Strapless Wedding Gowns, a bare necked error.
I have been to quite a few weddings in the past year or so and I am pasting my colours to the mast here by saying that strapless wedding gowns are NOT a good look. Phew now that I’ve got that off my chest so to speak it seems only fair that I explain myself a little more. 90% of the weddings these days feature brides of all sizes wearing strapless numbers and Chelsea Clinton was the latest ‘celebrity wedding’ to add to the collection.
I don’t know what either Vera Wang was thinking when she made this dress. I’m not saying this isn’t a beautiful dress nor am I saying that the bride does not look beautiful. I am saying that I believe she could have done better. The women who can wear this style are few in number. They need to have fabulous neck and shoulder lines, and have a small bust and slender body type. Grace Kelly springs to mind. The last three weddings I was at were of girls who were an average size 14/16 and they each wore a strapless number. All I can remember were the big arms and expanse of bare flesh. Everyone at these weddings politely said ooh and aah and how beautiful the brides were. Secretly I think many of them were thinking like me.
I thought it was worth taking a little look at the fashionable and beautiful Grace Kelly in her wedding dress. I know times have changes but I’m hoping to start a trend for brides to be, to think about what suits their bodies rather than what is perceived to be in fashion. Here is a little look to cheer us all up of the Grace Kelly Exhibition at the V&A in London. A feast for the eyes just to calm me down after my bare necked rant.
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we definitly are of one mind, I do not like strapless wedding dresses at all, much prefer a traditional style,x
Comment by joan howlin — August 21, 2010 @ 11:35 pm
Praise the Lord!!!
This trend needs to stop….girls that have impressive chests seem to think it suits them because everyone will see their cleavage hanging out (which is apparently a good thing….at your wedding….in a church), but all they do is make you look chubby and weightless!
I like the idea of a strapless dress, but that’s what it should stay as for the majority of people! I’m definitely opting for something with sleeves or shoulders!
Comment by Hermia — August 22, 2010 @ 1:18 am
Agree! Wedding gowns that are strapless, tight or ‘sexy’ are something the brides will probably regret when looking at the photographs years later. Classic/Traditional is always the way to go.
Comment by Halli — August 22, 2010 @ 5:14 pm
I have to agree with you here…while it does look well on a slender figure with small breasts, it definitely shouldn’t be followed by everybody as a trend. Wedding dresses shoudn’t be about tends anyway, I think..
Comment by Alice — August 24, 2010 @ 7:55 pm