Comments on: Changing elegance

By: zephyr sloan

zephyr sloan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:45:48 +0000

Truly elegant…where can I get it??!

By: sterlingspider

sterlingspider — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:12:12 +0000

If I can get my yoga arms back I may just buy that dress and marry *it*.

Wow!

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:59:07 +0000

That’s from J Crew, Curious! My bad — I forgot to link it…

By: The Wedding Times » Blog Archive » Plotting how elegance changes over time

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:03:46 +0000

[...] Not everyone has the cash on hand to buy themselves the ultimate matrimonial outfit. I was reminded of this truism while reading Genevieve Antoine Dariaux’s A Guide to Elegance, a book originally published in 1964. I have the 2003 edition, but it doesn’t seem to have changed much, being that Dariaux advocates the constant wearing of suits and warns against soiled kid gloves. I wasn’t sure how to take the advice she gives brides-to-be whose dreams outstrip their budgets. A bride-to-be never Source: Plotting how elegance changes over time [...]

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:45:35 +0000

Where did you find that dress? It is gorgeous!

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:43:09 +0000

Maybe, Melissa B., half a wedding ensemble looks like this?

By: Melissa B.

Melissa B. — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:34:02 +0000

I’m kind of confused about what “half of a wedding ensemble” looks like! I guess the standard wedding outfit included a lot more stuff back in 1964 than it does now. I’ve seen tons of brides who don’t wear a veil, or gloves, or a “bridal jacket,” and they’ve looked perfectly beautiful.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:02:58 +0000

I’m curious to know just why she’s anti-feather, Twistie. Did she attend one too many weddings where the bride was topped off with a veil/clip combo that looked like a seagull had crashed the affair?

By: Twistie

Twistie — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:44:04 +0000

I’m with you, NtB. There are plenty of options in between an opulant designer gown and a simple suit. Not only that, there are such options as borrowing or renting, and searching the sale racks that can allow a pennywise bride the look she wants for a fraction of the price.

Oh, and while they do nothing for my complexion, there are a lot of women who look great in pastel shades. Forbidding them completely is just as bad as requiring them for every bridesmaid.

Most of all, her pronouncement against feathered white hats makes me long to go out and get one just to wear for my next wedding. I’m contrary that way.