There was no shortage of ultra-low-cut wedding dresses on the runways this season—see Exhibits A, B, and C, below. And it’s certainly more acceptable than it was even five years ago for a bride to flash some skin when she walks down the aisle.
Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C
FROM LEFT: Ines Di Santo, Rivini, Vera Wang.
But I worry that designers are laying out all these potentially scandalous wedding dresses without setting up some ground rules. I’m all about a bride wearing whatever she feels beautiful in, but a cut-to-there neckline just doesn’t work for every body type. Here’s why Dianna Argon—at last night’s Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History—is pulling it off, IMO.
1) She’s got small boobs. If you’re bigger than an A cup (maaaaaybe a small B cup) you’re treading WAY too close to “wardrobe malfunction” territory in a dress like this. A quick turn in either direction and one of your C’s is on full display.
2) There’s something holding the dress up. I don’t know if you can see it clearly, but the illusion neckline on Dianna’s dress goes almost to her collarbone. Assuming she has some fashion tape in the middle, the bodice is probably pretty secure. I wouldn’t trust a dress without some built-in support—and the backup of fashion tape.
3) The rest of her look is demure. From minimalist makeup and the sweet, head-banded updo to the flowy skirt and its calf-grazing hemline, the rest of her look is low-key. If you do short and tight with vampy lips and sexpot hair, the ultra-low neckline is part of a way-too-sexy-for-a-wedding package.
Would you wear a wedding dress with an ultra-low-cut neckline? Or is it always to scandalous for you?