To think this isn't really a suitable dress for mother of the groom ?

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Just been looking at this dress, and I know this is mean but read the review and someone bought it for her sons wedding !!

Wtf

Was expecting far worse. Then saw link taking me to John Lewis and was a bit shocked initially as I was expecting something shorter and more revealing and wasn't aware good old JL stock outfits like that! Whilst not my cup of tea I think you are being rude and unfair. I no fan of my ex MIL but wouldn't have been upset if she had chosen this. Surprised yes, but not upset.

Chachacha- how can you say it's unflattering if you don't know who's wearing it. On someone willowy with good arms it'll look amazing.

If she's got the figure for it, go for it. But if she has, will probably upstage everyone! Do remember Raquel Welsh at a wedding, daughter marrying some cricketer? Obvs she looked more stunning than anyone. Not on!

I like it. I'm 40 and I think it's perfectly acceptable. It's pretty!!

I think its a horrible dress,, very old fashioned.. but will depend on your attitude to dressing up to wear as such. and not being advised that you have to wear something like this.

My sister wore something similar to her daughter's wedding recently, and she looked stunning IMHO.

It looks like something one of the dowagers in a Marx brother film wore. But why do you care, OP?

Poor posters now in worst fankle causing 'refained' wrath from thosd who know they're right !!

I bet the woman from Newcastle upon Tyne, who bought the dress in April last year, looked absolutely stunning. The dress is not to everyone's taste, but to start a thread, taking the piss out of her taste in clothes, is really spiteful.

I wonder if the OP assumes all MOG are chubby frumpsters who would be far better wearing pale pink velvet, so they blend in with the upholstery in yer average mid-price hotel wedding suite?

I think it's a very nice dress and I don't see the problem with it being worn by any wedding guest including MOTB/MOTG.

Pretty dress. What's the problem?! Some people have too much time on their hands

It's a long silver dress?

Wedding are a celebration, especially if it's your own child who's getting married! I don't see what's wrong in wearing a bit of sparkle. i don't think it looks like a wedding dress either.

So do American weddings tend to start later than UK ones and have less standing around waiting or do guests get changed into more partyish clothes after the ceremony?

What disaster would happen if a woman wore this to her son's wedding?

you would look like a right attention seeking prat

Only if you yourself were overly uptight about what people were wearing. If your attention is so poor that that dress would render you unable to remember why you were there in the first place you'd have bigger issues than style and beauty.

coldcanary Most weddings in the US are in the late afternoon/evening, around 5 pm or so. The last one I attended two weeks ago was pretty typical: wedding in church at 6 pm, straight on to reception, cocktails for 45 minutes, dinner at 7:45, then dancing until around midnight. No waiting around and no two guest lists. Attire for women long dresses or cocktail dresses. MOB, MOG and grandmothers all in sparkly numbers.

By no two guest lists I meant to add there is no separate "evening do" with additional guests not invited to earlier portions. There's just one reception. There is a rehearsal dinner the night before traditionally hosted by groom's family for the wedding party and out-of-town guests.

I think this is a nice dress, but I wouldn't wear it for my son's wedding, I am in my 50s and very trendy, hopefully, I would choose something else, too bling, but it is a very good price for a designer dress. I would buy it but wear it for something else, but it is nice. My opinion

It is a bit bridesmaidish, I like it though. Like lots have said depends on type of wedding, age if MOTG. I'd wear it, but maybe not a wedding.

I don't like it but that's regardless of who wears it.

It's a bit cruise singer-esque, eveningy or just generally an uncomfortable looking dress to be wearing to a wedding.

Its alright.

Bit Gail Tilsley.

Thanks seneca that sounds like a really sensible way of doing things!
Much better than hanging around waiting in between bits of the day.

Who gives a flying fuck? Don't you have more important things to get huffy about?

I don't think it's appropriate for your wedding no. Perhaps the evening do? It could be used as a wedding dress it's self. I'd have a word