Is a sequin dress appropriate for a wedding guest?

[ellimae]

Its midi in dark rust for an autumn wedding - simple shape, sleeveless and midi length.

Its a glam wedding of a young cool party couple - I am 48 and petite.

If so how would you style it - jacket / shoes - colour and material? It will be indoors - ceremony and reception in same venue.

Same!

Navy or burgundy would be lovely. Not sure about cream at someone else's wedding though!

Yes I liked your idea of a red wool top earlier - so going for a tonal look or an aubergine matt silk might look good also. The original photos show the top to be quite long almost rouched on the (assuming) tall model so my intention was for it to be like a dress on my petite frame (no gap) - also its described as rust in the details and looks dark in the google shot. Maybe a wide aubergine suede belt work with the two piece.

Nope, unless you are attending the wedding as an entertainer who is doing belly dance.

The orange skirt and crop top are not wedding appropriate... also look horribly uncomfortable.

Its more Iron-bru than rust.

Rust coloured and sparkly you could wear something like this:

this (ever pretty and shein have similar styles for different budgets)

I’m not keen tbh the colour isn’t very nice it reminds me of Halloween pumpkins

Yessss! It’ll be fab.

The world has changed and I’ve been to plenty of weddings of 20 somethings to 40 somethings in the last few years and there’s only a couple of them this wouldn’t have been the vibe.
The key thing is you know the couple and that and your own style dictates in a way strangers on the internet can’t know.

I seem to be in the minority but I love the skirt and top combo! And I think you can make it work. I doubt it would be a belly top on the OP. I'd wear it with a navy or very dark green blazer. It is definitely more iron bru than rust though. But I love iron bru. I'm tired of all the bland neutrals out there. The suggestion of the skirt alone with cashmere is lovely too.

But really it only matters if you'll feel comfortable and good in it. If you like to make a statement with your clothes and you feel it will fit (if you care about that!) then go for it. I'm assuming that you don't necessarily want to blend into the crowd, but if that is a concern then something more subdued is a safer bet.

Particularly dislike the comment on here about how someone would laugh at that outfit. If you laugh at what someone is wearing then you're just unpleasant. How much nicer is it to encourage and embolden women to dress for themselves and express themselves through fashion, rather than mocking and tearing people down?

Thank you @olivelime - I had a brief image of the evil step mother and the two ugly step-sisters sneering and cackling away! But that PP, just exposed, yet again, their very unattractive and socially inept character.

Your link is massively at odds with your description - it's not rust coloured, midi, simple or a dress! Were you planning to shorten it?

Edited to add I actually think it could work for a wedding though - certainly with a jacket it would be totally fine. It's fun.

There is a petite option which I would buy for the skirt and a standard top sizing would not be a belly top on me - so it would appear as a dress. The listing describes the colour as "Rust orange sequins".

I say order it and see - I didn't like it when i first opened the link (I think maybe because I was expecting something so different) but the more I look at it and especially knowing it wouldn't be styled as a crop top I think it could be a really nice option.

Thanks - this thread has been very helpful and even saved me £££££ as I then googled the image as a PP had done - and I found both parts on sale at Fenwick for £104 together as part of their BH event rather than NFD direct which was £200 so pleased with that. Fenwick describe it as 'Rust Sequin Skirt' and all their photos show the top and skirt together (no belly).
https://www.fenwick.co.uk/products/never-fully-dressed-rust-sequin-dorris-skirt-orange-nfdsk634?variant=51171700506958&clickref=1101lBm8WQVQ&rel=1101l13048696522&utm_campaign=1011l2075&utm_source=partnerize

I go with my first thought & it was OMG.

Each to their own although personally I wouldn't wear an outfit to a wedding which would mean I stood out like a sore thumb. It's the brides day so why try to steal the attention by wearing such a flamboyant outfit.

Whats the specific issue - is it because its orange?

Or is it because it is sequined?

I have also ordered the following:

https://www.neverfullydressed.com/products/chocolate-sequin-vienna-dress

The initial image was showing a luminous bright orange sparkly 2 piece & I admit I thought omg not appropriate for a wedding but perfect for certain functions where anything goes. I think sequins are acceptable as part of a dress but not in colours that dazzle eg silver.I'm always true to my feelings when an OP asks for opinions and I accept not everyone will agree.

This reminds me very much of two guests at my wedding. Guest 1: royal blue satin "tits and twat" dress with pill box hat - everything on view and very much designed to draw attention. Guest 2: in her own (ball gown shaped) wedding dress, dyed a very, very, very pale mint colour. I really didn't mind but it would have been very upsetting for some people on their wedding day.

The problem with the orange dress is not that it is revealing (not "pearl-clutching" per se), but that it would - at any wedding I've been to - be incredibly eye-catching, and it's kind not to overshadow the bride. Also, I note the OP says she is 48, and feel that it might have a slightly "try-hard" vibe on someone of that age (and I'm not far off it so no shade intended), however banging the body. That's maybe not fair or right, but a possibility nonetheless.

I like the very orange colour, but - even if I had a body that would not look like an explosion in a firework factory had spread to the sausage factory next door, which I very much would - I'd still not wear them together. I like the idea of the skirt with a silk shirt (cream, and not shiny), and I would put that with appropriately coloured boots and maybe an oversized cardigan - but that would very much depend on the cardigan and I would have to see it on.

I edit this to say I am very much obsessed with oversize cardigans at present so may be well off there, but can see a way in my head to make it work - it's a texture thing, I think, and cocoon-y, maybe, rather than shapeless.

I wouldn’t wear sequins to a wedding, unless you wanted to attract attention away from the bride. The colour is fine, but the sparkles are better kept for birthdays and Christmas…

"This reminds me very much of two guests at my wedding. Guest 1: royal blue satin "tits and twat" dress with pill box hat - everything on view and very much designed to draw attention. Guest 2: in her own (ball gown shaped) wedding dress, dyed a very, very, very pale mint colour. I really didn't mind but it would have been very upsetting for some people on their wedding day."

I dont see that these examples are comparable. The dress/outfit is simple, straight cut and modest - its neither "tits and twat" or a ball gown.

A bright orange sequined outfit is definitely not modest.

I like the chocolate sequin NFD dress. The shape is interesting and I like the contrast between the deep neitral
colour and the sparkle.

the rust co-ord is a bit neon for my tastes, but like PPs I can see the skirt working with a dark, tonal, matte top and a coat. It could also look more relaxed (and more modest) if worn looser than on the model who has been put into a skin tight size.

It’s very “look at me”. and visible midriff on a 48 year old - though I see you’ve subsequently said it wouldn’t show yours - is getting on for being “tits and twat”, but of course that’s just my view.

I love it and I’m sure you’ll look great; I wouldn’t wear it for a wedding but that shouldn’t stop you.

It's fine. Especially autumn and evening .

I've now clicked the link. 😆

no to midriff