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Honest opinions on this outfit for (step)mother of the bride please.

121 replies

C0rdeliaChase · 29/07/2024 15:52

I hate dresses, so I really want some sort of pantsuit or jumpsuit. But it's going to still be fairly warm (September) so I don't really want to wear a jacket. I'm a size 18, would this be appropriate?

Honest opinions on this outfit for (step)mother of the bride please.
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Mumoftwo1316 · 29/07/2024 15:54

I'd worry it might be see through

ohsobroody · 29/07/2024 15:56

I think it's too casual, unless it's a particularly dress down wedding

PerkyMintDeer · 29/07/2024 15:57

It's a bit too light! I'd avoid cream/ivory/off-white, the pattern isn't bold enough for it to look like you haven't broken the ettiquette of not wearing bridal colours at a wedding.

allmycats · 29/07/2024 15:57

No, too casual.

Prawncow · 29/07/2024 16:00

Nope. There are some really good jumpsuits out there that are much more wedding appropriate.

masomenos · 29/07/2024 16:01
  1. the setting the model is standing in is a dead giveaway: this is beach-appropriate, not wedding attire. I'd wear it to a sunset dinner on holiday in Greece or something
  2. is the wedding in a church, and if so would you want your shoulders covered?
  3. a jacket needn't make you hot, a wrap or long sleeves or short sleeves, or just sleeves would be better
  4. that fabric will crease like crazy, you'll look scruffy before you get to the venue
  5. you won't look like you've made an effort commensurate with the bride's and other guests'
  6. I love wearing trousers and jumpsuits in formal settings, and there are lots of smart/fancy/formal ones to choose from
  7. pinstripes = naff in the extreme

You did ask for honest opinions 😂

Hatty65 · 29/07/2024 16:01

I think you need to be tall and willowy to carry that off, to be honest. I'm a size 18 too and that would do me no favours.

HelloMyNameIsElderSmurf · 29/07/2024 16:03

I like the cut of it but it is too white, especially as stepmother - it's going to look very pointed to wear white. And it does look a bit see through.

Phase 8 used to do loads of wedding appropriate jumpsuits, haven't been in for ages though.

Pombearprincess · 29/07/2024 16:04

Unless you are wearing something underneath the waistcoat I’d worry about your midriff showing. And I agree I think it’s a bit too casual .

PerfectTravelTote · 29/07/2024 16:06

Too casual and too white.

Thebaldprimadonna · 29/07/2024 16:26

How about something like this? The embroidery makes it 'special occasion' and I think it would look great on a curvy figure https://www.monsoon.co.uk/rori-embroidered-jumpsuit-in-sustainable-viscose-6404420753.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-5y1BhC-ARIsAAM_oKmDyQc2baFFbBC1NshDs-8lgzjXsBhv0sijoKhawsXwJPKIFabXpaQaAn6tEALw_wcB

WeNeedBees · 29/07/2024 16:29

It’s too casual and too white. I don’t think it’s appropriate at all sorry OP.

Mix56 · 29/07/2024 16:30

Its not good etiquette to wear white, /near white unless you're the bride

Dettolallin · 29/07/2024 16:32

Too casual, too close to white.

fireplacetiles · 29/07/2024 16:34

Agree either way others, too casual, too white and only for the toned arm brigade!

jannier · 29/07/2024 16:38

No too near white and too casual.

jannier · 29/07/2024 16:39

Thebaldprimadonna · 29/07/2024 16:26

How about something like this? The embroidery makes it 'special occasion' and I think it would look great on a curvy figure https://www.monsoon.co.uk/rori-embroidered-jumpsuit-in-sustainable-viscose-6404420753.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-5y1BhC-ARIsAAM_oKmDyQc2baFFbBC1NshDs-8lgzjXsBhv0sijoKhawsXwJPKIFabXpaQaAn6tEALw_wcB

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That's a bit everyday casual for me.

Billyballyboo · 29/07/2024 16:55

No sorry. Too casual, too light and I don't think it would look good in an 18.

KreedKafer · 29/07/2024 17:00

I like it and I actually think it could be dressed up a lot with the right accessories - I've certainly been to plenty of semi-relaxed summery weddings where that would have been fine, in a different colour, to wear in combination with posh accessories. But yeah, as others have said, it's definitely best not to wear white or cream to your stepdaughter's wedding.

A jumpsuit or a trousers/top co-ord set would be a great option, and there are lots of them out there, but just not in that colour.

Aquamarine1029 · 29/07/2024 17:00

Far too casual, far too light, and it would not flatter a size 18 at all.

3luckystars · 29/07/2024 17:01

Not suitable at all. Too white and too casual. And not even that nice.

Keep looking. Good luck.

BobbyBiscuits · 29/07/2024 17:02

It's beachy, see through and also very white. But also not weddingy enough. I'd say it wouldn't flatter anyone bigger than the model. I'd say it's a no from me.

MoonAndStarsAndSky · 29/07/2024 17:02

You can't wear white to a wedding especially as the stepmother!

Waystation · 29/07/2024 17:02

It will be see through (in the photos you can see the zip and pockets) - also no sleeves not sure that would work and the colour - white is not really on for a wedding (unless you are the bride).

C0rdeliaChase · 29/07/2024 17:06

I did I ask for honest opinions. 😂Thanks everyone, I'll keep looking.

@Thebaldprimadonna thanks for the link. That's not really something I'd wear though.

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