The LBD — Little Black Dress

The LBD — Little Black Dress

January 29th, 2010 @ 9:55 am by Mrs. French Fries
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I posted a while back about how I’m letting my bridesmaids pick their dresses from the Aria collection online. My only limits were that the dresses be knee-length and in the black silk shantung fabric. I was hoping that my bridesmaids would be able to get a few more miles of use out of a LBD than a bridesmaid dress in our other wedding color: pink.

I’m happy to report that all of my lovely ladies have made their selections! I had wondered if they would all (by some chance) pick the same dress. Nope! They’re all wearing completely different dresses, and I know they’re going to look fab.

And now, it’s time for a breakdown (… no you’re never gonna get it, never ever gonna get it… En Vogue, anyone? No? OK.)

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So, just imagine those lovely frocks in black silk instead of the rainbow that’s currently represented up there. I don’t have Photoshop, and thus couldn’t change them myself. So, use the powers of your imagination! Like I said, I know they’re all going to look great — and I can’t wait to see all of my ladies rockin’ them on W-day!

What is your favorite bridesmaid’s dress designer that allows for lots of different styles in matching fabrics?

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24 Responses to “The LBD — Little Black Dress”

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Miss Pudding (message) 1,180 posts, Bumble bee

They will look great! Yay, for one more think checked off the list!

1/29/10 @ 10:06 am (reply)

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farmersdaughter (message) 1,656 posts, Bumble bee

Ya know I never thought I’d say this, but I’m actually pretty happy with David’s Bridal in this regard. I like Aria’s dresses better (they are much higher quality, after all!) but for my purposes, I had to find something affordable for bridesmaids that will be spending a ton of money to travel to my wedding (and most are in grad school or entry-level, low paying jobs!) They have some decently cute things and great prices.

If budget wasn’t an issue, I really love Anna Elyse…check out their line here - you can pick a certain fabric/color, as well as a silhouette, and the girls can choose from a variety of necklines. Here’s the site: http://annaelyse.com/collection/silhouettes. Gorgeous dresses….just too expensive for us.

1/29/10 @ 10:07 am (reply)

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Ms. Library (message) 1,250 posts, Bumble bee

Those look awesome! I am trying on bridesmaid dresses from Aria this weekend for Miss Sox in the City’s wedding, so I am hoping they are as pretty as they look in the pictures!

1/29/10 @ 10:08 am (reply)

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emilysarah (message) 9 posts, Newbee

LBD love!

1/29/10 @ 10:12 am (reply)

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courkiadams22 (message) 42 posts, Newbee

LOL- nice En Vogue reference. I like the LBD idea- your bridesmaids will appreciate too-supah cute!

1/29/10 @ 10:25 am (reply)

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krissycake (message) 4,160 posts, Honey bee

cute! i love MOH and Ms. M’s the best =)

1/29/10 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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Miss Nachos (message) 1,733 posts, Bumble bee

Those are all so cute, I especially like the 2 strapless ones. I’m actually surprised that none of them picked the same dress! I think they’ll all look so good next to each other and they’ll definitely get more wear out of the LBD.

1/29/10 @ 10:29 am (reply)

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Rosie Girl (message) 4,141 posts, Honey bee

I love all those dresses! They are going to look awesome! I would have thought that at least 2 of them would have picked the same one, but I love that they are all different.

1/29/10 @ 10:37 am (reply)

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Monica

Too Cute. I am doing the same thing! BTW Never gonna get it was playing when I was reading this…no lie!!

1/29/10 @ 10:40 am (reply)

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kjpugs (message) 1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

I LOVE IT! Cannot wait to see them all really together.

1/29/10 @ 10:52 am (reply)

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mander411 (message) 735 posts, Busy bee

very nice! that will look great for sure!

1/29/10 @ 11:20 am (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

They’ll look so good! I LOVE slightly mis-matched bridesmaids!

1/29/10 @ 11:36 am (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,216 posts, Honey bee

I love Ms.A’s dress! Sooo pretty!

1/29/10 @ 11:50 am (reply)

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flipflop84 (message) 81 posts, Worker bee

I did the same thing with Aria, figuring they could get a few more miles out of a LGD (little green dress). Very cocktail appropreate. I know that with their lines of work/crazy social lives there will be plenty of opportunities to wear it again.

That was really the only way i could justify thank kind of expenditure.

1/29/10 @ 11:54 am (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

They’re going to look wonderful!

1/29/10 @ 12:04 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

It’s so awesome that they each picked a different dress–it will definitely make for some awesome shots!

1/29/10 @ 12:29 pm (reply)

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voomie24 (message) 101 posts, Blushing bee

I also did Aria dresses for my bridesmaids. One word of caution for the ladies who dont’ have strapless dresses: without the boning the dresses are kind of flimsy in the silk shantung so I would recommend substaintial undergarments. Honestly the ones without boning didn’t photograph well, they looked sloppy.

1/29/10 @ 12:33 pm (reply)

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