To ban strapless wedding dresses being manufactured over a size 12?

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Bloody things. Everywhere. Cliche. Dull
But fat arms backs ew.
And back hamsters.

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Ok ok I get it already! MM not a size 16. I promise I won't mention it again.

Marilyn Monroe:
Height: 5 feet, 5½ inches
Weight: 118-140 pounds
Bust: 35-37 inches
Waist: 22-23 inches
Hips: 35-36 inches
Bra size: 36D

That waist measurement equates to a size 8 when I was a teen - now it would be a size 4 or something stupid like that (Didn't exist when I was a teen).
Overall, if you assumed 36-26-36 (which is the nearest off the peg measure, I think) then it was a 14 when I was a teen, and would be about a 10 now? (all UK sizes)

I hate wedding dresses full stop. They're ridiculous. I wore a dress so short I flashed my knickers when I bent over to sign the register. Now that's classy.

I think yabu, it's up to them what they wear but anyway lots of people are a size 14 and look really toned and slim.

I agree it's more pleasing on the eye to see people in clothes that flatter them but who cares really?

Every wedding picture in my local paper shows women in strapless dresses. Shows a distinct lack of imagination and most of them do not look good in them. Bring back sleeves in their many varied and flattering forms

Wtaf? My wedding dress was a size 16, I'm 5ft 10 and have a stunning neckline Thankyou. An amazing cleavage too.
Do you not realise that tall women are on average a considerably larger size than petite ladies, without being at all fat?

Great stuff guys!

Off out now, but enjoy!

Well I sort of see your point OP-ish.

I strongly believe that the current fashion for strapless dresses has gone too far. Wedding dress shop are basically strapless dress shops, with basically the same pattern but different embellishments and skirts. Designers have got lazy and many brides are stuck with strapless whether they like it or not.

I too was glad when Kate Middleton's dress had sleeves as I thought the trend would be bucked.

When i got married 6 years ago, it was wall to wall strapless in the bridal store and I bought the only dress with sleeves in the whole shop. I wasn't in love with it, but I was more comfortable in it than I would have been in strapless.

The other thing is, you now see so many strapless dresses at weddings that they all look the bloody same, it's almost like government issue now!

However, you are wrong to say size 12 up should be banned, as I know several size 16 women who have good arms and shoulders.

My solution is that designers should make more varied designs and wedding shops should supply a wider variety of styles.

OP- YANBU - they do not look good, I often say the same when watching, 'Don't tell the Bride'

Back fat isn't to do with the size per se, it's to do with the way it fits. If it fits properly, no rolls of fat. If someone has winched themselves into something with boning that is too small for them you get back fat clevage whether you're a size 8 or a size 22.

I would have thought it was how toned a woman is, not what size she is, that would determine how good she looks in a strapless dress.

well, my size 14 strapless dress looked amazing according to everyone who saw it, I have a great cleavage and a warm personality which helped to carry it off, plus I couldn't give a shit what some twat on a forum thinks about who should/shouldn't wear what!

IME people who are ugly on the inside tend to have the biggest issues with looking good in a wedding dress, strapless or not.

I had my first post deleted!!! Well, maybe I did accomplish something today

lovely but would never marry so will never wear one! Agree though the average white satin monstrosity is not flattering whe n squeezed in like a sausage!

I wouldn't wear strapless cos I don't like it and wish wedding shops sold a wider variety of dresses. But I do not give a shit what other people wear and I don't hate fat people.

I didn't want a strapless wedding dress (in order to be a bit 'unique' I guess, but also I thought that having big boobs straps or sleeves would be more flattering). I couldn't find a non-strapless wedding dress in three major UK cities for love or money. I ended up having my wedding dress made (with lovely slightly off-the-shoulder straps), which prob. cost about 25% more than average high street prices.

The dress-maker said strapless wedding dresses were so dominant on the market because they were cheaper for wedding dress manufacturers and have a bigger profit margin. Strapless off-the-hook wedding dresses need far less adjusting than straps or sleeves, it's easier to make a 'one-size-fits-more' type. Well, that's what I remember saying. I've been wedding dress shopping recently with friends and the almost total lack of choice (we have strapless or strapless madam?!) makes me really annoyed!

It seems the Kate Middleton effect didn't take on, probably because high street replicas of her dress are just too expensive to make with a small profit margin, even in Chinese factories...

I have issues with most wedding dresses. It seems like any old white frock will do even if it's not flattering. TBH I'm a fussy cow who wouldn't want to get married in anything less than Lacroix, and he's gone bankrupt and I am poor and no one has ever wanted to marry me anyway so I enjoy low level judging of other dresses.

I'm a size 14-16 and wear strapless tops/dresses a lot. My wedding dress was black and strapless...I'm also 5'10" with broad shoulders so look slimmer than I actually am (people never believe I'm a 14/16). Dress size says nothing for a person's actual shape.

I sell wedding dresses and I would say the majority of brides I see actively do not want a strapless dress. I have also found that there are some shapes that suit strapless, and they are in the minority. It has nothing to do with dress size - I can't predict whether strapless will suit someone until they put one on. It also varies depending on the neckline - straight, sweetheart etc. So whilst I would agree with the sentiment that all brides should be helped to find a dress that suits and flatters them and that they love, I can't agree that all strapless dresses should stop being made in sizes above a 12 - looking good in strapless doesn't correspond with dress size in my experience.

Are you using cliche as an adjective? YABU if so. Ick.

Also ick to judging women over size 12 for daring not to conform to your narrow standards on their wedding day.

Arf@ Anna

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I've yet to see a bride of any shape or size, in any style of wedding dress who didn't look absolutely beautiful on her wedding day. Seen some minging bridesmaids though

I agree that big women in strapless dresses is a very bad idea.

Dinner lady arms are not a good look, no matter how happy the bride.

I hate strapless dresses on me and it was a struggle for me to find a wedding dress that wasn't strapless. I was a trim size 10 (not now!) on my wedding day, but even then a strapless dress would have created all sort of rolls hanging over the back of the dress. Not a good look ladies.

I would never ever wear a strapless dress normally. So why on my wedding day?

I'm a size 12 with no boobs. I only found one dress with straps in the 4 shops I went to. I'm having a bolero to avoid the back fat. I agree with you, OP. Strapless dresses so often make brides look as though they're wrapped in very expensive bath towels.