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Is this unflattering for a bridesmaid?

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Froum · 09/04/2025 22:02

My bridesmaids range in size from 8 to 12. No one happens to be plus size.

Would this dress flatter most of the women do you reckon?

We are late 20s

i have chosen to show the image of the plus size model as I think it highlights that it works on bigger sizes. What do you think?

Is this unflattering for a bridesmaid?
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StartAnew · 09/04/2025 23:09

Hardly anyone would look good in that dress. The material is thin and shows every bump, and the top doesn't offer enough support. It's also a strange colour on my monitor, but perhaps better in real life. Really the colour needs to suit the skin tone of the person wearing it, not the theme of the wedding.

CalleOcho · 09/04/2025 23:08

The colour is gorgeous.

However, the bust is awful. There’s no support at all. The material looks quite cheap too.

Poppyseeds79 · 09/04/2025 23:06

Come on OP help us out here! 😅
Colour - dusky pink
Material - not satin
Size range 8-12
But...

Length?
Cut?
Sleeved?
Non sleeved?
Tighter fit?

YOUR dress style?!

ThisChic · 09/04/2025 23:06

Shatandfattered · 09/04/2025 22:04

Absolutely not. That dress is made for an A or less cup i can imagine it on someone a size 4 but its not flattering at all

I think more than an A cup bust could fit into it.

Outofthepan · 09/04/2025 23:05

Is this a reverse?

Thisisittheapocalypse · 09/04/2025 23:05

Froum · 09/04/2025 22:50

I do like this. I wish the sleeves were less fluttery

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Of course you like it ... it's just like the unflattering satin dress you started this thread with, only difference is the fluttery sleeves 😂

Itsnotallaboutyoulikeyouthink · 09/04/2025 23:03

Why if your largest bridesmaid is a size 12 have you used that photo.

FleurDeFleur · 09/04/2025 23:03

Bigearringsbigsmile · 09/04/2025 23:00

Why have you chosen that particular colour? What's it got to with?
It's not a colour found in natural flowers or anything
It's not very nice.

It's also not going to flatter many skin tones.

dapsnotplimsolls · 09/04/2025 23:02

Froum · 09/04/2025 22:06

What it looks like on a slimmer person

It looks like a 1940s nightdress.

FleurDeFleur · 09/04/2025 23:02

What is your budget per bridesmaid?

Silverstars21 · 09/04/2025 23:02

There is a fine line between not wishing the bridesmaids to outshine the bride & have them look awful with every lump & bump & crease there for all to see,even in the slim.

Trishyb10 · 09/04/2025 23:02

Looks spot on, a nice classic style, go,go girl.. hope its a good price x

Bigearringsbigsmile · 09/04/2025 23:00

Why have you chosen that particular colour? What's it got to with?
It's not a colour found in natural flowers or anything
It's not very nice.

passthebiscuittins · 09/04/2025 22:58

Is this a joke?! That’s unbelievably hideous and unflattering for the vast majority of women. I would pull out if a bride expected me to wear that.

TiredCatLady · 09/04/2025 22:58

Sorry OP that dress is bloody awful - it’s going to show every lump and bump, plus that neckline really won’t suit anyone over an A cup or who needs a more supportive bra. It’s been photoshopped to fuck on both models (you can tell by the cleavage position on the model not matching the neckline/profile of the dress).

valentinka31 · 09/04/2025 22:58

Satin will cling to bulges that larger women will feel self-conscious about. It's a lovely colour but I'd got for a more flowing style, more forgiving. This is too clingy.

YouOKHun · 09/04/2025 22:57

My DM is a retired tailor and we happened to be having the conversation about bias cut dresses the other day. She reckons the only time she has seen them look truly flattering on any shape is when the dress is made out of high quality, non-shiny, weighty silk crepe and the person wearing it has spent some more serious money on the right underwear. From what I’ve seen I think this is a fair assessment. Shiny, thin, clingy and/or static prone satin can be very unflattering.

Alwaystryhard · 09/04/2025 22:57

The original dress looks like a nightdress to me.
And the alternative ones you have posted just don't look like bridesmaid dresses to me. Just pretty standard evening dresses.
I don't think I understand the " look " you are going for in that none of them seem suitable for the occasion.

Whatwouldnanado · 09/04/2025 22:56

I think it’s awful . What do the bridesmaids think? Perhaps find other options and discuss with them. They

Thisisittheapocalypse · 09/04/2025 22:55

Froum · 09/04/2025 22:36

I love this colour. 2 bridesmaids (cousins) are half Indian and it would look amazing on them. I would ask the other bridesmaids to fake tan

Hilarious ... fake tan? Really?

Do you actually like your friends? Or is this about a photo shoot PR campaign?

Heronwatcher · 09/04/2025 22:55

Froum · 09/04/2025 22:50

I do like this. I wish the sleeves were less fluttery

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STEP AWAY FROM THE SATIN FGS!

This is just the same dress as the first one but with fluttery sleeves (incidentally the sleeves are the nicest part of the dress). Still horribly flammable and dodgy bust shaping/ pelvic bone and knicker line skimming.

WilfredsPies · 09/04/2025 22:55

I’m not really understanding why you can’t take them shopping and get them to try some different styles on? You can worry about colours after you’ve chosen a dress that won’t make them look and feel like an over ripe damson fruit.

Dogaredabomb · 09/04/2025 22:55

Ve vant to see your dress

CautiousLurker01 · 09/04/2025 22:55

PinkiOcelot · 09/04/2025 22:05

It looks like a nightie.

This. A nighty from Primark, in fact. There is no way I’d inflict this on a friend.

I get that you may be looking for simple and chic, but there are lots of options in at Next, Monsoon etc that are quite reasonably priced, great cuts/fabric that the bridesmaids might actually re-wear (perhaps after dyeing).

Lindolander · 09/04/2025 22:55

It looks like a nightie. The material doesn't flatter any figure