Y’know, it can be terrible, or it can be really alright.
I’m pretty involved in the choosing of the bridesmaids dresses as the maid of honor in an upcoming wedding, and I have to confess that while I love fashion, this endeavor is a challenge. Like, the bride who I obviously love with my whole heart says she wants one thing but what she sends is another and she really just wants pretty pictures like every bride but she says she just wants us to be comfortable but … you get it. Weddings are stressful.
Mismatched dresses? Mismatched dresses from the the same place? Separates? She was convinced we could make all her mismatched dreams come true shopping at Lulus. I was not. That sentiment, however, is irrelevant when it comes to weddings, so I online-shopped my heart out and ordered 8 potential dresses to check out material, sizing, fit, color, and most importantly body flattery.
At-home try-on sesh for when your bride lives 1,053 miles away
I was SHOCKED, and I mean SHOCKED, at how flattering the majority of the Lulus dresses were (obviously excepting the one I try on at the end).
I stand corrected. The materials were not thin and cheap as I imagined they would be given that every dress I ordered was under $100, and even the thinner fabrics managed to still be flattering. I will note that if you want shade matching, you should stick with the same fabrics for all your bridesmaids—the photo to the right shows the color variation between the navy in different fabrics (the two chiffons are actually chiffon and georgette, which I had to google the difference between, which I have shared below if you too are curious).
The long dresses were all long enough for me barefoot—and at 5’9″ I am not short, with extra long legs. In short (har), I absolutely LOVE my dress. No you cannot see it because that would spoil everything but yes you can see it later this summer.
Mea culpa to the lovely bride, and to anyone else assisting in bridesmaids dress shenanigans, Lulus is … pretty freakin’ good.
*Google says: Chiffon is softer and thinner than Georgette. … Georgette is fine, lightweight, plain weave, crêpe fabric, usually having two highly twisted S and two highly twisted Z yarns alternately in both warp and weft. Made of crepe yarn, silk Georgette has a grainy texture, a sheer feel, and a thin, very dry hand.
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***Expect more Maid of Honor posts coming soon—there’s a bachelorette to be had, after all.