Liz Claiborne Mirror-Print Sheath Dress from JCPenney, $45.
Writes Save the Date reader Beth:
My husband's co-worker is getting married in July, and the reception is in the evening at a country club. I really want to impress his co-workers, most of whom I've never met. I fell in love with this dress, but is it appropriate to wear to a wedding since it's ivory and black? Help!
Here are my thoughts:
Sorry, but I wouldn't.
I mean, look, obviously you're not going to get mistaken for the bride in this dress, but there are still several reasons I think it's a no-no:
1) It's mostly white. The bride might not care at ALL about what her guests are wearing, but I can pretty much guarantee that a busybody great-aunt (or SOMEBODY there) will be all abuzz about "that lady who's wearing white," so why not just pick another color? ANY other color.
2) It's not that dressy. Obviously it will all depend on which evening the wedding's happening, but this just doesn't feel very festive to me, especially if the wedding's on a Saturday night.
3) You said you want to impress his co-workers. If you hope to make an awesome first impression, I wouldn't risk it with this dress. They too could be totally cool with it, but why not pick a dress that's (again) ANY other color, juuuuust in case?
4) I'm guessing you're not close with the bride. If the bride were your co-worker, you could 100 percent email her a photo of the dress and ask her to weigh in. But assuming the two of you aren't on a "shoot her an email" basis, you don't want to be the plus-one who's pestering the bride. (See: You said you want to impress his co-workers.)
Ladies, what do you think? Should Beth wear this dress? Or suck it up and buy something different?
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