One bride’s attempt to stand out from the typical pure white of a wedding gown has certainly succeeded, but not for the reasons she may have aspired to. The bride’s floor-length gown was discretely uploaded to the internet by a friend, allowing the entire wired world to judge for themselves whether or not the outfit resembled one massive stain from a spilled cup of coffee.
The friend remarked that the bride felt beautiful and loved the dress, emphasizing that such qualities are the ultimate purpose of a bridal dress. Despite these positive observations, the poster also stated that all she could see was a massive front-facing brown stain.
The dress itself features a halter neck and strapless bodice, appearing like a perfectly fine garment until one’s eyes trail down to the waist and discover the uproarious quirk. The waist of the dress sharply transitions from a pure white coloring of the rest of the dress’ parts into a massive swath of light brown that might cause some to believe the bride’s wedding day nerves caused her to spill her mocha.
When the poster asked her bride friend about the outfit, the bride seemed far more concerned with how to properly accessorize it. She mentioned that she was conflicted about what to choose for accessories or her makeup, expressing that she had trouble deciding between a bold color for her lipstick or just to go with a more subdued, natural shade.
Intended for a fall wedding, the dress was for a ceremony in the great outdoors, occurring within an olive grove. Notably, the entire dress was made of hemp, keeping to a theme of naturalistic simplicity. While the bride was absolutely certain that her dress was a perfect choice, many expressed their doubts.
One commenter claimed that while the dress certainly suited the bride’s figures, the glaringly obvious central stain brought the image of a tampon to mind. Another shared the tampon remark, quipping that the front appeared to be stained with coffee while the back appeared to be marked with what tampons are used to absorb.
Amid the sea of sharp criticisms of the bride’s choice in fashion, other commenters gave suggested salvage the ensemble. One commenter suggested the best solution is to buy a new dress, while another wishes that the bride had either not gone with the brown color or had it bleached to match up with the rest of its colors.
The tradition of white as the color for a bridal gown goes back to 1840. Queen Victoria chose to don a garment of white lace and silk-satin, despite protestations that white was the color of mourning. Prior to Victoria’s decision, red was the usual color for the wedding dress of royalty.
Several years later, white eventually became the most common color choice for brides. The opinion of choosing white as a color was re-framed as a means of symbolizing the transaction of purity and innocence in order to enter the hallowed halls of matrimony.
