Dress help?

[TrickyBob]

Okay; I lurk - a lot. I always hung out on the thump, TTGP but when all the craptasticness went down I came over here. I found you guys and kind of just never left.

I figured since everyone here dresses a million times better then I do and some actually follow fashion, this would be a good place to ask.

Down below is the dress I am wearing to a wedding that my Husband and I are going to this weekend. I love it. I know the pattern might not be every bodies cup of tea but it looks a lot better in person because you can actually see the flower detail up close.

My concern is this - is that too much white? The bride herself isn't wearing white but I was always told never to wear any large bodies of white to a wedding, even if there is detail.

I do plan on wearing a black shrug like thing over it because I'm not a huge fan of my upper arms. I have a black one and a white one, but figured the black would down play some of the whiteness.

Is it okay?

I feel overly paranoid. This was also a lot of text for a question about a dress.

[papie]

Honestly I don't like the dress and I think it is too much for a wedding. too flashy or something. Sorry

[iamali]

Thumbs up from me.

LOVE that dress! Where is it from?

[Deleted]

wear it. the black shrug is a good idea.

i hope you wear tall heels so it doesn't drag on the floor like it does on the model.

ETA: this is an evening wedding, right? that's too much for something midday/afternoon/morning.

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 9:53:19 GMT -5 papie said:

Honestly I don't like the dress and I think it is too much for a wedding. too flashy or something. Sorry

It's okay to not like =)

The color is a lot..less in person. I had debated and debated about this dress for ages because of how bright it was. But in person its a lot more muted in color.

[janegold]

I think it might be too much white, TBH. I might feel different it wasn't a long, flowy gown.

I also feel like it's a bit much for a wedding unless it is black tie.

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 9:53:37 GMT -5 iamali said:

Thumbs up from me.

LOVE that dress! Where is it from?

I got it from igigi.com. They're kind of pricey but the fit is really true to size and the dresses are well made.

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 9:53:59 GMT -5 cville said:

wear it. the black shrug is a good idea.

i hope you wear tall heels so it doesn't drag on the floor like it does on the model.

ETA: this is an evening wedding, right? that's too much for something midday/afternoon/morning.

It's later afternoon into evening.

[RBL]

I also think it looks like too much for a wedding unless it is black tie.

I think the skirt looks like too much fabric, but maybe it looks different on you?

[sneetch]

I think it's too much. Also, if you're paranoid about it now, you probably would be uncomfortable at the wedding. I vote wear something else.

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 9:58:42 GMT -5 RBL said:

I also think it looks like too much for a wedding unless it is black tie.

I think the skirt looks like too much fabric, but maybe it looks different on you?

It doesn't billow out like that, it hangs straight down pretty much. I'm also 5'8" so it just barely hits the floor.

The family of the bride is pretty dress obsessed. I think if the mother could - she'd wear evening gowns 24/7 and we are close to that family so I think the style of dress wont be looked at as odd.

But I do understand the concern of bright color/lots of fabric. But the fabric is a lot less then it shows.

I'd have to spin in circles constantly to make it look as full. lol.

[papie]

Oh and the fact that the bride isn't wearing white makes it less appropriate imo, because then you'll be wearing the big white gown and not her. What is she wearing? Do you know? Is this a close friend or family member? Could you ask?

[Deleted]

it's a little much for an afternoon wedding, but if you say that the crowd is into long dresses, then enjoy.

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 10:02:23 GMT -5 papie said:

Oh and the fact that the bride isn't wearing white makes it less appropriate imo, because then you'll be wearing the big white gown and not her. What is she wearing? Do you know? Is this a close friend or family member? Could you ask?

They have been very hush hush about the color of her dress because they want to surprise every body.

We are very close to the family. I may ask, just to make sure. I just started thinking about the whiteness of it and then started getting paranoid.

I don't think it looks overly white while on, but I could be so so wrong.

[alzi]

Is everyone seeing the same dress as I am?

I'm kind of baffled.

White or not, I'd keep looking......

[sneetch]

Jun 6, 2012 10:26:55 GMT -5 alzi said:

Is everyone seeing the same dress as I am?

I'm kind of baffled.

White or not, I'd keep looking......

Not my style AT ALL, but she seems pretty set on the fact that she loves it.

[peachykate]

Jun 6, 2012 10:26:55 GMT -5 alzi said:

Is everyone seeing the same dress as I am?

I'm kind of baffled.

White or not, I'd keep looking......

Wondering the same thing.

The only thing I have to say is that it strikes me as a dress that if you were going to wear, you would wear it in the fall. It seems very autumnish to me.

[circa1978]

I'd like this much, much better at tea length. I don't think it's too white - no one would mistake that for a wedding dress - but it's got a lot going on with that much fabric.

[pirate]

So it's not as bright as it looks, it's not as billowy as in the picture, and it's not as white, either.

...what does it look like then?

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 10:44:36 GMT -5 pirate said:

So it's not as bright as it looks, it's not as billowy as in the picture, and it's not as white, either.

...what does it look like then?

lol..

The orange isn't as bright, to my Husband and I it seems like a normal color.

The model is obviously having some help making it billow out; like I said, I'd have to spin in circles to make it billow out like that.

As far as the white, I meant it doesn't seem like there is a lot of white, in meaning it doesn't feel like an all white dress with a bit of color. I had been looking at it as a colorful dress with white on it.

And then started second guessing. The white parts are white; to clarify. I didn't mean that it didn't look white.

[fuckyourcouch]

Jun 6, 2012 10:44:36 GMT -5 pirate said:

So it's not as bright as it looks, it's not as billowy as in the picture, and it's not as white, either.

...what does it look like then?

I was thinking the same thing.

It's NMS at all, and it seems way too much for an afternoon wedding, but if you love it just wear it.

[RBL]

So why don't you just PIP yourself in the dress so we have a better idea of what it really looks like?

[Nicole]

me no likey

can we shop for you? give me a budget, your body type and one specific dress detail you like.

[lifesapeach]

It's quite the statement. If you aren't comfortable in it, I'd go with a safer choice.

[flex]

I think it would be too much for an afternoon wedding even if it didn't have too much white in it.

[eb777888]

I do not like this dress at all.

[TrickyBob]

Jun 6, 2012 10:50:05 GMT -5 Nicole said:

me no likey

can we shop for you? give me a budget, your body type and one specific dress detail you like.

I so would; if the wedding wasn't this Saturday.

I do have a black knee length dress that has a black lace/beaded bodice. The skirt is just weirdly clingy, but I may try to figure out how to solve it and wear that instead.

I sent an e-mail to the bride on facebook asking her how she feels.

If I can figure out how to get a floor length shot of the dress; I will show a picture of it on.

[Nicole]

please also PIP the black knee length dress on you.

[TrickyBob]

Also..

what's the difference between say that dress and a normal maxi dress? That dress is technically considered one, per their website. And I know at my own wedding, last July, a lot of guests showed up in maxi dresses.

Is the long skirt thing just not acceptable or only acceptable in the evening?

I'm honestly curious, I've never really gone to events that required dresses besides my own wedding.

[lovedan]

I just think the white is strangely stark next to the other colors. If you like it and it looks good in person then go for it.