Did you know Anthropologie is doing weddings and formal wear now? My ever-fashionable mother, Sweet Peach, told me about it as we were watching some bad TLC show about bitchy women picking out overpriced taffeta. BHLDN is Anthro's new formal/bridal line. Their website dropped on Valentine's Day this year and there has been lots of press both positive and negative.
I was engaged once. Some of you know that. Others don't. Planning a wedding and then cancelling it is one of those experiences you wouldn't wish upon anyone, but you wouldn't trade for anything. I did the whole "wedding dress shopping thing." I realized quickly the only bridal dresses I liked were not just a few thousand dollars, but tens of thousands of dollars. Think Sex and the City. To each their own, but I couldn't justify spending a fraction of that on a dress I would only wear once.
I purchased one of Betsey Johnson's first bridal dresses, because it was the closest I was going to get to couture without the price tag. It was fabulous, but it fit me like the relationship: nice on the hanger, but it kind of pinched in the wrong places. And it was still white and strapless, which I just wasn't into. (If you are wondering what I did with the damn thing after I got "un-engaged," I was lucky enough to have purchased the dress through a friend, and she was able to return it. Woo hoo!) I never loved the dress, and I realized if I ever decided to tie the knot (and picked the right guy) I would be going the very non-traditional route in the dress department.
For now, I will leave the bridal wear to you all. I can oogle the shoes and cocktail dresses. But check out BHLDN. Tell me what you think. Did Anthro nail it or miss the mark?
P.S. A little secret between you and me... This was my wedding dress. Pretty sassy, huh? Someday, I will likely have the urge to wear a wedding dress again. Until then... cheers!
