Can I wear this Satin Dress to a Wedding. Husband says no. I feel stunning in it, and think it is ok to wear.

[MegsyLondon]

Opinion needed. I got gifted this dress for Christmas it's a bit tight as it is my pre baby size, but it somehow makes me look smaller than I am.

https://www.iconleva.com/collections/best-sellers/products/adel

It is cinched on my waist and then flows into a fitted skirt. I feel confident in it. I feel like me again. I have been desperate to wear it since I got it but we never go out.

It's my husband's best friend's wedding in February. He is one of the best men. I am not in the wedding so I wont be in any of the pictures or anything like that.

Husband isn't happy about me wearing it. Is it reasonable to wear it? I never go out and I think we will be having another baby by the end of the year so I wont get another chance to wear this beautiful dress. I also dont want to go out and buy another dress when I have been gifted this one and it is sitting in my wardrobe.

It is white at the bottom but clearly with the black lace top it is not a wedding dress. Be honest please.

Nine posts, six of them about this dress (across three different threads), each thread showing a photo and link to the dress. One post even helpfully advises of availability in other sizes...

Listen to your husband, lovely.

Hell no! Currently 94% of the vote say YABU and I suspect the bride, groom and guests would probably share that view, so wear it at your peril. Make an effort to find a lovely Spring Ball at a posh hotel or some other occasion to wear it.

On one of the other threads, you say it's a size 8 and you're a size 14.
On those grounds alone, I would say no.
That's not going to be flattering.

😂 what are you talking about?

I know loads of incredibly competent men but I’m not sure any of them (even the most aesthetically aware of them) would be able to give a good steer on whether a certain dress would be appropriate for a wedding.

Oh no. Bias cut satin three sizes too small - that will be hard to pull off.

It's probably a regift. Someone was given it for Christmas, unwrapped it and thought 'oh my Christ no!' and rewrapped it swiftly to give to the OP. She thinks is she looks stunning in it, so all is well, another dress saved from landfill.

No!

It's going to look the complete opposite of stunning, if that is the case.
A size 14 body squeezed into a size 8 satin frock? No way. There will be more than just side boob on show!

What a wonderful MIL you have 🥰

Get your dh to take you on a nice night away somewhere glam to wear your dress x

You do realise fashion is subjective, right? OP feels good in it and others on this thread, including myself, like it. It's really weird attempting to make an objective statement of it being awful based purely on some people's opinions.

Don't do it!

Arf! Does it come in a 32?

Unfortunately, rather a lot of people seem to think it's hideous in any size.

Could you ask her?

No I don't think it's suitable, it's too white, satin and lace are very bridal in my opinion too. Can you book a nice dinner together somewhere fancy and wear it there? I can empathise with wanting to feel like yourself after a baby.

I thought OP said it was only one size too small.

My God. Half white, slashed to the waist, sold as a wedding dress and three sizes too small? Well done, OP, you totally got us!

'Everything' that's been expressed? Just checking, because some of what's been expressed has been positive. Why are you assuming OP will draw only negative attention? Some will probably think she looks fab, especially as it sounds like those attending the wedding aren't as hidebound as some MNers when it comes to wedding attire.

I'm really beginning to wonder if some women wear baggy Toast shrouds to weddings just to make absolutely certain they're not going to 'draw attention to themselves' or 'upstage the bride'. 🙄

Oh please do. Then come back and tell us all about it and how your lovely white dress is now sporting a red wine stain 😂

Yes, on this thread she says one size, on one of the other threads it's 3 sizes too small, as you say!
Not a good look.

94% think it's unsuitable. This makes it pretty much certain some people at the wedding would view OP wearing it negatively.

Lovely dress but not for a wedding

And? OP also said other women attending would be dressed in a similar way. That changes things. If 'some' would think it a poor choice, so what provided the bride isn't fussed what female guests are wearing?

And even if it didn't, why is that in 2026 women are still expected to think 'Ooh, I hope my outfit will meet with the approval of every single person who sees it!' every time they open their wardrobe doors of a morning? Funny how no such expectations are ever placed on men.

If OP doesn't care what other guests think she should go for it. I'd assume by asking the question that's not the case though.

No there's a difference to being appropriately dressed and looking tacky. You don't have to wear baggy shrouds and you don't have to dress like you're going to an awards do.

Last wedding I went to was glamorous, but not one person wore a dress cut down to their navel or one that could easily be mistaken for a bridesmaid dress.

Good god no. That is not a wedding guest dress. The bottom looks like you're the one getting married and the top is more suited to going out on the pull.