MOB Outfit

[princesspadam]

So I think I’ve found the one.
i wanted a floor length gown, it needs taking up
not normally my colour but liked it.

not loving the fascinator so will choose something else

happy to take thoughts/feedback as I am so bad at choosing

This is a bit out of my comfort zone, as doesn't strike me as wedding clothing.

Personally, I don't like the big decorative bit on the shoulder - the bow or flower or whatever it is. Too showy and takes away from the elegance of the rest of the dress.

The sequin dress is dated and the last one is terrible along with the polka dot one. OP’s choice is much nicer.

All of these suggestions are either not nice, and / or not MOB appropriate.
I firmly agree with @Girlwithavibe - this dress is stunning & you should 100% wear it 😍

Dresses, lovely, but it looks a bit evening

black tie weddings are anytime. I’m going to one and wearing a long dress.

You look stunning. It’s not a traditional MOB type dress but for black tie formal it is perfect. I am very envious of your figure and arms. I could never wear that.

The Victoria Beckham dress is beautiful and suitable for black tie, even if not floor length. It's a more contemporary look than the OP's dress.

I've not been to a "black tie" wedding. Obviously it's up to the bride if that's what she wants but wearing evening dress in the middle of the day seems such an odd concept.

A fascinator or a hat is going to look odd with an evening dress.

Those are lovely. Particularly the VB and the last one.

Come on, apart from the first one, none of these are black tie appropriate. Just because something is a pretty long dress, doesn’t mean it’s suitable for a black tie wedding, and definitely not for the MOB.

I think it’s perfect OP. You look lovely. But don’t do a fascinating and instead look for more of a headpiece.

I have been to many black tie weddings before. People dress up and make an effort. Everyone usually looks lovely and yes, this is despite it being day time. It’s really not odd at all.

I'm sure people make an effort and look lovely, it's just inappropriate to wear evening clothes in the middle of the day. Dinner suits and evening dresses are for the evening. Wearing them in the middle of the day looks a bit sad, like tiny girls wearing fairy fancy dress outfits in the supermarket.

My DD has just become engaged so obviously I am googling wedding & mob dresses. Has anyone used Wed2b? Their dresses seem reasonably priced.

All those dresses are black tie appropriate. They're all obviously evening dresses to the point you'd look very odd wearing them as anything else than an evening dress.

It's attention seeking, competitive and tacky

Not personally but my sister had her wedding dress from there and it was lovely. I went to the store with her and everything looked good quality and the prices are pretty decent.

I’m not mad about the shoulder fussiness, but overall, I think it’s nice for a black tie wedding.

A hat would look ridiculous with this dress as it’s evening wear. And fascinators are never anything but hideous.

Many cultures have black tie as the default. So yes, any other culture other than English is attention seeking…🙄

I’d rather a black tie than a wedding where people wear simple floral tea dresses and call that dressing up.

Several of them really aren’t evening dresses. Far from it.

They really are. "Evening dress" isn't a synonym for "something you'd wear to the Oscars" or "ball gown"

I go to several black tie events each year, work events and properly social. All those dresses are fine.

As do I, and often I see people wear dresses that really aren’t black tie but because it’s long and pretty, they assume it’s fine.

Yes you can glam it up with accessories, hair, etc, but it’s still obviously a normal dress.

They are. I used to go to a lot of officers’ mess functions where the black tie rules are draconian. Any of those dresses would have been acceptable. As @PhaedraTwo says, where else would you wear them?

So if the MOB has a dress with a train does she have a couple of page boys of her own to deal with it? And another dress for the actual evening for dancing in?

Why do people need to be such bitches about the OP’s chosen dress, and the fact her daughter is having a black tie wedding?

Maybe she is, horror most horrifying, marrying an American. Or maybe she just likes the style. Thankfully not everyone feels the need to wear identical shapeless sacks or floral pastels.

Wow this escalated!

thank you for lovely comments and I agree that none of the other suggestions are what I would consider ‘black tie’ they are just long dresses.
i certainly wouldn’t be paying £2k for that last one, that would be a competition with the bride.

DD has a lovely long train and long veil. I doubt anyone will notice mine being a little longer in the back / side in comparison and rightly so

she is actually marrying an American in a very special venue that the general public would not be able to use due to job. So it’s certainly befitting black tie

shes a very lucky girl

I didn’t love it on the model but you look incredible in it, so I say yes but agree no fascinator (but I do hate them).