In Europe, wearing black to a wedding is a serious faux pas. But should you follow the rules?
If you ask my grandmother, even my mum, they all still say black is a no-no. Real traditionalists shun black throughout marriage festivities, even at the nightly parties. My mum wore black to a white-tie rehearsal dinner recently at a royal wedding in Albania. I was baffled. I had spent ages looking for something suitable, even forgoing a very cool black Fendi dress. Seeing my mum in a floor-length black gown was #notfair. “Why not?” she asked, unashamed.
Hoping for a clear answer from modern-day chic chicks, I did some digging. One Londoner social butterfly, Nura Khan, says: “I love wearing black to weddings.” In fact, her favorite “winter wedding look” is a black floral Christopher Kane coat. Another wedding hit is her Meadham Kirchhoff bustier top. Though, I should point out, neither of these staples is fully black, but rather layered with pops of bright colors.
I echo this take. Recently I chose a pleated black Chanel skirt paired with a bright green vintage Mugler jacket to a wedding. I felt appropriate. In the past I have also gotten away with cute LBDs by piling on colorful jewelry, shoes, and a shawl. Alice Naylor-Leyland, another British friend, goes as far as saying: “Unless you are wearing white, you’re safe.”
And let’s face it: Times are changing. Last summer at Sabine Getty’s three-day wedding bash, we kicked off with a party themed “Liaisons Dangereuses.” I think the black question was the least of our worries.
I do like a bit of tradition at weddings. Avoiding black is always my attempt. But on occasion, I too fall head over heels for the darkest of shades. Then I like to remind myself of Oscar Wilde’s words: “If one is to behave badly, it is better to be bad in a becoming dress.”
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