Is this dress inappropriate for a wedding?

[humanpotato]

My boyfriend said he thinks this dress isn't appropriate for a wedding because it's red? This is new to me? The last two weddings we've been to I've wore red and he didn't say anything. So I'm just wondering what peoples thoughts are is this appropriate?

I don't know what thread this belongs in!

I honestly think it’s a younger generation now getting married and the rules are changing about what’s appropriate to wear.

I remember the old days when every female guest wore a corsage!!! That doesn’t happen anymore either.

Times change. I think we oldies aren’t necessarily the best to get style advice from!

Firstly, no. It's too much for a wedding
Secondly. I've read your updates regarding an outfit change during the day. That's also too much and highly attention seeking. Aside from a shoe change, only the bride has ever changed outfits at any weddings I've been to.

I think renting a few Carmen Miranda DVDs to put that first dress into context would really help. (You are too young to have seen to have seen the films). Also avoid standing next to any fruit while at the wedding buffet and don't wear too many bangles with it. Is it a tropical themed wedding? It just screams, maracas!

Both dresses look like the type of thing I might have bought as fun, sarcastic resort dresses to be worn in the club evenings with mules or sling backs on holiday in Acapulco or Las Vegas or somewhere where no-one knew me.

I'm sorry, but neither dress says classy wedding outfit to me. I always think red is a bit too 'try hard' for a wedding. It's the bride's day, after all.

You can wear the dress if you are prepared to sashay onto the dance floor, swoosh the bride to one side with a firm shake of your frou-frou scarlet armbands and enjoy a first dance with the groom to Lady in Red.

Nothing less will do.

I'm old & it says 1980's & Dynasty to me. And that's from only having seen trailers.

Now off to see your day dress...

I was also going to say flamenco dancer

Are you going with one (or all) of these men to the wedding?

You look lovely in your photos, OP.

That style looks lovely on you.

I think the dress you linked to is a bit OTT but there will be loads of other options, you've got a fab figure.

I do so hope 3 or 4 other guests wear this dress, too. Maybe they're all having the same convo with their BF/DHs right now.

It’s horrendous.

You do realise that that level of attention seeking and desperation for the limelight will reflect badly on you. People will pity your boyfriend. And you show total disrespect to the bride.

Haven't RTFT. Has anyone mentioned this?

@Grenlei there is a gulf between the dress the OP has suggested and frumpy. You've been pretty nasty and judgemental yourself.

Yes,

In answer to your question.

very.

Colour is fine. The dress is a different matter!

Dress is very chavy and not appropriate attire for a wedding or an evening do either.

Are you trying to out do the the bride (and not in a good way?)

Oh the irony

I think your photos are lovely but agree that tinkering with how the arms sit is distracting and means it doesn’t look as it could.

I’m still unconvinced that the first dress is going to look how you imagine. Now you’ve posted your photos I think those frills are going to drown you.

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is distracting and means it doesn’t look as it could

*as good as it could

Dress in question - no.

Dress in photos - not quite so bad but how far down have you dragged that neckline?!

That's not a good look. It's ruined the line of the dress and just screams 'i want to flash as much flesh as i can'. Shame because you have a nice figure and there's no need for the 'more more more' approach.

It's very.. Um... Flamenco? In a bad way.

Is it a flamenco 💃 theme ? If not it’s totally inappropriate!

It's wear the strap has fallen into place, I noticed afterwards in the pictures that it was placed wrong. It wasn't to purposely "show more flesh" tbh I don't think I actually look that cleavagey in the photos?

Probably missing the point but red is definitely your colour OP

You look lovely in the first dress but I think it would look a bit more appropriate with a pashmina!! Wish I was 20 again 😂