Mother of the Bride
Dress
Designer Dress for Mom on that Special
Occasion
The focus is always on the girl
getting married in all her splendor, as it should be. But,
shouldn't a mother of the bride have a formal dress that
flatters her too? On Project Runway, a common critique of
the designers with the lower scores is that their dresses
looks very “mother of the bride,” code for frumpy,
unflattering and dated.
Sometimes you wonder how actual
mothers of the bride feel about that. No one likes being
told that they’re old and dowdy, especially when
they’re getting closer to that point. However,
it’s understandable why “old” is an insult in
the world of fashion, because fashion is all about
what’s new, edgy, fresh and that usually means young
and youthful.
Mom Should Look Great in Her Gown
TOO!!
But older people have to wear clothes
too, and having lived on this Earth longer doesn’t
necessarily mean that you’ve withered away and lost it
altogether. Age is relative, and it’s not like there
aren’t plenty of unfashionable young people out there.
And sure, there’s probably an age
cutoff at which you’re not allowed to wear skin tight
skinny jeans, short black mini skirts and revealing tank
tops but it doesn’t mean that you have to totally ditch
fashion sense and adopt senile style. It’s possible to
be fashionable, follow the trends and still keep yourself
age appropriate.
The Bride's Day
At weddings the attention should be
focused on the bride since it’s her special day, but
while others shouldn’t upstage her, they can still turn
it out. Mothers can complement their daughters without
detracting from them, wearing a designer mother of the bride
dress that’s more modest yet chic and
elegant.
Tips for Getting the Best Prices when
Dress Shopping
If you’re shelling out for the
wedding already, surely you can donate some finances to the
fashionable mother of the bride dress fund. It doesn’t
have to be outrageously expensive and you can find a lot of
good deals for mother of the bride dresses online. When you
pick your dress, you should consider a number of
factors.
The Wedding Theme and How Mom's Dress
Fits
It is important to make sure that what
you’re wearing fits into the theme of the occasion. If
it’s an evening wedding, a gown would be more
appropriate, and you would want to wear a color that
wouldn’t clash with the wedding colors, but also the
colour of the mother of the bride dress does not need to
match the wedding colors exactly.
It also should not match the color of
the dresses the bridesmaids are wearing, or else it looks
too tacky. As for the shape of the dress, pick something
that is flattering to your body and emphasizes your best
features. Just because you’re older doesn’t mean
that you have lost your figure — the bride will be
looking her best, and her mother should too. Now, find what
to wear based on your attitude and form .. Go for it!
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