So let's have some fun! I'll share 5 styles of gowns that are not my cup of tea. If a leading designer sent me a couture dress to wear to a high-profile gala in one of the following styles, I'd turn it down and buy something off the rack. That's how much I dislike them. So here we go!
5 Gown Styles I Dislike and Won't Wear include:
1) The Asymmetrical Gown (including the top image) - I dislike gowns that are off-center or have a noticeable piece of fabric missing from the hemline. Is it a cape or a dress? I prefer balanced hemlines all the way around, and I dislike sporting a formal dress covering one leg in a different proportion than the other leg. Like with minor children, I like to treat my limbs with the same status. I also dislike the asymmetrical light green gown below👇 showing both legs. What's that skirt-like flap in the middle of the front? Toga girl. Was there not enough material to go around?😁
2) A One-Sided Strap Gown - On me, it's a balance thing. I prefer either no straps or 2 straps, but not a single strap on one side only ... and the same goes for sleeves!! Give me either sleeveless or two sleeves on a frock! The other arm is waiting for its sleeve.😳
3) The Bare Midriff Gown - I can't imagine attending a formal indoor gala in a 2-piece dress showing a lot of flesh! The style is more beach-friendly than ballroom-worthy. Another worry is air conditioning! Burrr!☃❄❅❆
4) The Deep Dive Cleavage Gown - No, no, never, ever, Jennifer Lopez! It isn't me!! At a fancy shindig, I do not want to see that much of another woman's anatomy and certainly don't want eyes I-do-not-know gazing at mine. Outside of a nudist camp, there's something unequal about it.
5) High Or Cross Front Neck Gown - The opposite of deep dive cleavage reminds me of a noose! Lose the hangman's knot, lasso, bibb, or whatever that extra textile is for a neckline showcasing the loveliness of a human neck ornamented with a necklace ... yeah, that style is more me.
On THE SAVVY SHOPPER, I mostly write about likes, not dislikes, but fashion should be more fun than serious so I hope you find humor in today's blog. What style of gown is your least favorite? Feel free to share a few of your own out-of-favor gown styles.
Part II: Gown Styles I Like and Will Wear will be published on Wednesday.
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This is fun, and an easy question to answer. I really dislike any of the skirts with a split high up the thigh, and sometimes even higher! The first (black) dress would look so much lovelier with a more even hemline. I have no time for the deep cleavage look either, nothing attractive to see there. As for the nude look which has been appearing recently, words fail me!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy to get your take, Trish, and I agree with you! When I see an actress on the red carpet showing so much of her, um, anatomy, I think of how I lack the ambition to do whatever it takes to get noticed and talked about, which I assume is the reasoning behind baring almost all in public. I worry, too, about the influence it has on young girls who don't have the same protection that money or fame bestows on a celebrity.
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