Can I wear a black dress to a wedding?
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Anonymous
| Of course it's fine to wear black. The only tacky color is white/off-white. OK, don't wear crazy in-your-face-neon, but black is classic and completely fine. |
Anonymous
If it’s after 6 at a formal venue, idiot. |
Anonymous
No, it’s tacky |
Anonymous
OP, way to go on the weight loss. Hope you feel great. It can be tricky to figure out what to wear and how to dress when you’re a new size or shape or your proportions have changed. But this might be a perfect excuse to treat yourself to a new outfit. The dress you have is a wrap style, which is great. Maybe stick with that style, but get a more formal/party/ cocktail version of a wrap. Or how about separates, like a cool formal top with a fit and flare skirt or slim pants? That way, you get the best fit for both top and bottom. Some good advice I follow is to buy the size of your biggest ‘part’ and then get the rest tailored down. The Adrianna Papell website has lots of options. It’s not super-fashion-forward, but as others have written, we can maybe over-think wedding guest attire. Hope you find something you feel great in, and if that’s the black wrap dress you already have, then you will rock it!!! |
Anonymous
To wear black? What are you, a country bumpkin whose wedding consisted of cake and kool aid at the church hall after the wedding? smh |
Anonymous
| Absolutely… A wedding is a the same as funeral. |
Anonymous
I was in a wedding where the bridesmaids wore black, and my own bridesmaid wore black. |
Anonymous
+1. Don't wear white or off-white, skip the tight red Jessica Rabbit dress with the thigh-high slit, and avoid denim and terrycloth, and you're fine. No one is really paying attention to you, anyway. |
Anonymous
| If you’ve changed sizes recently, how about going to Nordstrom or other nice store, and asking a sales person for ideas? Try on several things and see what looks and feels good. |
Anonymous
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Black is okay for a wedding IF the dress couldn't just as easily be worn to a funeral. This is a funeral dress. It's very modest in length and style, is a solid wall of black,and has no bling or embellishment. I think even with colorful accessories it would still look too somber.
Since you've lost weight, treat yourself to a new dress in a fall color I find that stores like TJMaxx and Burlington have decent-enough quality for low prices. |
Anonymous
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I don’t like the dress or black at weddings, but think it is perfectly acceptable to opt for a neutral, somewhat bland look. The people that stand out in a bad way are the ones wearing over the top sequins or outdated formal gowns. if you’re going to make a bold statement you really have to make certain every element is on point- no cheap, gold teetery heels or evening bags from the 80s( unless you’re like 23.) |
Anonymous
I’m sorry, but this is even more fugly |
Anonymous
| No don't do it but if you insist |