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Anonymous wrote:Strictly speaking a young teen shouldn’t be in a full length dress anyway. It’s age inappropriate, at least by old WASPy standards (like putting a toddler in a tux).

My 3 yr old nephew LOVES wearing his bowtie. He looks outrageously adorable in it. He's an excellent dancer and loves to toast people too - honestly, everyone should invite him to their wedding.

What SHOULD a young teen be in at a black tie wedding by old WASP standards?

Op here, echoing the question.

Most people don't invite kids to black tie-weddings, so this is interesting. I think a short dress (like knee-length or slightly above) would be more appropriate at that age. I would not expect a 13 year old to be wearing a floor length gown.

Anonymous wrote:No, not for a black tie wedding, sorry kid.

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Anonymous wrote:I wore black sneakers to a wedding once when I hurt my foot. No one cared.

+1 I wore a pair of Keds to a black tie wedding last month. I've got chronic instability in one ankle from repeated injuries in my youth. I also wear custom orthotics in both shoes. I have hallux rigidus (a type of osteoarthritis) in the foot of my good ankle and have a Morton's extension in that orthotic for additional support.

I, literally, cannot get one foot into heels. The cost of dress shoes/flats that I can wear with orthotics would be much more than what I paid for my dress. So, I wore a pair of Keds that I blinged out on top and Chromed the bottom. My orthotics fit, they were comfortable and I could dance in abandon without pain or instability.

Oh, BTW, very few people at the wedding are aware of my disability. I'm a healthy weight, fit and active (as evidenced by my dancing). I know some women judged me (men don't care) but I have no Fs to give. I did what worked for me in keeping with the spirit of the event.

What kind of Orthodics do you have that they fit into Keds?! Mine are way too bulky to fit into shoes like that.

PP here. They are the same full length orthotics that I use in my New Balance sneakers. I get the Keds in a Wide size and half size bigger. Haven't had any problems getting them in. I do have to heel lock lace the Keds in a way to make them a little tighter in the heel. I do that for a lot of my shoes and is a handy trick.

https://kicksshoelaces.com/blogs/content-hub/heel-lock-lacing

Anonymous wrote:It's not like anyone actually adheres to what black tie really means anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:I wore black sneakers to a wedding once when I hurt my foot. No one cared.

+1 I wore a pair of Keds to a black tie wedding last month. I've got chronic instability in one ankle from repeated injuries in my youth. I also wear custom orthotics in both shoes. I have hallux rigidus (a type of osteoarthritis) in the foot of my good ankle and have a Morton's extension in that orthotic for additional support.

I, literally, cannot get one foot into heels. The cost of dress shoes/flats that I can wear with orthotics would be much more than what I paid for my dress. So, I wore a pair of Keds that I blinged out on top and Chromed the bottom. My orthotics fit, they were comfortable and I could dance in abandon without pain or instability.

Oh, BTW, very few people at the wedding are aware of my disability. I'm a healthy weight, fit and active (as evidenced by my dancing). I know some women judged me (men don't care) but I have no Fs to give. I did what worked for me in keeping with the spirit of the event.

Good for you! What does the bolded mean?

PP here. I blinged the shoes on top by using a hot glue gun and rhinestones (crafting 101 - basic basic beginner level stuff!)

"Chroming" the sole is just applying some leather/suede on the front half of the sole. It turns any shoe into a "dance shoe". The only caveat is that means you can't walk on non-dance or non-carpeted floors unless you're willing to re-do the chroming later. Not a big deal, just a little work.

Here's a good video on how to do it. You can get the supplies easily on Amazon or a craft store. I use a shoe glue even if the leather already has adhesive since the sole has tread. That's just me. If you're doing it to heels, do not do the actual heel. It makes the shoe too slippery.

https://youtu.be/oB152ldXfvg?feature=shared

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Anonymous wrote:I wore black sneakers to a wedding once when I hurt my foot. No one cared.

+1 I wore a pair of Keds to a black tie wedding last month. I've got chronic instability in one ankle from repeated injuries in my youth. I also wear custom orthotics in both shoes. I have hallux rigidus (a type of osteoarthritis) in the foot of my good ankle and have a Morton's extension in that orthotic for additional support.

I, literally, cannot get one foot into heels. The cost of dress shoes/flats that I can wear with orthotics would be much more than what I paid for my dress. So, I wore a pair of Keds that I blinged out on top and Chromed the bottom. My orthotics fit, they were comfortable and I could dance in abandon without pain or instability.

Oh, BTW, very few people at the wedding are aware of my disability. I'm a healthy weight, fit and active (as evidenced by my dancing). I know some women judged me (men don't care) but I have no Fs to give. I did what worked for me in keeping with the spirit of the event.

What kind of Orthodics do you have that they fit into Keds?! Mine are way too bulky to fit into shoes like that.

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Anonymous wrote:I wore black sneakers to a wedding once when I hurt my foot. No one cared.

+1 I wore a pair of Keds to a black tie wedding last month. I've got chronic instability in one ankle from repeated injuries in my youth. I also wear custom orthotics in both shoes. I have hallux rigidus (a type of osteoarthritis) in the foot of my good ankle and have a Morton's extension in that orthotic for additional support.

I, literally, cannot get one foot into heels. The cost of dress shoes/flats that I can wear with orthotics would be much more than what I paid for my dress. So, I wore a pair of Keds that I blinged out on top and Chromed the bottom. My orthotics fit, they were comfortable and I could dance in abandon without pain or instability.

Oh, BTW, very few people at the wedding are aware of my disability. I'm a healthy weight, fit and active (as evidenced by my dancing). I know some women judged me (men don't care) but I have no Fs to give. I did what worked for me in keeping with the spirit of the event.

Good for you! What does the bolded mean?