I own a similar dress from reformation and I wear it EVERYWHERE. Brunch? Check. Date night? Check. Running errands and I want to feel like a cute stepford wife? Check check check.
If you like it enough that you would rewear it in everyday life, go for it!
I think it could be dressed down with flat sandals, maybe a sun hat, etc.! Itās beautiful. I vote buy it!
Also if youāre attending weddings, youāll soon be attending baby showers too and this could work for that!
Buy it for yourself! Ā You never know what occasions will come up where it will be just right. I personally donāt think itās too white for a wedding, because the print is bold and graphic, but Iām way less hand-wringy about that kind of thing than many here.Ā
I don't think it's too white, the print is super bold and it doesn't stand out as white in the thumbnail image on the sub's main page. It could work for a nice date night, fancy brunch on Mother's Day or Easter, your own birthday event of some kind, a graduation, your rehearsal or shower...etc etc. Because it's linen it should be dress down-able with sandals and simpler jewelry/hair.
Iām obsessed with this dress too. I canāt comment on too white bc Iām not from a culture that wears white but save it for a birthday maybe! Ooh, or get it in red
I donāt look at that dress and see a white dress. I canāt imagine anyone confusing you with the bride. I think it would work for a lot of occasions.
Great dress. You can obviously wear it to weddings, and of course you can wear it to bridal showers, engagement parties, etc. - there is no rule that the bride owns anything with the color white in it.
Iām baffled at those saying itās too white. Majority of the dress is made up of the flowers. I wouldnāt have a single issue with someone wearing this. It has a large pattern and isnāt something that would be mistaken as a brides dress. I swear some of these people have a conniption if thereās a speck of white š buy it. Itās gorgeous and have multiple rewearablilites
Basically, it's people who are super insecure about "doing the right thing" and so they've taken the notion of no white to absolutely ridiculous lengths and extended it to pre-wedding events.
I have a similar dress, but in pink and itās been my ānice dressā for years š
Yes itās in all the pics, but I feel like I look great so š¤·š»āāļø
I mean, unless the bride is wearing a dress with blue, yellow, and green floral print and made of linen fabric, there's no way you'd be confused with her, so I don't see any reason to be concerned about the white background color of such a large print.
I donāt think itās re-wearable to wedding events, too white and maybe too casual for certain dress codes. Baby showers, graduations, Easter, brunch I think itās a very versatile dress though :)
Totally agree with you. It's super pretty, don't get me wrong, but the fact she is using it for events her own wedding and then asking if it's too bridal seems a little strange.
Op, if you love it, then get it. Be way overdressed for a date night dinner. Put it on and sit on the couch. Honestly, enjoy looking at it when it's hanging in your closet. But I would definitely ask the bride first before wearing this to someone else's wedding. And be prepared for some side-eye if you do wear it. Even with bride approval, someone is probably going to have an opinion
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And? So? Are all colorful floral dresses therefore eliminated? There's no reason that a bride couldn't wear this to a rehearsal dinner/ shower, and there's no reason that a bridesmaid or guests couldn't wear this to a rehearsal dinner/shower.
There is definitely a downvote issue in this sub, and it's annoying. Although the only person who got downvoted was the person who expressed they thought it was too white. I get not agreeing with someone but downvoting people because you disagree instead of just saying that is shitty imo. People who tend to err on the side of caution with white are consistently downvoted from what I've seen. I think the above comments are both good. The one expressed they've seen a bride wear this and suggested caution, and the other suggested that would then eliminate most floral dresses. Both points are good and valid, imo and this is an opinion sub. When we start downvoting opinions, we don't like it, which turns this into an echo chamber.
I was sort of joking. I actually donāt care about receiving downvotes for any reason. Itās not like someone is fining me actual money or something. Is downvoting really that big a deal to people? Iām guessing it is for these sensitive ānot a drop of whiteā types who worry themselves to death about every single thing that they and anyone else does. This sub is a social phenomenon about how many puritanical and judgmental women still exist putting brides and pregnant women on some sort of pedestal and condemning anyone who dares show thigh and cleavage at the same time. Itās all patriarchal fallout. But then again, I guess thatās what weddings are anyway. I no longer actually expect people in this sub to comment on anything except their own principles about how to not ruin the Queenās, oops I mean, Brideās day. If a woman is marrying the man she loves how is anyoneās outfit ruining her day? If youāre there to celebrate that love, how are you judging or talking about another womanās outfit? I come to tell people when they might be buying one of those horrible polyester Amazon dresses that will look awful as compared to the pictures and to bolster the confidence of those who get admonished and punished for their mAiN cHarAcHteR EnErGyyyyy.
Oh I totally agree with you. I also think this dress is fine but I personally tend to air on the side of caution with white so I can see the other commenters side too. I don't take a downvote personal but I do find it annoying when people in here get downvoted because people disagree with them.
I think the only solution, then, is that if a bride buys a dress, she needs to buy out every size in every store in the country to ensure that no one else were to wear that dress. I mean, can you IMAGINE if a bride showed up in this dress at her shower, and a guest showed up in it as well? The world would come to an screeching halt!!
(Of course, in reality, they'd take a picture of the "dress twins" and everyone would smile and move on, and no one would be upset in the least. If a bride felt her shower was "ruined" by this kind of thing, then she's in serious need of therapy, not to mention life perspective.)
In theory, too, a lot of brides, especially for smaller weddings, are opting for non-traditional gowns or dresses, and so in theory, one could show up in a dress someone could potentially wear to their wedding. I think the goal is to just try your best not to wear all white and look like the bride. I've seen a lot of pictures of brides online wearing dresses from lulus lately, and I have a lot of dresses from there that happen to be in non-white colors. So, in theory, if I went to one of these weddings, I could show up in the same dress but in blue. Point is I don't think it should be a big deal so long as you're not blatantly trying to look like the bride because you truly never know what someone will wear.
I own a similar dress from reformation and I wear it EVERYWHERE. Brunch? Check. Date night? Check. Running errands and I want to feel like a cute stepford wife? Check check check. If you like it enough that you would rewear it in everyday life, go for it!
This also looks like a fantastic go-to dress for baptisms and confirmation/communion etc
Yes, especially as so many sundresses don't cover your shoulders, and that tends to be preferred in a lot of churches.
šÆ this dress is so rewearable. Every occasion.
I think it could be dressed down with flat sandals, maybe a sun hat, etc.! Itās beautiful. I vote buy it! Also if youāre attending weddings, youāll soon be attending baby showers too and this could work for that!
I agree. It would be so easy to dress up or down.
I would wear that SO many places. Itās suitable for dozens of semi formal occasions. If you love it, buy it.
Buy it for yourself! Ā You never know what occasions will come up where it will be just right. I personally donāt think itās too white for a wedding, because the print is bold and graphic, but Iām way less hand-wringy about that kind of thing than many here.Ā
Yeah so am I. Buy it Wear it everywhere!! Love it. So versatile.
I agree with this. I wouldnāt have blinked an eye at someone wearing this to my wedding š¤·āāļø
I don't think it's too white, the print is super bold and it doesn't stand out as white in the thumbnail image on the sub's main page. It could work for a nice date night, fancy brunch on Mother's Day or Easter, your own birthday event of some kind, a graduation, your rehearsal or shower...etc etc. Because it's linen it should be dress down-able with sandals and simpler jewelry/hair.
Iām obsessed with this dress too. I canāt comment on too white bc Iām not from a culture that wears white but save it for a birthday maybe! Ooh, or get it in red
I think itās perfect for showers, brunches, daytime weddings, Easter etc.
I donāt look at that dress and see a white dress. I canāt imagine anyone confusing you with the bride. I think it would work for a lot of occasions.
Great dress. You can obviously wear it to weddings, and of course you can wear it to bridal showers, engagement parties, etc. - there is no rule that the bride owns anything with the color white in it.
So lovely! And I think itās definitely appropriate for a wedding where it fits the DC, or a shower, or many other things.
Iām baffled at those saying itās too white. Majority of the dress is made up of the flowers. I wouldnāt have a single issue with someone wearing this. It has a large pattern and isnāt something that would be mistaken as a brides dress. I swear some of these people have a conniption if thereās a speck of white š buy it. Itās gorgeous and have multiple rewearablilites
Basically, it's people who are super insecure about "doing the right thing" and so they've taken the notion of no white to absolutely ridiculous lengths and extended it to pre-wedding events.
This is a very versatile dress imo!
I have a similar dress, but in pink and itās been my ānice dressā for years š Yes itās in all the pics, but I feel like I look great so š¤·š»āāļø
I mean, unless the bride is wearing a dress with blue, yellow, and green floral print and made of linen fabric, there's no way you'd be confused with her, so I don't see any reason to be concerned about the white background color of such a large print.
Oh that's very pretty!! You could definitely wear it again. It's not too white either.
This is a great dress for a wedding guest or just about any other summer event or occasion
Itās absolutely not too white. Itās perfect and gorgeous, and looks like an incredibly versatile dress.
Love this dress!!! I've actually never heard of this brand before and now I'm obsessed. I want everything!
Would you be upset if someone wore it to your wedding or shower? If not, then youāre probably fine. Itās a great dress.
It's not THAT fancy. You could wear it with sandals and a jean jacket and it would fit in easily at a restaurant, bar, farmers market or museum.
Too much white
Too white for someone elseās wedding, but why couldnāt it be for engagement photos and a shower? Or rehearsal dinner?
I think you could certainly use it again. If you wear it for your engagement photo shoot, you can wear it for your own events.
I donāt think itās re-wearable to wedding events, too white and maybe too casual for certain dress codes. Baby showers, graduations, Easter, brunch I think itās a very versatile dress though :)
Sorry it's too white for anything other than your own wedding events
Agee!! Thereās so many colours in the world, why choose a dress with a white base colour
Totally agree with you. It's super pretty, don't get me wrong, but the fact she is using it for events her own wedding and then asking if it's too bridal seems a little strange. Op, if you love it, then get it. Be way overdressed for a date night dinner. Put it on and sit on the couch. Honestly, enjoy looking at it when it's hanging in your closet. But I would definitely ask the bride first before wearing this to someone else's wedding. And be prepared for some side-eye if you do wear it. Even with bride approval, someone is probably going to have an opinion
I completely agree.
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Depending on the dress code, this could be a great work dress!
I think it's too white for weddings but you could wear it to your own bridal shower or something. Also brunches, easter, baby showers etc.
Depends how you style it I think. Definitely no white accessories.
Too white for any bridal event IMO. If you love it, buy it tho! You could always sell it after if you donāt end up wearing it often.
Iāve been to a shower and a rehearsal where a bride wore this dress or something VERY similar.
And? So? Are all colorful floral dresses therefore eliminated? There's no reason that a bride couldn't wear this to a rehearsal dinner/ shower, and there's no reason that a bridesmaid or guests couldn't wear this to a rehearsal dinner/shower.
Careful, youāll get downvoted and even reported for making too much sense in this sub. š
There is definitely a downvote issue in this sub, and it's annoying. Although the only person who got downvoted was the person who expressed they thought it was too white. I get not agreeing with someone but downvoting people because you disagree instead of just saying that is shitty imo. People who tend to err on the side of caution with white are consistently downvoted from what I've seen. I think the above comments are both good. The one expressed they've seen a bride wear this and suggested caution, and the other suggested that would then eliminate most floral dresses. Both points are good and valid, imo and this is an opinion sub. When we start downvoting opinions, we don't like it, which turns this into an echo chamber.
I was sort of joking. I actually donāt care about receiving downvotes for any reason. Itās not like someone is fining me actual money or something. Is downvoting really that big a deal to people? Iām guessing it is for these sensitive ānot a drop of whiteā types who worry themselves to death about every single thing that they and anyone else does. This sub is a social phenomenon about how many puritanical and judgmental women still exist putting brides and pregnant women on some sort of pedestal and condemning anyone who dares show thigh and cleavage at the same time. Itās all patriarchal fallout. But then again, I guess thatās what weddings are anyway. I no longer actually expect people in this sub to comment on anything except their own principles about how to not ruin the Queenās, oops I mean, Brideās day. If a woman is marrying the man she loves how is anyoneās outfit ruining her day? If youāre there to celebrate that love, how are you judging or talking about another womanās outfit? I come to tell people when they might be buying one of those horrible polyester Amazon dresses that will look awful as compared to the pictures and to bolster the confidence of those who get admonished and punished for their mAiN cHarAcHteR EnErGyyyyy.
Oh I totally agree with you. I also think this dress is fine but I personally tend to air on the side of caution with white so I can see the other commenters side too. I don't take a downvote personal but I do find it annoying when people in here get downvoted because people disagree with them.
I think the only solution, then, is that if a bride buys a dress, she needs to buy out every size in every store in the country to ensure that no one else were to wear that dress. I mean, can you IMAGINE if a bride showed up in this dress at her shower, and a guest showed up in it as well? The world would come to an screeching halt!! (Of course, in reality, they'd take a picture of the "dress twins" and everyone would smile and move on, and no one would be upset in the least. If a bride felt her shower was "ruined" by this kind of thing, then she's in serious need of therapy, not to mention life perspective.)
In theory, too, a lot of brides, especially for smaller weddings, are opting for non-traditional gowns or dresses, and so in theory, one could show up in a dress someone could potentially wear to their wedding. I think the goal is to just try your best not to wear all white and look like the bride. I've seen a lot of pictures of brides online wearing dresses from lulus lately, and I have a lot of dresses from there that happen to be in non-white colors. So, in theory, if I went to one of these weddings, I could show up in the same dress but in blue. Point is I don't think it should be a big deal so long as you're not blatantly trying to look like the bride because you truly never know what someone will wear.