People have questioned a recent Fashion Nova ad campaign which saw the retailer recommending a sheer and white dress as appropriate attire for a bridal shower. In a post shared to the Wedding Shaming Reddit forum, a user shared a screenshot of a Fashion Nova Facebook ad showing a model donning a see-through white dress while posing on the beach. The brand captioned the photo: “GRWM To Attend a Friends Bridal Shower In An Elegant Lace Maxi Dress.
” “I know it’s just marketing but damn,” the original poster wrote. “This would be a bit much for even the bride to wear to a pre event. Not surprising at all for Fashion Nova though.
” In the post's comment section, people agreed that the dress would be considered a wedding faux pas, given the unspoken rule that no one should wear white but the bride. Not only that, but they added the sheer lace fabric was more “vulgar” than elegant. “There is nothing elegant about that dress,” one person wrote, while another added: “Elegant is an interesting choice of word.
” “That’s a tacky dress,” a third commented. “And no way would a normal person wear it outside the house.” “It’s a Bianca Censori original,” someone else joked, referencing the controversial, often sheer ensembles worn by the 29-year-old architect and current wife of Kanye West.
It’s considered impolite to wear something bold or attention-grabbing like a sheer dress to a wedding or pre-wedding event, primarily because it distracts from the.
