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Girl Talk: On Bridal Underwear

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There were a lot of things I knew I’d have to think about when we decided to get married. I don’t just mean the lofty “What is marriage for?” questions. I mean the practical questions about the ceremony and party. What I’d be wearing underneath my dress for the big day wasn’t, however, one of the things on my mind.

That is until I watched an episode of “Say Yes to the Dress” in which a former beauty queen is lectured by her father about not wearing a thong to her dress fitting. “Thong” is not a word I would ever want to hear come out of my own father’s mouth, but I guess if that’s their relationship, who am I to judge? Prior to that, however, I wasn’t privy to the entire world that is bridal undergarments — a world wherein you’re not just expected to wear something stain-free and seamless, but sexy too. Indeed, “bridal underwear” is its own species in the genus of undergarments. Keep reading »

A Wedding “Dress” That Would Make Pam Anderson Blush

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Remember when Pam Anderson got married to Kid Rock on a boat in a white bikini? Well, this wedding ensemble from Kaviar Gauche’s uh, Autumn/Winter 2012 collection, puts Pammy to shame. Yes, that’s right, Autumn/Winter. As in, the cold months. [Getty]

Hitched: The Wedding Dress Body Project

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Wedding dress shopping. Here’s what happens to me: I walk into a bridal salon and tell the nice maternal saleswoman that I want a tea-length gown with no flowery accents. I am ushered into a dressing room where I am told that they have one tea length gown, it is covered in flowers, and did I want to try on, say, this $1,500 satin gown with a 14-foot train? For funsies? Repeat nine times. Nine. Nine.

“This is your one chance to be a princess!” one saleswoman told me. When I explained to her that my “princess” vision actually, like, seriously really did include a tea-length dress and she was just going to have to see if she could manage to wrap her mind around that, this total stranger looked at me like I had just shot her kitten point-blank in the face in the middle of the dress shop.

So, I went to the custom dressmaker. I told her what I wanted. She said she could totally do that, but she wouldn’t start the dress until next year, even though we’re getting married in April. Why?

“So you have time to get your weight where you want it.” Keep reading »

Just How Popular Are Colored Wedding Dresses?

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Little girls don’t grow up fantasizing about getting married in dresses that aren’t white. But designers sure want them to, judging by the latest round of bridal fashion shows that recently concluded in New York and boasted more colored wedding dresses than ever. Non-white bridal gowns have been shown on the runways every season for years, but it’s always hard to tell if these dresses actually have any traction in the market or if they’re just a wedding dress designer’s way of evading having to show another white dress. (I’ve always wondered if all the bridal industry’s names for white — eggshell, ivory, cream, silk white — were merely a reaction to white fatigue.) Keep reading »

A Wedding Dress For One Cent? Yes, Please!

Dating blogger Yue Xu was wandering around Nordstrom Rack minding her own biz when she spied a gorgeous Jessica McClintock wedding gown on sale for one cent. The strapless dress had been erroneously marked down from $275 to only a penny. Several Nordstrom employees gathered around as a manager furiously entered the dress’s SKU into the register. Again and again, the price came up as one cent. After several minutes and dozens of attempts, Nordstrom actually honored the price on the tag. The only problem? Yue has no plans of getting married anytime soon and, well, she thought it might be a little crazy to buy a wedding dress when she wasn’t even engaged. So Yue did something extremely cool — she bought the dress and is now giving it away. Keep reading »

Behold, A Wedding Dress Made Out Of Newspaper

You’ve seen prom dresses fashioned with duct tape. The next DIY sartorial eyeful is a wedding dress made completely from newspaper. I can’t imagine any bride wants ink stains on her big day, but at least designer Jenna Braga proves she could hack it on one of those weird “Project Runway” challenges. And hey, if it does take off, maybe it will bail out the struggling newspaper industry! [YouTube] Keep reading »

One Of These Carolina Herrera Gowns Could Be Kristen Stewart’s “Breaking Dawn” Wedding Dress

One Of These Carolina Herrera Gowns Could Be The Breaking Dawn Wedding Dress
This week, it was revealed that Kristen Stewart’s “Twilight: Breaking Dawn” wedding dress — the one she’s going to wear to marry dreamy sparkle vamp Edward Cullen — will be designed by Carolina Herrera. We’ve always loved Herrera’s bridal collections — she makes dreamy, frothy confections that aren’t overly frilly — so we’re excited to see what she has in store for the Most Important Movie Bride of All Time. To give you an taste of what Bella might be wearing, we pulled from Herrera’s past collections and selected some of her best gowns. Take a look and tell us if you think these dresses are Bella-worthy.

Style By Jury: Did Kate Middleton’s Wedding Dress Beguile Or Bore You?

What Do You Think of Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress?

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Quickies: Kate Middleton Designing Her Wedding Dress? And Vanessa Hudgens’ Eats Mysterious Powder

  • Kate Middleton is reportedly designing her own wedding dress out of ivory satin, lace and pearl buttons. Designer Sophie Cranston from the label Libelula is said to be piecing the dress together. (P.S. The Lifetime original movie “William and Kate” airs TONIGHT at 9 p.m. EST. I’ll totally be watching, bitches!) [Daily Mail UK]
  • After Nicolas Cage’s arrest for domestic abuse this weekend, he was bailed out of the pokey by Dog the Bounty Hunter. Embarrassing! [People]
  • Not to brag or anything, but our very own Amelia and her dog Lucca were featured in The New York Post on Sunday! Aren’t they a good-looking couple? [NY Post]

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Would You Rather … Get Married In A Bikini À La Pam Anderson Or In Your High School Prom Dres

Welcome to Would You Rather, a game in which we concoct hypothetical style dilemmas and ask you to choose which option’s worse.

OK people, time for another round of our just-for-kicks-and-giggles game. Seeing as it’s both wedding and prom season, we decided to consider them both in this challenge. So, would you rather … get married in a string bikini à la Pamela Anderson (even if your wedding wasn’t at the beach!) or use your senior prom dress as your wedding gown? Some things to consider: go the bathing suit route and you’ll be nearly naked in front of your entire family. (Although, who knows, maybe your prom dress was just as slutty?) And, while the prom gown option seems more realistic, there’s a good chance you now have recurring nightmares about it. (We do.) Sound off in the comments below! Keep reading »