Chinos To A Wedding Turned Into A Full Debate In My Group Chat
My coworker Danny sent a photo of himself in olive chinos and a blazer at 11pm on a Tuesday with the message “wedding appropriate or am I an idiot” and…
A Floral Dress As A Wedding Guest Comes Down To The Print More Than The Florals
My cousin texted me a photo of a dress three days before her friend’s wedding with the caption “is this too much” and it was a floral dress, sure, but…
A Lace Dress For A Wedding Guest Comes Down To The Lace Itself, Not The Dress
My friend Renata texted me a photo of a dress three weeks before her cousin’s wedding with the message “is this too much lace” and I stared at it for…
A Backless Dress As A Wedding Guest Might Come Down To The Venue More Than The Dress
Had a client last fall text me a photo from a dressing room, spine to waistband, asking “is this too much for a Tuesday wedding.” Not too much for a…
The Blazer To A Wedding Rule Might Just Be An Assumption Nobody Checked
I built a whole cost benefit case for a navy blazer two Aprils ago, the way I build cases for everything, cost per wear, versatility across three separate weddings that…
Tights Under Over The Knee Boots Turned Into A Full Debate Getting Ready For A Wedding
My colleague Renata texted me a photo of her over the knee boots at 9:47 on a Saturday morning, wedding at 2, and the message just said “tights or not,…
A Black Floral Dress To A Wedding Made Someone Ask If Black Was Appropriate
My sister in law sent me a photo of a dress at eleven at night with the caption “is this a NO” and three question marks, and the dress in…
A Sequin Dress As A Wedding Guest Felt Like Too Much, I Wasnt Sure Either
My brother texted me a photo of the dress three separate times before the wedding, no caption, just the photo again, like maybe I hadn’t understood it the first two…
Nobody Mentioned I Might Need A Slip Under My Wedding Dress
My mom’s friend, a woman who got married in 1986 and has never once let anyone forget it, told me at a bridal shower that “back in our day nobody…
The Best Green Linen Dresses For A Garden Party
“Smart but sunny.” That was the actual line on the invitation my cousin sent for her backyard engagement thing in June, and I texted it to my sister like it…