One Dress, Four Weddings
Remember one of the beginning scenes in Bride Wars, when the bride calls Emma out for re-wearing a classic LBD? Well, who said that re-wearing the same dress to multiple weddings is in the fashion rules? One of our Shecky’s Staffers thinks there’s nothing wrong with wearing the same dress on different occasions.
“I bought this great LBD in L.A. about a year ago for a steep price. It’s a black and cream silk wrap dress, modest in length but still sexy enough to show off my greatest assets. I’ve definitely gotten full wear out of it, sporting it on a fancy dinner cruise, special date nights…and every wedding I’ve ever been to, too. No, really.
At first I didn’t even realize I had worn the same dress to four separate weddings in one season. But then, why should I even care? If my date was different each time, as well as the location and the attendees, who knew the difference?
Is this weird? I have another wedding coming up…should I invest in another dress, or is my tried-and-true go-to still fair game?”
CHATTER AWAY, GIRLS! What are your thoughts on wearing the same dress to many weddings? Is there some fashion rule that we aren’t aware of that clearly states to not wear the same dress over and over again? Share your thoughts on this topic! Have you ever done the same thing? Describe the dress you wore.
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Post a CommentI’ve worn the same dress twice, but it was with two different crowds and 2 years apart. I also recently bought a slinky convertible dress that I’m hoping to get a lot of use out of with the different styles to wear it and playing it up with different accessories. It’s a solid print, so it should do the trick!
no i wouldn’t wear it to 4, 3, 2 weddings just one wedding.
I’ve done it but with two different groups of friends. Hey you have to get your moneys worth. Thats how us ladies get ourselves into debt, buying something for every occasion!
I would only do it if its seperate group of friends.
I am tired of seeing that dress and that’s just from the pictures. I don’t mind you wearing the same dress over and over again because most people wear 20% of their wardrobe 80% of the time. However, it would have been better if you wore a monochromatic dress that you changed up with accessories. Even a dress with small print can be varied enough through different accessories. The bold cream neck area against the black dress makes it too memorable to wear a fifth time especially if in the same season.
The only time I would not wear outfit twice the same exact way is if I was hanging out with the Fabiola, Tinsley, Haute Couture crowd. Otherwise it’s usually okay to wear things over and over again – except that dress – PLEASE!
you can change it up w/ accesories. in today’s economy i don’t think there is anything wrong w/ wearing the same dress to more than one occasion.
i’m in law school and it seems like every time i turn around there’s a dinner, bash or banquet to attend. i have a few dresses i bough when they were on sale because i knew i would have many events to attend. i haven’t worn them all yet but i fully intend to wear each one of them several times even if it’s the same crowd. i agree that accessories and hair makes a big difference. i have, however, worn one of them 2 or 3 times already because it’s such a simple dress.
There are definitely no rules to say that one cannot wear the same dress to many weddings.
But I personally do not want to have manyyyy pictures of me in the same dress, in different events, with different people.
I guess it really depends. It’s okay to wear a dress to more than one wedding, but invest in a few dresses so that you can alternate wearing them [:
I agree on getting full wear out of a dress, However most of the weddings i go to there are similar guests at each wedding. So rather than them see me in the same dress i usually end up buying a new dress. But if guests and venues are always different, Rock the same dress!!
Honestly, I put pics up of me and my friends every week on facebook and there is NO WAY that i could wear the same dress to 4 different weddings. Everyone would notice that i’m wearing the same dress, plus I just can’t wear something that I’ve been photographed in a lot to an event that I’ll most likely be photographed in even more.
I could never wear any clothing to more than one event!
I think now that every picture is posted on facebook, I won’t be able to wear the same dress to every wedding if I wanted to but I do have four or five dresses that I rotate for each wedding.
I dont think i can wear the same dress to four weddings, there are prolly some of the same guests and I like to remember the events so take lots of pictures, dont to mush everything together.
YES! Wear it, gurl. I believe that it is a fashion rule not to wear the same dress to a different wedding, but I’m a trend setter in my own right and I do my thang! I refuse to to be a slave to fashion “rules.” I rock white all year long.
My three occasion dresses are investments and i’ve worn them many times over. Weddings, special nights out, jazz concert. As long as its a different crowd that saw you the dress last – or its been a few years – who cares!
i wouldnt wear the same dress twice.
I think it’s completely fine to wear the same dress to multiple events. You change up accessories and such, and you have a totally new look. I think the bigger thing is that, sadly (lol), I worry about being seen in the same dress/outfit in my FB albums. It’s really silly, but actually do think to myself, “Hmmm, have I worn this before and is there a FB pic of me in it?”
Next question ladies…I have possibly two weddings to attend in August and I wondering, is there an appropriate length for a dress? Both weddings aren’t in churches and are on weeknights, Friday and Monday. I have a few cute dresses that could be worn, but they’re rather above-knee. I don’t have a problem w/ buying a new dress (any excuse to shop is fine w/me) but budget and the fact that I still have tags on a few dresses has me a little hesitant.
Wear something you already have in your closet (that still has tags on it??? lol). as long as you don’t look like you’re going to the club, pretty much anything goes at weddings these days. and, the fact that you’re contemplating it means you know what’s appropriate. =) have fun!
How far above the knee? If you bend over would you have to worry about anything showing? Also, the shorter the dress, the lower the heel should be, maybe even cute ballet flats.
Oh no, nothing would be showing, lol. I guess they’re both mid-thigh maybe. The shoes would be an issue I think. Not a fan of flats to special events, but I know that fashion rule. I would probably wear 3 in heels or wedges.
if you love the dress then wear it!
I’d be too self-conscious.
I agree if it’s a dress I love, I think it’s perfectly fine to wear it to different weddings. But I’m generally not a fan of black dresses for weddings so I stay away from wearing LBDs to weddings… Chalk it up to being from the South?
I’m a fan of bright colors!