Comments on: Cap sleeves: Yay or Nay?

By: srah

srah — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:28:40 +0000

I like it, but not necessarily as a wedding dress.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:57:53 +0000

Thanks for doing the detective work I should have done, Melissa!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:26:51 +0000

Ruth — I loved the dress so much that I googled “Kittychen Brier Rose” and it came up with one hit — from the 2008 Kittychen preview. I think it’s part of their next collection.

By: Pencils

Pencils — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:47:31 +0000

I love that dress. It’s gorgeous. Cap sleeves can be difficult to wear, though. They’re not great on women with less than skinny arms, or big shoulders, unless they’re cut juuuust right.

And, yeah, it’s difficult to find something other than a strapless gown. I knew I didn’t want strapless, so it made shopping easier, as it ruled out some 75% of the gowns out there! I think, though, with the popularity of these sort of pretty, Edwardian kind of dresses that are being produced by Reem Acra, Jenny Packham, and Claire Pettibone, you’ll see more and more in the future. The only problem is that they can look a bit like a nightgown, and, again, they’re not the most flattering thing on giant blond Viking women like me. I needed a stronger look.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:11:02 +0000

Ruth: I actually captured the image from the flash interface on the first page of the site. A quick glance through the bridal section tells me that it’s not there for some reason. I don’t know if that means the dress is no longer available, or what, but if you’re interested, I’d say send off an e-mail to info@kittychencouture.com.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:33:50 +0000

Tell me about it, Tizzy. My friend L had a church wedding and felt that strapless dresses were not appropriate in church. She had a surprisingly hard time explaining to the bridal store people that she really, truly did not want to wear a strapless dress down the aisle. It narrowed her options considerably.

So many gowns today seem almost interchangeable — strapless with a big poofy skirt. A dress like that can look gorgeous on the right woman, admittedly, but I’m always happy when I see a dress like this one that breaks the mold.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:43:18 +0000

I looked on the kittychen website but didn’t see this dress anywhere. Where did you find it?

By: Tizzy

Tizzy — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:01:32 +0000

I love it. I love cap sleeves in general. I’m always baffled by brides in strapless dresses who have these traditional church weddings with bare shoulders and heaving bosoms. You wouldn’t wear a tube top to church… why a strapless dress?

Can you tell that I’m bitter from looking for a non-strapless dress for my non-church wedding?

By: gidgetbananas

gidgetbananas — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:32:11 +0000

I love it. Very vintage, very romantic.

By: perletwo

perletwo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:10:03 +0000

Love it. I don’t have the figure for it, but I love it. Just “Pride and Prejudice”-y enough for a not-overformal wedding. I do wish I could see the hemline, though.