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Black at a wedding?

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shockers · 09/11/2009 12:37

I'm going to two weddings next year, one in January which will be mostly indoor ( I hope!) and one in sept in Italy.
I've seen a couple of lovely sleeveless floaty black dresses. I thought of putting a pretty cardigan over it for the jan wedding with court shoes with a bow. For the sept one, I've seen some spotty B&W sandals with a black rose on the front... thought I could get a white rose to go on the dress to tie it in.
I don't really wear dresses so I don't want to buy 2 expensive outfits.
Is black ok for the Italian wedding?

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cktwo · 09/11/2009 20:03

It could be very warm in Italy and black absorbs heat.

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RamblingRosa · 09/11/2009 20:59

I personally don't like black for weddings but lots of people do seem to these days. No idea if it's acceptable in Italy or not. Sorry.

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squeaver · 09/11/2009 21:01

I'm inclined to say no. And they take the black for mourning thing pretty seriously in Italy I think.

Although I did wear a black dress to two weddings when I was 37 and then 39 weeks pregnant. With a VERY big hat. I think that was allowed.

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shockers · 09/11/2009 21:14

Thanks for the input!

I thought as much but wanted to test the water. I've got reddish hair so I love that sort of brown that looks like melted milk chocolate. I've been trying to find something in that but no luck.
If I'm honest, I'm not a massive fan of black on me but it seemed like a safe option.

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