A simple Google image search for “bridesmaids dress” reveals a wide selection of elegant and sophisticated gowns for the modern bridesmaid. So why is it that bridesmaids dresses have historically been associated with puffed sleeves, pastels, and a serious case of “the fug”?
Maybe it’s because of the Friends episode where Rachel has to wear a cotton candy-coloured bridesmaids dress at her ex-fiancee’s wedding. Or perhaps it’s because of the rainbow of dresses worn by Katherine Heigl in 27 Weddings.
Or maybe it’s because of the following, real-life examples of bridesmaid couture!
We’re pretty sure that the model on the right is not smiling, but is, rather, baring her teeth in a seriously primal, Discovery Channel-kind-of-way.
Instead of letting Calgon take you away, just stare intently at this dress and you’ll find yourself getting drunk off of wine-coloured wedding whimsy, as you lose yourself in a sea of burgundy and bows….
Woah! Is that Debbie Gibson?
Did you know that The Solid Gold Dancers do weddings?
It’s probably just the way they’re standing, but these bridesmaids kind of look like their dresses are attached at the bottom, forming some sort of shiny sea monster. Checklist: pair a shoes, pair a earrings, parasols!
