I’m all for your wedding dress being trendy. Wedding shorts? Sure. A pop of neon? Go for it. And I adore a crop-top wedding dress when it’s done well—see one bride nail it here. But forcing crop-top dresses on your bridesmaids feels a leeeeetle dicey. Which is why I kind of cringed when I saw the crop-top bridesmaid dresses that Brittany Kerr picked for her ’maids when she married Jason Aldean earlier this month. (See here and here.) As someone with body confidence to spare—in the upper abs region, anyway—I think I’d feel way too exposed in those particular dresses. (The tops kind of feel like bedazzled sports bras, no?) And still, I do think there are ways to tap into the crop-top bridesmaid dress trend that won’t have your best friends running for cover.
If you’re going to do a true crop top, I think the top needs to be a little loose, with only the tiniest flash of skin. (You really can’t see anything here.)
Erin by Erin Fetherston Pippy Skirt and Pippy Top from Neiman Marcus.
Or you can give the impression of a crop top while keeping everything covered up, with a dress that mimics the look but is still one piece:
Erin by Erin Fetherston Polka-Dot Ponte and Jacquard Popover Dress from Nordstrom, $245. Erin by Erin Fetherston Birdie Jacquard Flared Popover Dress from Nordstrom, $325. (The dress on the left might feel a little too business casual, but I wanted to give a couple examples of the silhouette.)
If your friends really, truly are OK with flashing some skin, I’m OK with that. But I think the top should be on the flowy side, so you don’t head into “sports bra” territory or risk any unflattering skin pinches. This one’s from Reformation’s latest bridal collection, which we saw earlier today:
Harper Two-Piece from Reformation, $368.
Crop-top bridesmaid dresses: yes or no? Would you be OK with any of the above?
Unrelated to crop tops, this butterfly-covered Erin Fetherston maxidress is at the top of my spring wish list.