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Friday, February 24, 2006

The Lady in Red?


Opinions, please!

Can I wear this red dress to my sister-in-law’s June wedding? Do people think red is a problem? I love it!! My husband’s stepmother says no; my husband says yes! Do the old rules still apply?

I also have a fabulous black one (sleeveless, halter neck, A-line, ruffled hem). What do people think about black? It is a noon wedding, on the water.

25 comments

Oh my god, you look smashing! Hooray for the treadmill and iPod. Yes, you can wear it to a noon wedding.

— added by Doris on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 9:16 pm

What kind of water?

It might be too sexy by a pool at a chichi hotel, but might look refreshing by a lake. Hmmm. Do you dare ask the bride? A hat would be great. I love hats. What’s the fabric?

You look beautiful, anyway. πŸ™‚

— added by Camille loves red on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 10:06 pm

Your husband was smart enough to marry you, why not trust his subjective opinion?

— added by Do'C on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 11:45 pm

s-
you look amazing, red looks hot, but maybe ask the bride…but you know you want to wear it…on second thought don’t ask the bride cause she probably won’t tell you the truth…LOL…

— added by Kristen on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 4:55 am

Camille –
Not a pool, don’t worry.

Thanks for the input; so far, so good for my red dress.

— added by Susan Senator on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 7:11 am

I think you go for it. If anyone thinks/says anything, it’ll be “damn, why don’t I look that good???” If Ned is anything like my husband, he’ll be strutting around at the wedding saying, “yup, that’s my woman!”

— added by Sam's mom on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 7:26 am

I’m the Bride and was among the first to say Fabulous dress, it’s great! And mean it!

— added by sarai on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 10:06 am

Moms everywhere should envy being able to look that good in a little red dress. If the Bride says wear it, Ned loves you in it, you don’t need my opinion. How ’bout wearing it for the Federation conference next week? You’ll sure wake everyone up. LOL

— added by Laurel on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 10:34 am

Sarai –
You are the BEST!!!

Laurel —
Thank you! But I will be wearing a suit to the Federation Conference.

Thanks to you all for making me feel so good on such a grey day!

— added by Susan Senator on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 10:58 am

Susan,

You look great in the dress! I also love the paneling in the house. My guess is that it’s a 1920’s bungalow or arts & craft home.

— added by not my blg on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 11:05 am

thanks!
Actually, it is an 1880’s Colonial Revival/Victorian designed for John Cabot, an eccentric old bachelor. It is an eccentric, weird old house that is so male, full of dark heavy woodwork, strange little rooms that don’t connect, and huge windows on the north side! So that little corner is MINE, painted white and light.

It is a perfect house for this quirky, mostly male family, surrounding one very female person!

— added by Susan Senator on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 11:16 am

No doubt, wear the red dress! You look great!

— added by Eileen on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 11:25 am

Wear the red to the wedding. If you’re going to the rehearsal dinner, wear the black one to that.

My rule of thumb is, you don’t wear black to a wedding, and you don’t wear white to someone else’s wedding. Black or white for the rehearsal dinner is just fine, though.

And how could you not wear it when you look so good in it? πŸ™‚

— added by Julia on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 4:13 pm

Susan I WOULD”NT change a thing you look AWESOME in the red dress!
DON

— added by Anonymous on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 6:41 pm

Hi Susan,

OMG You look stunning! No doubt you will be the hottest one there at the wedding! Wear the dress!

— added by KCsMom on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 11:13 am

Correction, we all know that it is the BRIDE who will be the hottest one at the wedding! πŸ™‚ Especially this one! Ned’s sister is Botticelli-beatiful, blonde, and her dress is a stunner.

— added by Susan Senator on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 4:00 pm

You look great with that dress

— added by Bunyamin Najmi on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 3:35 am

Red looks good on you.

— added by Martini on Friday, August 11, 2006 at 10:40 pm

Hot momma!

— added by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 12:36 pm

It’s a fab dress and you look rockin’ in it…as a back-up plan you could always go for the bellydancer look if you’re feeling VERY bold…Hehe…

— added by scribechickie on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 7:50 am

Thank you! I was just looking to see if it was appropriate for me to wear a red dress to a wedding and everybodys comments helped! Thanks a million! Joy

— added by Anonymous on Friday, March 23, 2007 at 6:27 pm

You asked this question a long time ago, so you probably went to that wedding a long time ago too. So, why am I adding a comment? To let you know that I came across this picture of you in your red dress and I think you’re very hot! Wow, what a babe!

— added by Anonymous on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 4:42 pm

Thank you. I wore black but have since enjoyed the dress several times!

— added by Susan Senator on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Hi. I, too, wish to wear a red –Laura Ashley–with long sleeves, slightly scooped neckline and down to the ankle dress to my step-daughter’s wedding next May.
When I saw your picture–I realized that it’s o.k. to wear red. Not so much your dress being red, but the way you carry yourself–works!

— added by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 3:37 am

Good call not wearing black, you never want to wear white or red to the wedding, it is offensive to the bride as it can be viewed as attention seeking. You look great in the dress though!

— added by Kate on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 2:17 am