor-length-satin-evening-dresses-SED11331.html?color=31&_currency=USD&_language=en&abl_utm_source=gg&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21475503116&gbraid=0AAAAApKZAWyWVPoIkSiHzbeBqD-Nd2qdp&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtMHEBhC-ARIsABua5iQOMNb8bPGCkZkDzgRT-SHiH8-R7BKiLVTyCf-HPAW_PexGTNkwoB8aAo11EALw_wcB |
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Anonymous
| someone once posted a link to a MOB/G site where people posted pictures of themselves in their dresses and listed the type of wedding/location/season. it would be a great place for inspo, hopefully that person will see this thread and repost the link. |
Anonymous
I posted that site. Here it is: https://motherof.co/ Their recent "Cry for Help" featured a MOB and multiple beautiful dresses she wore for her daughter's wedding and other weddings. |
Anonymous
| AI will create a mood board with pics & links to outfits |
Anonymous
Tried this and AI gave me a lot of Alex Evening, Adrianna Papell, and other ubiquitous $125 dresses. |