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I've watched 27 dresses, (it's actually really funny, don't judge me) and there were some amazing dresses in that movie, all of them terrible. I learned, that most of these dresses were bought for this movie! They were made ON PURPOSE to sell to the public, not just dreamed up by a costume designer challenged to make 27 terrible dresses!
We all know these dresses have a really bad rap. As a designer, I've given this a lot of thought, why are they so often unattractive? And when they are really great, why doesn't anyone say anything about it? You'd think it would be similar to seeing a unicorn. You want it to be true, cute dresses that could be worn again! And yet they get so little attention.
There is something about the "Bridesmaid Dress" that just has a specific look to it. I haven't figured out why that is.
In full disclosure, the only times I've been a bridesmaid, it's been for my siblings and I designed my own dress, (theirs too) so the only person I had to complain to about what I was wearing was myself (I'm a designer, it happens).
Pictured is the outfit I designed to be a "bridesmaid" or bridesmaid-like (it was a nontraditional wedding) for my brother's wedding. And remarkably, I have worn it again (not always together). I love this outfit. It's a corset with a circle skirt with pockets. It was really fun to wear. (It was also 103 degrees that day and really difficult to breathe in this corset.)
Thoughts? I'm open to suggestions.
i think separates are the way to go. that way your maids can def'ly wear the pieces again, like you do! i feel like unless it's SUPER casual they're not going to wear the dress again, even to something fancy... alison's sister wore a sweater and a long skirt as MOH in 1999; the sweater is still a staple in her wardrobe...
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. I keep thinking of the kinds of cocktail dresses that I would wear multiple times and somehow, they don't look like bridesmaid dresses...
DeleteBut the separates are really nice, flexible. I love the idea of someone having a wardrobe staple that was wore in someone's wedding.. that's awesome.
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