I'm excited to be writing you with my very own dress challenge. I have no doubt you and your trusted b*tches will do good on me.
My brother is getting married at a farm house in Sonoma County this August and has asked me.....wait for it....to be his best (wo)man. When he first asked I thought it would be fun to play up the role a bit and dress a little masculine. Like a rad pantsuit [pictured above].
Buuuut then I got pregnant, and I highly doubt my gunt (can I say that on here) will be back in high-waisted form by wedding time. So what do you think I should wear to a semi-formal, evening wedding that will flatter my post-pregnancy body (nothing sleeveless ya'll) and be a killer way to support my brother, not take (too much) attention away from the bride?.
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How bout stripes? Am I crazy? These silk pants look hella comfy (and gunt-friendly).
With something like this cutaway blazer....?
And killer heels, obvs.
i feel like circus stripes take you to "tent" a little faster than you might be interested in going; no patterns down south (and menswear doesn't have to mean pants). i'd do something like this and dial down formality as needed with ludicrous heels.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think they are a little bit clown pants. That said, I am thinking of buying them for work... so maybe I am not the best judge.
ReplyDeleteOh, see, I think those pants are fantastic as a best woman outfit. Sort of like having a cadet stand up for you.
ReplyDeleteHmm. If it were me, I'd go menswear on top but not on bottom. I hate pants-shopping even in my normal body-- I can't imagine doing it postpartum. I'd wear a black button-front shirt tucked into a skirt with some sheen (like this Tibi, but possibly in a different color), and great heels and earrings.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think that it's way harder to find flattering pants than a flattering skirt. I'd go with something high-waisted and either full or A-line that will skim over any lumps and bumps. Maybe a black or grey skirt, white oxford, black tuxedo blazer, and great heels?
DeleteSomething like this look from Alberta Ferretti?
Or couldn't a ladytux work with a really structured blazer to cover any leftover tummy? Like the model on the right at Moschino? Or this look from McQ?
You may not want to be rocking the high-waisted pants, but you can definitely still do menswear. The key is a jacket with a bit of structure and an untucked shirt.
ReplyDeleteWhat about something like this jacket? With a flowy silk blouse, and cigarette or lady tuxedo pants.
you did NOT just recommend a pussybow up in here.
DeleteI say structured (badass) pants, unstructured (aka forgiving) menswear-inspired blouse/top, badass blazer, killer heels.
ReplyDeleteHow about this really fucking awesome Acne Jacket and Trouser ensemble? Nice and loose around the old snatch. Also this.
ReplyDeleteI vote for this Acne Jacket. Would look amazing with the OP's post pregnancy boobs!
Deletethat jacket really is fantastic, and i would like to nominate "nice and loose around the old snatch" for inclusion in acne's and/or the j. peterman company's official copy.
DeleteI just want to make mention that I think it's a-fucking-dorable your brother has asked you to be in that role. I wish my brother will someday ask me to do that...but he won't cause he's too dude-centric.
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It's tough to answer this question without knowing what the overall wedding "look" is. If it's all ethereal and flowy, that badass, modern blazer ESB posted is going to look kind of out of place. But, OMG that blazer is insane. Definitely wear that if it seems like it will fit with the "look" of the wedding! With this top, pants and heels. Kind of an expensive outfit but you could wear every part of it separately again and again for so many occasions...
ReplyDeleteA shirtdress?
ReplyDeleteI likey.
DeleteAs a former best woman for two weddings - I'd be careful incorporating white. I had a minimal amount of white in the bodice area of my best woman dress (channeling tux, after the bride repeatedly told me she didn't care what I wore) - and the bride balked 3 weeks before and made me wear something else.
ReplyDeleteSecond wedding, I went all black.
This shirtdress gives a nice menswear vibe (and it could even be worn with some great trousers). Love the blazer ESB picked. Kinda like this one too, in a bit of a different way.
ReplyDeletei can't get on board with the pants... BUT, as a lady who's actually had a baby, you nailed the overall look. right after baby, ANYTHING with a waist is going to make any overly emotional new mom feel like total shit.
ReplyDeleteThat is the most jacked-up outfit I've ever seen. Even the structure is atrocious. You're just going to have to try a bunch of things on. And frankly, I'd give up the idea of a pantsuit. Unless you're going to wear a long jacket, or MC Hammer Pants.
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