Fashion a major part of the big occasion
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April 29, 2011, Friday
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The biggest fashion faux pas for a wedding guest - to any wedding - would be to upstage the bride.
Of course, with all the attention and speculation surrounding Kate Middleton's gown for today's royal wedding in London, that would be nearly impossible.
But there are other unwritten rules for guests to consider: Don't wear white, anything too revealing or a hat so wide or tall it would block the view of the person behind you.
You can wear tasteful black, and be sure to cover your arms.
"This is not a place to make a fashion statement for yourself," said Sally Kilbridge, deputy editor of Brides magazine. She ticks off more don'ts, including no miniskirts, plunging necklines and novelty socks, which have become a surprising trend at least among guests at American weddings.
Chic and elegant
The attire worn to a British royal wedding is appropriate daytime wedding attire kicked up many, many notches, Kilbridge said. Everyone's outfit should be chic, elegant and suit the very formal, traditional occasion while not letting glitzy, black-tie, evening-wear trappings creep in, she said.
Designer Reem Acra, who makes bridal gowns, thinks Westminster Abbey could be the place for cocktail frocks, though.
"The female guests should wear cocktail dresses to the upcoming wedding," she said. "It's a very understated and classical look but young and modern at the same time."
The fashion role model here should be "high society's ladies who lunch" in well-cut, luxe-fabric skirt suits for the older women, while Middleton's younger friends could pull off slightly retro, Hitchcock-inspired sheaths or pencil skirts paired with nipped-waist jackets, suggested celebrity stylist George Kotsiopoulos, co-host of E!'s "Fashion Police" on TV.
He expects a lot of hats, but, he says, hopefully they'll be toned-down cloches or a pillbox with a veil. "I hope they're not cartoon-y, but I do think we'll see some cartoon-y hats."
British milliner Vivien Sheriff, who has made several dozen custom headpieces for wedding guests, said many guests will follow the lead of Middleton's mother, Carole - a fan of substantial hats.
The hats Sheriff has made feature feathers and crystals, but are not oversized.
Of course, with all the attention and speculation surrounding Kate Middleton's gown for today's royal wedding in London, that would be nearly impossible.
But there are other unwritten rules for guests to consider: Don't wear white, anything too revealing or a hat so wide or tall it would block the view of the person behind you.
You can wear tasteful black, and be sure to cover your arms.
"This is not a place to make a fashion statement for yourself," said Sally Kilbridge, deputy editor of Brides magazine. She ticks off more don'ts, including no miniskirts, plunging necklines and novelty socks, which have become a surprising trend at least among guests at American weddings.
Chic and elegant
The attire worn to a British royal wedding is appropriate daytime wedding attire kicked up many, many notches, Kilbridge said. Everyone's outfit should be chic, elegant and suit the very formal, traditional occasion while not letting glitzy, black-tie, evening-wear trappings creep in, she said.
Designer Reem Acra, who makes bridal gowns, thinks Westminster Abbey could be the place for cocktail frocks, though.
"The female guests should wear cocktail dresses to the upcoming wedding," she said. "It's a very understated and classical look but young and modern at the same time."
The fashion role model here should be "high society's ladies who lunch" in well-cut, luxe-fabric skirt suits for the older women, while Middleton's younger friends could pull off slightly retro, Hitchcock-inspired sheaths or pencil skirts paired with nipped-waist jackets, suggested celebrity stylist George Kotsiopoulos, co-host of E!'s "Fashion Police" on TV.
He expects a lot of hats, but, he says, hopefully they'll be toned-down cloches or a pillbox with a veil. "I hope they're not cartoon-y, but I do think we'll see some cartoon-y hats."
British milliner Vivien Sheriff, who has made several dozen custom headpieces for wedding guests, said many guests will follow the lead of Middleton's mother, Carole - a fan of substantial hats.
The hats Sheriff has made feature feathers and crystals, but are not oversized.
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