What was Anna Wintour thinking?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm happy for her but her dresses feel a bit drab, considering money wasn't an object and top designers and Anna Wintour were advising. I would've liked some color. Why would one wear whites at 50? Looking forward to dresses Lauren Sanchez picks for her wedding.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/huma-abedin-and-alex-soros-wedding

She wore off-white at her wedding and changed into silver. The wedding dress was simple, tasteful, and elegant. It was an at-home wedding, so something complex or lavish would've seemed ridiculous, and we all know who she is, what she's worth, etc. so no need to announce it. She's tiny and bird-like and the dress highlights this to great effect; that dress would look horrid on someone any larger. Whether or not that's your aesthetic (it's not for me), she's playing the role and wearing the dress, rather than looking like some kind of cosplayer as an overly elaborate dress wears her. The whitework (embroidery) is lovely, the details on the veil are simple but stunning, and the entire vibe is a perfect fit for the ceremony and setting.

Sorry y'all don't understand that, or are mad at her for being super thin and having famous friends or something, but this is well-executed.

We understand that. I don’t agree. She is a middle eastern Muslim woman getting married for the second time at home. She would have looked better in color. Gray is not a color.

Huma’s not Middle Eastern, you ignoramus. Her parents are Indian and Pakistani.

Great! I’m South Asian too. Do you know what Indian and Pakistani brides wear? Hint, nothing in the substance of what I said changes. They wear color.

I am Indian too, and mature enough to understand that brides are free to wear what they like today. Welcome to the modern age, grandma.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm happy for her but her dresses feel a bit drab, considering money wasn't an object and top designers and Anna Wintour were advising. I would've liked some color. Why would one wear whites at 50? Looking forward to dresses Lauren Sanchez picks for her wedding.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/huma-abedin-and-alex-soros-wedding

She wore off-white at her wedding and changed into silver. The wedding dress was simple, tasteful, and elegant. It was an at-home wedding, so something complex or lavish would've seemed ridiculous, and we all know who she is, what she's worth, etc. so no need to announce it. She's tiny and bird-like and the dress highlights this to great effect; that dress would look horrid on someone any larger. Whether or not that's your aesthetic (it's not for me), she's playing the role and wearing the dress, rather than looking like some kind of cosplayer as an overly elaborate dress wears her. The whitework (embroidery) is lovely, the details on the veil are simple but stunning, and the entire vibe is a perfect fit for the ceremony and setting.

Sorry y'all don't understand that, or are mad at her for being super thin and having famous friends or something, but this is well-executed.

We understand that. I don’t agree. She is a middle eastern Muslim woman getting married for the second time at home. She would have looked better in color. Gray is not a color.

Huma’s not Middle Eastern, you ignoramus. Her parents are Indian and Pakistani.

Great! I’m South Asian too. Do you know what Indian and Pakistani brides wear? Hint, nothing in the substance of what I said changes. They wear color.

Talking of Middle Eastern, the Jordanian royal women all wear white at their weddings. And who died and made you boss of what a bride wears to her own wedding?

[Anonymous]

I’ll answer the last two posts at once. Huma posted her wedding pictures in Vogue and we are in the fashion thread. If you don’t want to read opinions on a discussion forum, maybe this isn’t the place for you.

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I think the wedding dress is really lovely, and I like Anna’s floral dress as well.

Both women could stand to gain a few pounds.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll answer the last two posts at once. Huma posted her wedding pictures in Vogue and we are in the fashion thread. If you don’t want to read opinions on a discussion forum, maybe this isn’t the place for you.

You should take your own advice. We don’t have to just sit and listen to your opinions. You can hear mine too.

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I guess whatever a bride feels confident and happy in, is her best choice. No matter if its demure elegance for Huma Soros or screaming sexuality for Lauren Bezos or glamour galore for JLo.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm happy for her but her dresses feel a bit drab, considering money wasn't an object and top designers and Anna Wintour were advising. I would've liked some color. Why would one wear whites at 50? Looking forward to dresses Lauren Sanchez picks for her wedding.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/huma-abedin-and-alex-soros-wedding

She wore off-white at her wedding and changed into silver. The wedding dress was simple, tasteful, and elegant. It was an at-home wedding, so something complex or lavish would've seemed ridiculous, and we all know who she is, what she's worth, etc. so no need to announce it. She's tiny and bird-like and the dress highlights this to great effect; that dress would look horrid on someone any larger. Whether or not that's your aesthetic (it's not for me), she's playing the role and wearing the dress, rather than looking like some kind of cosplayer as an overly elaborate dress wears her. The whitework (embroidery) is lovely, the details on the veil are simple but stunning, and the entire vibe is a perfect fit for the ceremony and setting.

Sorry y'all don't understand that, or are mad at her for being super thin and having famous friends or something, but this is well-executed.

We understand that. I don’t agree. She is a middle eastern Muslim woman getting married for the second time at home. She would have looked better in color. Gray is not a color.

Huma’s not Middle Eastern, you ignoramus. Her parents are Indian and Pakistani.

Great! I’m South Asian too. Do you know what Indian and Pakistani brides wear? Hint, nothing in the substance of what I said changes. They wear color.

Have you been to a south asian wedding recently? A lot of brides are wearing white now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm happy for her but her dresses feel a bit drab, considering money wasn't an object and top designers and Anna Wintour were advising. I would've liked some color. Why would one wear whites at 50? Looking forward to dresses Lauren Sanchez picks for her wedding.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/huma-abedin-and-alex-soros-wedding

She wore off-white at her wedding and changed into silver. The wedding dress was simple, tasteful, and elegant. It was an at-home wedding, so something complex or lavish would've seemed ridiculous, and we all know who she is, what she's worth, etc. so no need to announce it. She's tiny and bird-like and the dress highlights this to great effect; that dress would look horrid on someone any larger. Whether or not that's your aesthetic (it's not for me), she's playing the role and wearing the dress, rather than looking like some kind of cosplayer as an overly elaborate dress wears her. The whitework (embroidery) is lovely, the details on the veil are simple but stunning, and the entire vibe is a perfect fit for the ceremony and setting.

Sorry y'all don't understand that, or are mad at her for being super thin and having famous friends or something, but this is well-executed.

We understand that. I don’t agree. She is a middle eastern Muslim woman getting married for the second time at home. She would have looked better in color. Gray is not a color.

Huma’s not Middle Eastern, you ignoramus. Her parents are Indian and Pakistani.

Great! I’m South Asian too. Do you know what Indian and Pakistani brides wear? Hint, nothing in the substance of what I said changes. They wear color.

Have you been to a south asian wedding recently? A lot of brides are wearing white now.

I have - no one is wearing a dress that looks like Huma’s. C’mon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll answer the last two posts at once. Huma posted her wedding pictures in Vogue and we are in the fashion thread. If you don’t want to read opinions on a discussion forum, maybe this isn’t the place for you.

You should take your own advice. We don’t have to just sit and listen to your opinions. You can hear mine too.

Feel free to post your own opinion on Huma’s wedding! You forgot to do that in the middle of your insults!

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The dress is lovely, and the addition of meaningful details enhances its beauty. She appears both happy and beautiful. Congrats to the happy couple.

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I clicked and was delighted by Huma’s wedding gown. So elegant and subtle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm happy for her but her dresses feel a bit drab, considering money wasn't an object and top designers and Anna Wintour were advising. I would've liked some color. Why would one wear whites at 50? Looking forward to dresses Lauren Sanchez picks for her wedding.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/huma-abedin-and-alex-soros-wedding

She wore off-white at her wedding and changed into silver. The wedding dress was simple, tasteful, and elegant. It was an at-home wedding, so something complex or lavish would've seemed ridiculous, and we all know who she is, what she's worth, etc. so no need to announce it. She's tiny and bird-like and the dress highlights this to great effect; that dress would look horrid on someone any larger. Whether or not that's your aesthetic (it's not for me), she's playing the role and wearing the dress, rather than looking like some kind of cosplayer as an overly elaborate dress wears her. The whitework (embroidery) is lovely, the details on the veil are simple but stunning, and the entire vibe is a perfect fit for the ceremony and setting.

Sorry y'all don't understand that, or are mad at her for being super thin and having famous friends or something, but this is well-executed.

We understand that. I don’t agree. She is a middle eastern Muslim woman getting married for the second time at home. She would have looked better in color. Gray is not a color.

Okay then, what color? Given the color palette of the wedding, what would you put her in?

Because when you start considering your options, you quickly realize they're all pretty shite. Pale pink? She's 50, not a little girl. Light green? with her complexion, really? Deep blue? WAY too businesslike. Vampy red like the pic linked upthread (which is phenomenal on her)? Wildly inappropriate for a wedding of this type/location (however traditional it may be elsewhere). A yellow? It would have to be buttery to go with the gardenish theme, and again, not the easiest on her complexion. Something printed/floral??

She wore a traditional dress for a traditional event. While she's made more bold choices for other events, nothing she's pictured in on this thread is particularly groundbreaking or convention-defying, which says that she has a pretty traditional USian sense of style. That you're surprised by her wedding choices is probably more about you than her.

But please do give some examples of how you would've made changes. I'm legitimately curious.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it. She’s best friends with Sienna Miller, Jennifer Lawrence, Georgina Chapman, and Anna Wintour’s daughter? What?

It's not really surprising she's friends with those women -- they all live in NY and are in similar social and charitable circles. Huma has always been a fashion girl and it's zero surprise she's friendly with Anna Wintour, and thus Bee Schaffer (Anna's daughter), as well as designers like Chapman, Prabal Gurung, Tori Burch, etc. (who were also all at the wedding). Huma and her husband met at a party thrown by Nicky Hilton (who was also there and also part of this same cohort). Do you really think its' weird that people with similar interests and taste, who live and vacation in the same places and go to the same parties, might know each other and be friends?

Also, it doesn't say she's "best friends" with any of them. Vogue of course featured photos of the famous and fashion-adjacent people at the wedding. These aren't her personal wedding photos. These are the photos of the event that Vogue chose to feature, highlighting the people and aspects of the wedding that would be of the most interest to Vogue readers. Notice there is exactly one photo of Huma's sister, who was her maid of honor, and the just one photo of the bridesmaids in order to feature their designer dresses, but their names aren't even listed. I suspect Huma spent more of the day with those women than she did with Jennifer Lawrence or Tori Burch, just as any bride does.

Huma literally refers to Bee as her "surrogate sister" in the captions and mentions "My dear friend Prabal". She absolutely is making a point to emphasize how close she is to al these famous fashion people.

Huma didn't write it, probably someone on Vogue staff did on her behalf. Why would she be so insecure to name drop, she is a billionaire and her adopted parents are former president and Secretary of State and God mother is Anna Wintour.

“Raul knows how to make the special elements shine. I wanted my father with me as I walked down the aisle. This was his locket which has been stored in a box for 32 years. Folded inside is a special prayer for health and happiness.”

I think it would be really sad if Huma really had someone else write the above on her behalf.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm happy for her but her dresses feel a bit drab, considering money wasn't an object and top designers and Anna Wintour were advising. I would've liked some color. Why would one wear whites at 50? Looking forward to dresses Lauren Sanchez picks for her wedding.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/huma-abedin-and-alex-soros-wedding

She wore off-white at her wedding and changed into silver. The wedding dress was simple, tasteful, and elegant. It was an at-home wedding, so something complex or lavish would've seemed ridiculous, and we all know who she is, what she's worth, etc. so no need to announce it. She's tiny and bird-like and the dress highlights this to great effect; that dress would look horrid on someone any larger. Whether or not that's your aesthetic (it's not for me), she's playing the role and wearing the dress, rather than looking like some kind of cosplayer as an overly elaborate dress wears her. The whitework (embroidery) is lovely, the details on the veil are simple but stunning, and the entire vibe is a perfect fit for the ceremony and setting.

Sorry y'all don't understand that, or are mad at her for being super thin and having famous friends or something, but this is well-executed.

We understand that. I don’t agree. She is a middle eastern Muslim woman getting married for the second time at home. She would have looked better in color. Gray is not a color.

Huma’s not Middle Eastern, you ignoramus. Her parents are Indian and Pakistani.

Great! I’m South Asian too. Do you know what Indian and Pakistani brides wear? Hint, nothing in the substance of what I said changes. They wear color.

DP. Are you the poster who was constantly dictating what Usha Vance "should" wear, simply because she's of South Asian heritage? Stay in your lane. No one has to take orders from you.

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I love this! So many people that supported her.