Nicky's Rag Tales

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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What do you get when The President of the United States drops by your town house for supper? You get to raise up to $1.5 million dollars for the democrats and a chance to mingle with the top US fashion and fashionable movers and shakers. Last Wednesday evening Anna Wintour, Editor of Vogue, hosted a little get together in her home in NY. Read the full article here from WWD

And while we’re on the same continent one Chelsea Clinton got married yesterday evening (after the Jewish Sabbath) in an interfaith ceremony. The bride wore a Vera Wang strapless gown with a wide embellished belt ,copies of which it’s a safe guess will be adorning many more brides in the next while. Getting married in an interfaith ceremony under a Chuppa (a temporary four sided canopy) Chelsea wore a veil which is a requirement of Jewish brides whose faces are traditionally covered until after the ceremony. The groom wore a Kipah (head covering) and a Talit (Prayer shawl) with both a clergy man and a Rabbi officiating at the ceremony at which the seven Jewish wedding blessings were recited.

Photo by Genevieve de Manio via Getty Images

I just thought we could take a look at UK Elle September Issue cover featuring Emily Blunt who is rocking the lace trend but perhaps there’s a little overkill here?