The Monday Poll - Bridesmaids' dresses
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pjthompson[Poll #813916]
Why are bridemaids' dresses always so hideous?
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The inevitable breakdown between vision and execution.
3(20.0%)
All the really good dresses are in the Realm of Forms.
0(0.0%)
Bridezilla wants to be fairytale princesses and everyone else to look bad.
5(33.3%)
It's a media-created myth. BM dresses are a welcome addition to any woman's wardrobe, and can be worn again on many occasions.
1(6.7%)
Incurable tickyness.
1(6.7%)
Other (Fabricate something in comments?)
1(6.7%)
Why are bridemaids' dresses always so hideous?
View Answers
The inevitable breakdown between vision and execution.
3(20.0%)
All the really good dresses are in the Realm of Forms.
0(0.0%)
Bridezilla wants to be fairytale princesses and everyone else to look bad.
5(33.3%)
It's a media-created myth. BM dresses are a welcome addition to any woman's wardrobe, and can be worn again on many occasions.
1(6.7%)
Incurable tickyness.
1(6.7%)
Other (Fabricate something in comments?)
1(6.7%)
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Date: 2006-09-04 08:57 pm (UTC)This theory, of course, is busted as far as men are concerned. We have it so easy when it comes to weddings.
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Date: 2006-09-04 10:48 pm (UTC)and pinky beige? ::blink::
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Date: 2006-09-05 02:53 am (UTC)One of my best friends eloped. It seemed quite sensible to me. . . and saved a lot of time, money, and trouble. So I did something similar. Strangely, none of my friends have ever thought to thank me for sparing them the bridesmaid dress horror. :grin:
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Date: 2006-09-04 10:46 pm (UTC)Wedding A, I had to wear this sort of seersucker fabric in light green, somewhere around the knee, with flat straps and a white lace bolero jacket. Glad to see the last of it, though at least it was cool and not tight or itchy. Also it was not my preferred shade of green.
Wedding B, I wore this cute long peach-colored dress with a sheer matching jacket. It had that stretch knit fabric and ribbons. It really was cute, and it didn't look all that bad, but it was so long I wore something like 6" heels to keep it from dragging the floor. That was the last time I would ever wear those shoes. Never had the heart to shorten it.
Wedding C (a repeat bride), I got to be a guest. Much gratitude.
Wedding D, long dark green fabric in a princess-seamed, plain necked short-sleeved number. Bride very concerned about making dresses not something that would be flung into the closet and hated. Or used on car parts later. Lied about wearing it again. Hated the sleeves. There was barely room in the dress for me to move my arms. I was smart and made the seamstress leave that room; bridesmaid didn't, and her dress ripped during the first dance. Luckily she hated the green enough she'd brought a change.
Here's a point: I arrive at the luncheon party in green seersucker. "Oh, honey, you still have that dress? I haven't even seen that husband in two years!" ::pause:: "Isn't it a little out of style?"
I arrive, with my sweetie, at a dinner party.
me: "Oh, hell, Susan wore hers, too."
him: "What, you and your friends buy matching clothes?"
me: "No, we were both Gloria's bridesmaids."
other guest: "Is that dress a hint, honey? Trying to get him to pop the question?"
other guest #2: "I always thought those were ugly dresses. I can't believe you still have it."
first guest to second: "I guess she can't afford to buy any clothes. Pity she doesn't have a *real* job."
Bridesmaids' dresses are fraught with potential social danger. :)
And as Merebrillante said, satin. Shiny, which attracts the eye. In weird colors. With large quantities of fabric, usually. Giant bows on the rear. I sometimes think that bridesmaids should be dressed harmoniously rather than like six-year-old twins. But I suppose the garish fabrics and styles do go a long way toward persuading the bad luck demons that this woman's the bride. No, this one. No, this---oh, heck, give up and scram, guys.
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Date: 2006-09-04 11:08 pm (UTC)Oh, yes. Thank you. I forgot the huge ass-bow.
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Date: 2006-09-05 02:48 am (UTC)I tried on so many dresses for that last bride---I can hardly remember any of them, except that they were all awful. Ass bows, necklines nearly to my waist, open backs, truly weird sleeves, ghastly colors. When I went looking for something pretty to be married in---no, let's not even go there. :grin:
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Date: 2006-09-05 03:26 pm (UTC)just kidding! just kidding!
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Date: 2006-09-05 01:42 am (UTC)Really, while unity in uniform is a nice concept on paper, all too often brides forget that the best way to dress a bridesmaid is to dress them suiting their body type.
My cousin did this. She chose a colour that suited them all, including her darkhaired, blonde and redheaded sisters and let them choose the pattern that flattered them best.
The result was stunning!
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Date: 2006-09-05 02:41 am (UTC)