Risqué wedding dress trend

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I saw a commercial for a news program that was going to have a segment on "risqué" or "barely there" wedding dresses... and I was wondering what the folks here thought of the idea of brides in these types of gowns...

Here's a few examples that I found on Google of what I am talking about:




Shouldn't the "peekaboo" lace wait for the honeymoon night?

Don't get me wrong... I like a beautiful lady in lace or "barely there" clothing... but shouldn't a wedding be more elegant and classy?

[Peace Of Mind]

First dress was hideous.  The second one was sexy but inappropriate.  And I should know.  I wore something like this at our wedding:



Sexy,  but appropriate, right?  

[sesfw]

WOW ............ call me a prude but if my daughter wore something like that as her wedding gown I would be so embarrassed. I would attend the wedding because she would be my daughter but it isn't a picture album I would happily show around.


I've seen a lot of wedding gowns that I don't think are suitable, especially with the 'upper class' set and public people.


I can't think of any of my acquaintances that would wear something like these, but we aren't the jet set type of people.


Wonder how much those see through gowns cost.

[NoNamePerson]

Oct 20, 2015 21:49:14 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

First dress was hideous.  The second one was sexy but inappropriate.  And I should know.  I wore something like this at our wedding:



Sexy,  but appropriate, right?  

Looks like someone's prom dress 

[busymom]

Can't imagine they'd be allowed in most churches. In my church, brides aren't even allowed to have bare shoulders.

But then, these dresses look more like something a Playboy bunny would wear, not a bride with standards...

[Tennesseer]

Those wedding dresses look like they are part of a fashion show, maybe during fashion week in NYC or somewhere in Europe.  Look at the lady in the black hat in the first picture.  It's fashion week somewhere.

Someone who fits the sized dress the model is wearing will probably buy the dress just because it is original to the show.  But after that, the buyers who attend these events will ask for modified versions of the dresses for their stores.  

For example, Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto showed the wedding dress below at the Paris Fashion week of March this year.  How many women would wear this wedding dress:  

[toomuchreality]

Oct 20, 2015 22:06:36 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Those wedding dresses look like they are part of a fashion show, maybe during fashion week in NYC or somewhere in Europe.  Look at the lady in the black hat in the first picture.  It's fashion week somewhere.

Someone who fits the sized dress the model is wearing will probably buy the dress just because it is original to the show.  But after that, the buyers who attend these events will ask for modified versions of the dresses for their stores.  

For example, Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto showed the wedding dress below at the Paris Fashion week of March this year.  How many women would wear this wedding dress:  

Is she wearing tennis shoes??!  (check out the thick, bumpy sole)

Attractive!        -Not so much!

[Tennesseer]

Could be she is.

Take a look at the pictures in the link from Paris Fashion week Fall/2011. Few if any people I imagine would wear this stuff but the buyers are probably looking at pieces of it - maybe.

The 20 Most Outrageous Looks From Fashion Week

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I will admit that the images I found were from fashion shows... The news report I saw the commercial about wasn't though... it was supposed to be about regular "normal people" weddings and the risqué dresses that could actually be worn.

(I wish I could remember what channel/show it was on... maybe I could find it again)

[Anne_in_VA]

Some of those are downright scary Tenn!  

[Tennesseer]

Oct 20, 2015 22:44:42 GMT -5 Anne_in_VA said:

Some of those are downright scary Tenn!  

I cannot imagine anyone wearing some of that stuff. I wish I knew why designers created some of these more outlandish designs. Maybe to show their creativity? Who knows.

[Cass]

Dress #1 managed to make a supermodel body look lumpy!

[toomuchreality]

Oct 20, 2015 22:55:43 GMT -5 Cass said:

Dress #1 managed to make a supermodel body look lumpy!

I think maybe she really is lumpy. 



I was going to say that I liked most of the dresses, in jest. But I can't bring myself to do it! They're pretty bad. (not my style, to say the least!)

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Oct 20, 2015 22:06:36 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Those wedding dresses look like they are part of a fashion show, maybe during fashion week in NYC or somewhere in Europe.  Look at the lady in the black hat in the first picture.  It's fashion week somewhere.

Someone who fits the sized dress the model is wearing will probably buy the dress just because it is original to the show.  But after that, the buyers who attend these events will ask for modified versions of the dresses for their stores.  

For example, Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto showed the wedding dress below at the Paris Fashion week of March this year.  How many women would wear this wedding dress:  

Great Zombie wedding dress.

Always protect the head.

[toomuchreality]

Ahhh  Good point!  (no, not your head, silly! )

[Bluerobin]

It would make me want to go to weddings again!

[gooddecisions]

I'll just be glad when the strapless wedding dress trend is over. When I was wedding dress shopping 5 years ago, there were maybe 2 dresses that had a top and thousands with nothing above. I've worn plenty of strapless dresses in my life but just couldn't get into it for my wedding gown. It was very frustrating. I'm not a prude, but did not want to show cleavage at my wedding. At 5'9" and 140 pounds, I wasn't far off from a model build. It shouldn't have been difficult.

So not to worry, the stores will stick to what people are buying.

[taz157]

When I got married, it was a strapless dress that I fell in love with. I had straps added to it. DH and I married 11.5 years ago and I still love my dress!

[gooddecisions]

Oct 21, 2015 6:38:28 GMT -5 taz157 said:

When I got married, it was a strapless dress that I fell in love with. I had straps added to it. DH and I married 11.5 years ago and I still love my dress!

I know, I know. Everyone loves them except me. And they look beautiful, it would just be nice if stores sold a few more options. And, yes that trend has been solid for at least 15 years now. I was engaged out of college as well and looked back then.

[NoNamePerson]

I want the "door wreath" she is wearing to hang outside on my back door. I've been looking for something for a while.     

[toomuchreality]

Oct 21, 2015 6:58:03 GMT -5 NoNamePerson said:

I want the "door wreath" she is wearing to hang outside on my back door. I've been looking for something for a while.     

You are on a roll, today!   LMAO!

[NancysSummerSip]

I just had to open this thread while eating breakfast. Dear Gawd in matrimonial heaven, what in the bridal wear hell is going on?

No, just plain no. We already know it's a baby bump. Back in the day, you said your "I do's" quickly and quietly in a case like this, and kept things discreet, lest the literal meaning of "shotgun wedding" make an appearance. But now...let's have the unborn child front, center and (literally) out there.

Oy vey.

And as for the dresses in the OP, let's just say that if you are wearing those, people know you're a woman, all right. They also get the idea that you're no lady. Sheesh. Save some of the mystery for Mr. Right, wouldya? Especially if his mancave friends are attending the wedding. They don't all have to see exactly what he has coming after the guests are gone! And think of the elderly folks in attendance. Those spider-webby creations will give Granny a conniption and Gramps some ideas he hasn't had in decades!

And the less said about that zombie ensemble the better. I do need some Halloween decorations, though. I might just take the whole kit, kaboodle and stick figure model wearing it and hook her to my outside front door.

[Wisconsin Beth]

I've seen that photo in a "bad prom dresses" photo list so it could go either way as a prom or a wedding dress.  Bad idea either way, in my opinion. 

I had a hard time finding a wedding dress I could whack the train off of.  I didn't want one.  So I'm all for brides wearing what they want.  But I'm fairly sure my priest did tell me to make sure my dress was ok for in church.  So if a bride picks it and her wedding location is ok with it, I guess I'm teetering on the "go ahead"  But dear Lord, didn't someone who's a friend of the bride point out the ick factor and everything?!  My bff gave me a gentle poke in the back for a dress I was considering - I had too much back fat to spilling out to pull of that dress (it was awesome from the front though) and I am grateful she did it (she caught flack from others with us for doing it) but since I was the bride and I flat out said I appreciated it, they had to let it drop. 

[NoNamePerson]

Oct 21, 2015 10:17:54 GMT -5 Wisconsin Beth said:

I've seen that photo in a "bad prom dresses" photo list so it could go either way as a prom or a wedding dress.  Bad idea either way, in my opinion. 

I had a hard time finding a wedding dress I could whack the train off of.  I didn't want one.  So I'm all for brides wearing what they want.  But I'm fairly sure my priest did tell me to make sure my dress was ok for in church.  So if a bride picks it and her wedding location is ok with it, I guess I'm teetering on the "go ahead"  But dear Lord, didn't someone who's a friend of the bride point out the ick factor and everything?!  My bff gave me a gentle poke in the back for a dress I was considering - I had too much back fat to spilling out to pull of that dress (it was awesome from the front though) and I am grateful she did it (she caught flack from others with us for doing it) but since I was the bride and I flat out said I appreciated it, they had to let it drop. 

Same here LOL That's why I posted about being a prom dress but it's still butt ugly or hell belly ugly 

[NancysSummerSip]

hell belly ugly

I read that as hillbilly ugly. Could still work either way, depending on the belly (or the hillbillies).

[justme]

That first one looks like the yeti version of a landing strip wax.

[Tennesseer]

One can always count on a gypsy wedding dress to eat children.

[ArchietheDragon]

[NoNamePerson]

This was for Tennesseer  but I think ArchietheDragon may have outdone himself with this one. 

[NoNamePerson]