April 6, 2013 - Black is the new White

CaliforniaMama · 04-07-2013, 03:07 PM

When I got married, I wore white. So did my mom. My best friend wore a beautiful light rose vintage dress.

Queen Victoria is credited with making white the signature color for the wedding dress in the west.

In the east, red has been the traditional color of choice.

Now, it appears, black is making an entrance as an haute color for a wedding dress.

Source: Yahoo Shine

sexobon · 04-07-2013, 05:10 PM

If pink is the new black and black is the new white, then pink is the new white. Yet, you say your best friend wore light rose previously. Concrete evidence that something is messing with our time line.

Either that; or, the nation is getting so fat that people are wearing dark colors for everything.

DanaC · 04-08-2013, 09:04 AM

Back when me and J were courting and considering a potential future marriage (though also considering not subscribing to a bourgeois patriarchal institution) I was going to wear black.

That last one is stunningly beautiful.

Aliantha · 04-08-2013, 06:42 PM

Yeah, I like the last one the best.

I wore magenta when I got married. I didn't really think white or any of those off white colours would be right. I've always preferred wedding dresses with a bit of colour in them.

eta: the second one looks like someone went to town with a roll of toilet paper.

BigV · 04-08-2013, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Yeah, I like the last one the best.

I wore magenta when I got married. I didn't really think white or any of those off white colours would be right. I've always preferred wedding dresses with a bit of colour in them.

eta: the second one looks like someone went to town with a roll of toilet paper.

I also liked the last one the best.

My Mom wore a magenta dress when she married my stepdad. She was definitely the focus of attention!

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Alluvial · 04-08-2013, 09:33 PM

And crushed velvet to boot!

SPUCK · 04-09-2013, 05:39 AM

Your stepdad looks like he's fully capable of coping with a red velvet wearer.

infinite monkey · 04-09-2013, 07:16 AM

I like the last one best too. First one is second on my list. The fourth one would do in a pinch. The other two: no.

monster · 04-09-2013, 09:13 AM

I wore a black dress. Yes, a ballgown/wedding dress type dress. 19 years ago. Jus' sayin'.

BigV · 04-09-2013, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

I wore a black dress. Yes, a ballgown/wedding dress type dress. 19 years ago. Jus' sayin'.

So. Not the "new" white then?

BigV · 04-09-2013, 09:58 AM

Yeah, crushed velvet. They were very hip considering this was central Ohio in 1973. My Dad was the most capable man I've ever known.

Gravdigr · 04-09-2013, 01:51 PM

Woman in the first photo looks like Kristen Stewart.

And I mean that in the most disparaging way possible.

Elspode · 04-10-2013, 11:22 PM

The model in the third picture from the top is the Direct TV Genie.

sandypossum · 04-11-2013, 04:32 AM

I made myself a dress of scarlet silk and lace for our wedding, and bought a kid leather custom made corset to wear over it (to reduce my size by 15cm). Aside from the fact that I am no longer as svelte as I was in my 20s and 30s, I am also incredibly unphotogenic, and that's not just my opinion - photographers often comment on it, sometimes with astonishment as they look at the photo they've just taken. So... I looked like a tomato with heels. My sweetie husband photoshopped our wedding photos to make me look slightly less pudgy. That's one more reason why I love him!

Sundae · 04-11-2013, 09:22 AM

V has a black step-dad?
I have no idea why that should surprise me. In fact I am slightly disappointed in myself that it does. But it's cool and unusual in my world.

Sandy, you are not unphotogenic.
You just haven't found the right photographer.
Well, except that it sounds like you found the right photoshopper.

I will never get married again.
In fact I doubt I'll ever have sex again TBH.
But if I did I'd probably wear silver or lavender.
Although like many people I like the last dress best. It reminds me of onions. Yumyum.

04-07-2013, 03:07 PM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	April 6, 2013 - Black is the new White When I got married, I wore white. So did my mom. My best friend wore a beautiful light rose vintage dress. Queen Victoria is credited with making white the signature color for the wedding dress in the west. In the east, red has been the traditional color of choice. Now, it appears, black is making an entrance as an haute color for a wedding dress. Source: Yahoo Shine

04-08-2013, 06:42 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah, I like the last one the best. I wore magenta when I got married. I didn't really think white or any of those off white colours would be right. I've always preferred wedding dresses with a bit of colour in them. eta: the second one looks like someone went to town with a roll of toilet paper. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-08-2013, 09:33 PM	#6
Alluvial Phenomenologist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 270	And crushed velvet to boot! __________________ “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.” - Louis Adamic

04-09-2013, 09:13 AM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I wore a black dress. Yes, a ballgown/wedding dress type dress. 19 years ago. Jus' sayin'. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-09-2013, 09:58 AM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yeah, crushed velvet. They were very hip considering this was central Ohio in 1973. My Dad was the most capable man I've ever known. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-07-2013, 05:10 PM	#2
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	If pink is the new black and black is the new white, then pink is the new white. Yet, you say your best friend wore light rose previously. Concrete evidence that something is messing with our time line. Either that; or, the nation is getting so fat that people are wearing dark colors for everything.

04-09-2013, 05:39 AM	#7
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Your stepdad looks like he's fully capable of coping with a red velvet wearer.

04-09-2013, 07:16 AM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I like the last one best too. First one is second on my list. The fourth one would do in a pinch. The other two: no.

04-09-2013, 01:51 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Woman in the first photo looks like Kristen Stewart. And I mean that in the most disparaging way possible. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-10-2013, 11:22 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The model in the third picture from the top is the Direct TV Genie. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-11-2013, 04:32 AM	#14
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	I made myself a dress of scarlet silk and lace for our wedding, and bought a kid leather custom made corset to wear over it (to reduce my size by 15cm). Aside from the fact that I am no longer as svelte as I was in my 20s and 30s, I am also incredibly unphotogenic, and that's not just my opinion - photographers often comment on it, sometimes with astonishment as they look at the photo they've just taken. So... I looked like a tomato with heels. My sweetie husband photoshopped our wedding photos to make me look slightly less pudgy. That's one more reason why I love him! __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

04-11-2013, 09:22 AM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	V has a black step-dad? I have no idea why that should surprise me. In fact I am slightly disappointed in myself that it does. But it's cool and unusual in my world. Sandy, you are not unphotogenic. You just haven't found the right photographer. Well, except that it sounds like you found the right photoshopper. I will never get married again. In fact I doubt I'll ever have sex again TBH. But if I did I'd probably wear silver or lavender. Although like many people I like the last dress best. It reminds me of onions. Yumyum. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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