🦩 What would you wear to a tropical disco wedding?
Styling nonbinary goths, brunch weddings, and cold Chicago black-tie.
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While I have confessed to my aversion to weddings, I can’t help but love them for their sartorial opportunity. There are too few occasions to wear satin and heels, and I’ll eagerly begin the hunt upon the arrival of the Save The Date.
Guest outfits can be a challenge—toeing the line between appropriate formality and stuffy, not to mention the age-old issue of chic, but comfortable enough dancing shoes. I’ve found that mini dresses with kitten heels or flats, or if you’re lucky enough, nice cowboy boots can solve this problem.
I’ve been enjoying learning how to rewear dresses and accessories, and dress them down in my day-to-day life. The Ronny Kobo dress with pink flip-flop kitten heels I wore to Meg’s Greenpoint bar wedding easily transformed into a Malibu beach wedding with the addition of vintage, pink Pucci sunglasses. Most dresses, too, can be dressed down with a pair of sneakers or a casual jacket. Should I write more about this?
On Instagram, I asked for wedding dress codes and prompts for real-life weddings. Here is what I dreamed up:
Tropical disco!!
Vince dress in XS, $95 — Baccarat necklace, $188 — Colour Pop eyeshadow, $7 — Cult Gaia clutch, $359 — Acne Studios ring, $195 — Ancient Greek Sandals flats, $140
Spring beach wedding in Charleston, but anti Lily Pultizer without wearing black
Johanna Ortiz dress in XS, $670 — Kate Spade bag, $62 — Mondo Mondo earrings, $170 — Salvatore Ferragamo heels, $60 — Emilio Pucci sunglasses, $147 — Nécessaire deodorant in eucalyptus, $20
Orthodox Catholic pls!!
Baserange dress, $108 — Etsy crucifix necklace, $22 — Jennifer Behr jaw clip, $98 — YSL clutch, $148 — Gucci lipstick in Call It A Day, $49 — Sam Edelman flats, $130
Garden party but yr a little goth and nonbinary
Sarah Lanzi dress in L, $47 — Aesop Marrakech Intense parfum, $177 — Dr. Martens loafers, $130 — Tiffany & Co. necklace, $208 — Gucci ring size 9, $150 — Jean Paul Gaultier blazer, $279
Brrr Chicago winter black tie, 60s mod / a single man inspired
Miu Miu dress in S, $292 — Laneige moisturizing toner, $36 — Tabitha Simmons flats in 11, $81 — Etsy bag, $57 — St. John earrings, $61 — Etsy coat L, $575
French bistro brunch, bossa nova, wildflower, cottage garden vibes
Anna Sui top, $205 — Anna Sui capris, $282 — Etsy flower hair clip, $9+ — Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses, $156 — Trifari earrings, $60 — Kate Spade bag, $50 — Marc Jacobs heels, $175
Follow me on Instagram to contribute to the next outfit prompt callout.
In the meantime, leave a wedding guest dress code prompt, and I’ll randomly pick two to style. ✨
I would have worn any of these outfits back in the day ! Thanks for posting
The way you nailed these vibes, I'm inspired