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Anyone doubting their dress choice after Meghan?

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FreeMantle · 20/05/2018 21:02

Those of us who have weddings this year will have dresses in hand.
Any second thoughts now after seeing her understated number?

I couldn't bring myself to wear so anything so plain, although she looked OK in it. I do think it will make mine look a year out of date though ( although I have two cheap ones so not overly worried!).

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Cliveybaby · 21/05/2018 14:12

no... I didn't like it that much, although it looked nice on her.
I thought the fabric looked weirdly "thick" and it didn't flow or move, which I like in a dress.
And she has an amazing figure, but it didn't really do it justice...
Also I love lace...

JessieMcJessie · 21/05/2018 14:20

I predict a lot of ordinary looking women looking really shit in Meghan-alike dresses over the next few years. You need her face, her figure, the veil and the tiara to carry it off! Oh and the VERY expensive material.

Lace and beading are much more forgiving.

Bluntness100 · 21/05/2018 16:14

I predict a lot of ordinary looking women looking really shit in Meghan-alike dresses over the next few years

Well that's a bit mean. I think if you've got the figure for it ie tall and slim or tall and pear shaped you would look beautiful in that type of dress. It was very elegant. You don't need lots of sequins, frills or lace to look great on your wedding day. And I've yet to meet a bride on her wedding day who didn't look beautiful.

However, I do agree rhe beauty in that particular dress was the cut and the material and that's not easily going to be replicated off the peg.

I've no idea what an "ordinary" looking woman is, everyone is beautiful in their own way and I've, as said, not met anyone in real life who looked "really shit" on their wedding day.

JessieMcJessie · 21/05/2018 16:31

The point is, Bluntness that few people look/have a figure much like Meghan and few will suit that style of dress, yet dressmakers will jump on the bandwagon and try to replicate it in cheaper fabrics and so e will end up looking terrible. “Shit” is a deliberately exaggerated figure of speech because this is a lighthearted chat forum, but I have definitely seen many a wedding picture where the dress was not a good choice for the bride.

MaggieFS · 23/05/2018 18:33

Bear in mind she could 'get away' with such an understated but stunning dress because her veil was something else! I loved it, but think that without the dramatic veil, (not to mention the figure & tiara) it would look a bit plain me or thee.

TSSDNCOP · 23/05/2018 18:38

She copied me! 19 years ago mine was precisely that plain and with a few tweeks almost exactly the same cut and line.

I too looked amazing according to DH and I noticed Harry stole his lines too!

lifechangesforever · 23/05/2018 18:43

I'm so sick of reading that strapless dresses are horrible and trashy on MN.

I wore a strapless dress and it was far from either and I don't think there is anything wrong with them when I see them on brides now. Admittedly, you've got to be a certain shape for them (just as you do with any dress!).

I would have loved an off the shoulder with sleeves but they weren't really a thing 5 years ago.

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FreeMantle · 23/05/2018 23:53

I think wedding dresses convey more than just " pretty dress".
To me a strapless dress says I'm a bit free spirited, I want to show of my tits and hips ( and suck in the middle), I am not a boring bride.
Kate's dress says " I'm taking this seriously"
Meghans says "I've got this him"
Diana's said " the dress is all I have so it better be mind blowing" - as did Katie Prices.

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Belindabauer · 02/06/2018 22:47

There seems to be lace everywhere since Catherine Middleton 's wedding.
A lot of designers have taken a strapless dress and covered the chest and shoulders in lace. Or put a lace overlay over the skirt.
It's also not the intricate type of lace it's cheap looking net curtain style.

DontDrinkDontSmoke · 02/06/2018 22:55

Worked in a wedding shop.

50% at least came in asking for simple.

We’d take their simple ones into the dressing room, plus one or two others we would pick for them “just for comparison”

95% bought Cinderella dresses or very ornate column numbers.

The minute a bride puts on THE dress you can tell. They hold themselves differently and are reluctant to take it off.

HyacinthsBucket70 · 02/06/2018 23:03

If Meghan starts off a new lace free trend, I'd thank her. Her dress was stunning (though not very well fitted IMO) and the evening dress was gorgeous on her.

Every wedding seems to feature a bride in a strapless lace dress whether they suit it or not............ most look like they've been shoehorned into their nan's sunday best tablecloth Hmm.

Onceuponatimethen · 02/06/2018 23:06

I think it’s so distinctive and retro and not something that will flatter everyone that I can’t see it becoming the leading wedding dress trend. But having said that I’m rubbish at fashion so maybe don’t listen to me Grin

Onceuponatimethen · 02/06/2018 23:07

I loved her dress - should have said. But it would look awful on me as I’m a classic pear with big bony shoulders!

Belindabauer · 02/06/2018 23:41

For her first wedding Meghan wore a strapless gown.
She is thin and attractive and would look good in anything.

nooka · 03/06/2018 01:22

My wedding dress had a similar style to Meghan's dress and my big sister wore a dress that had similarities to Kate's dress. My dress was made in the 50s for my mother, my sisters dress was my grandmothers so I think was probably made in the 30s. I guess there are a finite amount of styles for fancy long white dresses. So long as you love your dress I'd really not worry too much about whether it is fashionable. There will probably be other clues as to the era in your wedding photos, and in retrospect that's part of what makes them memorable.

Mushroomsarehorrible · 11/06/2018 19:39

No, because I'm not a sheep that is dictacted to by a dress someone else wore. 'Fashion' was not a priority when I chose my dress, how stunning it was, how well it fitted and how it made me feel were far more important considerations.

My dress is absolutely beautiful and in my opinion, more beautiful than Meghan's dress. I tried it on again at the weekend (getting married in three weeks) and I cried at how gorgeous it is, which sounds a bit OTT but it really is that stunning ! Its a full on princess with a tulle skirt, bodice with silver crystals, and for the walk down the aisle I'm wearing a Chantilly lace bolero with long sleeves and a cathedral veil, I feel incredible in it Grin.

DontCallMeCharlotte · 16/07/2018 19:19

I don't think Meghan's will kick others out of the park. I think opinion was very divided - lots of negative comments.

I thought it was perfect (for me it was all about the tiara - swoon - anyway). I also thought the evening dress was sensational.

I always felt sorry for Pippa Middleton - she was never going to find a wedding dress to match that gorgeous bridesmaid dress.

Clionba · 18/08/2018 11:55

I think that the problem with strapless dresses is that for a long time that's all you would see. Some women looked great, others not so much. Just find a style that makes you look and feel great. Not everyone can have a priceless tiara and a hand embroidered wowser veil!

angelican · 18/08/2018 12:02

The strapless dress became an absolute uniform. Every single bride for years and years. And people thought they looked "different" if they had a slightly different pattern or detail even though the silhouette was identical to everyone else's. Such a lack of imagination. I'm glad to see the back of it.

Alittleshaderequired · 18/08/2018 12:02

I wanted a dress exactly like hers 18yrs ago but nobody sold anything like it. It pisses me off that such dresses will be available next year. Why are woman such bloody sheep? Why suddenly decide you want that because some other woman wore it when you didn’t want it at Christmas?

Clionba · 18/08/2018 12:08

Look at the wedding dress of Princess Angela of Liechtenstein. I think that's where Meghan got her inspiration.
I always liked the Duchess of Gloucester's dress, back in 1972.

eddiemairswife · 18/08/2018 12:19

I got married in 1961. My dress was almost identical to Meghan's. My mother found a dressmaker who lived nearby. I went to see her wearing a summer dress I had made, and told her I wanted a similar style with long sleeves and a long skirt. She made it in heavy satin; it was lovely.

SleepFreeZone · 18/08/2018 12:22

Why not just buy a dress you like and that suits your figure? Strange concept I know but directly you start caring about fashion you’re on the road to disaster. Everything dates. That’s because time marches forward regardless.

Clionba · 18/08/2018 12:34

@eddiemairswife that dress sounds gorgeous! Do you have a picture of it?
I remember when brides went to dressmakers (or their mum!) with a pattern, it was about what suited them. Pp are right in that strapless did become a bit of a uniform.

eddiemairswife · 18/08/2018 12:41

Sorry Clionba I only have a basic pay-as-you-go phone that doesn't take photos.

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