https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:19:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2203142 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:24:54 +0000 Kyle 2203142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Watching with interest. Not a MOG yet, but hope to be!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2203128 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:31:01 +0000 Gail 2203128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy dress shopping I hope you find something you love, &nbsp;it's tough these days as most stores seem to have very little inventory.<br />Lots of gorgeous &nbsp;dresses here ! I'm following with great interest as my niece is getting married in Chicago in August and I have about 3 options but none seem just right . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2203125 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:09:32 +0000 lyn67 2203125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats! I loved these all you others posted- and can't wait to see what will be your choices!! I don't have to think about a MOB dress yet, but when I bump into a thread like this I mainly wonder how&nbsp; can be succesfully incorporated&nbsp; my darker, more substantial specs I cannot leave without anymore:-( to all the&nbsp; &nbsp;finery&nbsp; requested by a true MOB dress. (Madeline &amp;Jenny had almost invisible specs- so didn't have the issue I think,&nbsp; Dianne&amp;Ryce did great with intense&nbsp; colors for repeating contrast!) But what if somebody would like a&nbsp; paler color? Just wondering much ahead the time!!...:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2203087 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:23:23 +0000 Angie 2203087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. You were all beautiful MOB's :)</p> <p><b>Shiny</b>, I love the idea of burgundy for you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202869 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 01:40:47 +0000 cjh 2202869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My daughters were married in 2005 and 2007, both morning weddings with luncheon buffets. They didn’t ask me to match their color schemes or anything. My main goal was to choose what I thought of as “cocktail” length and cool for hot (non air conditioned)&nbsp;churches.</p> <p>The first daughter chose to accent her white strapless lace gown with a bright turquoise satin bow sash. Her sister was the only bridesmaid and wore a yellow and turquoise flower print chiffon halter neck dress. I wore a hot pink chiffon, sleeveless, knee length dress with an asymmetrical hem, and floral print kitten heel slide sandals.</p> <p>The second daughter allowed her bridesmaids to choose their own dresses from an assortment of blues. Her flowers were hot colored gerbera daisies. My dress was sleeveless red chiffon with a drop waist, flared knee length skirt, and a draped neckline. My shoes were black peeptoe heels with dots.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>My advice is to choose what you love and feel is your style and don’t worry about conforming to MOB tradition if you aren’t into -sparkles, for instance, or sleeves, etc.</p> <p></div><div>I’ll look for my photos.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202868 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 01:40:45 +0000 Carla 2202868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Back to look at all the beautiful occasion wear. &nbsp;So. &nbsp;Much. &nbsp;Fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202846 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:53:43 +0000 bj1111 2202846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That dress from anthro is vavoom…all eyes will be on you…</p> <p>(don’t upstage the bride! Ssshhhh) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202833 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:24:18 +0000 Anonymous 2202833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How very exciting! &nbsp;Both my daughters are now married and these are the dresses I wore in each of the weddings.<br />The red dress was for my older daughter's August 2016 wedding (she chose the colour) The fabric was beautiful and I felt like a million dollars in it.<br />The navy and silver dress was for my younger daughter's September 2019 wedding and I loved it as well. It was purchased at Saks. <br />I wore the same silver shoes for both weddings.<br />Have fun! &nbsp;I enjoyed every minute of the shopping process. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202832 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:24:02 +0000 Debbie 2202832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Anthropologie dress looks amazing. I hope you get to try it at least. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202824 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:15:18 +0000 Laurie 2202824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations (again) to your daughters, and to you! This IS so fun. I will never be a MOB, and goodness knows about MOG (eye roll) so I'll live vicariously here. <br />I remember that my mother's MOB dress shopping was far more drama-filled than my wedding dress shopping. I would have to look at my album to remember what she wore...teal? I did not have a color scheme, and only my sister as an attendant. It was an evening wedding and I asked my sister to choose a black cocktail dress. She turned out to be 5 months pregnant at my wedding, so worked out great that she didn't have to match some specific bridesmaid dress! I do remember taking my Mom to Nordstrom for her dress for my brother's wedding in 2002, and she got a gorgeous 2 piece cobalt blue dress. It was her first time shopping at Nordstrom, and a total win.</p> <p>I <u>love</u> that Anthropolgie gown - you should just get that dress and wear it someplace! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202822 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:39:45 +0000 Jenni NZ 2202822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How exciting Shiny! I was a MOB for my daughter’s 2 different events 5 days apart in November 2019, in Vietnam. For the traditional tea ceremony her dress was red and the bridesmaids wore lilac. She approved of my choice of cobalt. I needed a wrap for arm covering in the temple which I took off later.<br /> She was also happy for me to choose a different dress for the 5 days later reception, where she wore a white Western dress. I wore a red dress I already owned.<br /> The forum helped me a lot with my tea ceremony outfit 6 months before the wedding. I wanted it sorted early and was very happy when it was. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202807 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:48:05 +0000 Glory 2202807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! Very excited for you and I agree it’s not too early to start looking.<br /> I’m loving this thread and all of the amazing photos that have been posted. I’m not yet a MOB or MOG but was trying to remember to my own wedding as to what was worn. No luck so I’ll have to find some photos.<br /> My sister in law wore a lovely navy to my nieces wedding this year. Sadly we were not able to travel due to covid restrictions. Then another niece just married in Germany two weeks ago. Her mom wore a stunning dirndle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202806 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:47:06 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2202806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ryce, that magenta dress is gorgeous, and you in it too. Add to that the change to pair it with analogous colors (and maybe a touch of gold/bronze) and I’m drooling. Enjoy the day, when it finally gets here! You’re almost entirely right about not even thinking about our clothing at such exciting times. The one exception, of course, is when we have chosen poorly and are tripping over a hem, hiking up a waistline, gasping to breath, clutching our bosom to keep the top closed, etc. </p> <p>Shiny, the wedding colors are clearly not the orange and yellow I’m thinking of. That’s a beautiful dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202804 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:35:20 +0000 Anonymous 2202804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a happy time in your and your family’s lives - congratulations!<br /> My 2 cents - petite-sized offerings are limited and generally appalling in both quality and design. You could get lucky, but I’d encourage not to limit your universe. I pretty routinely get regular-sized dresses altered to fit my 5’2” true petite frame.<br /> Like Linda, I ended up going with an old-line dress shop for both my MOB dresses. I shopped extensively for the first one, looking at all the major department stores and designers’ individual branded stores as well. For the second, I just went to back to the dress shop for a trunk show of the same designer that made the first dress, and - boom! - decision made in an hour.<br /> The blue dress was worn to my older daughter’s fall New England wedding in 2017. The open-sleeve detail (see second picture) was ideal for the blustery day.<br /> The plum dress was chosen for a Spring 2020 wedding, now deferred until late October 2021. Of course now I wish it had sleeves, but I’ll just have to make do with some sort of wrap. Thankfully it’s a weighty wool crepe, so warmer than it looks.<br /> FWIW, it’s amazing how little the clothes and all the other details you sweated over matter on the day of. Embrace this happy time and enjoy!<br /> ETA: that BHLDN dress is gorgeous! A dynamite color and I love the detail in the upper back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202803 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:31:29 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2202803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>❤ Love!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202802 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:22:57 +0000 Echo 2202802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a beautiful color, shiny! You would look smashing in it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202801 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:14:51 +0000 shiny 2202801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just putting a note to self here: Anthropologie has some very pretty dresses that could work!</p> <p>I think I could pull off this color, as I have a jacket in the same color already:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/bhldn-thorton-dress000?category=SHOPBYBRAND&amp;color=223&amp;type=STANDARD&amp;quantity=1">https://www.anthropologie.com/.....3&#038;typ</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202718 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:40:32 +0000 JamC 2202718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! What an exciting year+ ahead! When my daughter got married I wore “Angie’s” navy lace dress which hit right at my knee. I had bought it years before and kept it hanging in my closet for a special occasion. ( I don’t know how to link but Angie recently posted about possibly lengthening.) It was perfect; it fit right off the rack, no alterations needed. It was comfortable but special! The lace is so pretty and substantial, not delicate. I wore it with navy pointed pumps with a short heel. I can’t imagine a better choice for me…my favorite color is navy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits/page/2#post-2202698 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:26:12 +0000 rachylou 2202698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats! Double jeopardy eh Boy, I can think of a million things that would influence this decision. When my oldest dearest friend married, and I was maid of honour, oh boy did she have plenty of ideas, lol. Her mom and I were in pearl grey… I think we were in any case. It was a whirlwind and I don’t have the pictures handy(!) Haha Anyways sophisticated pretty was her thing… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202696 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:40:43 +0000 Sal 2202696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No advice but only congratulations.&nbsp; What an exciting time!!</p> <p>Being organised is a good idea given petite sizing and the ramifications for other family members.&nbsp; What a fun project.</p> <p>I am not much into rules except what makes you and the bridal party happy.&nbsp; I have never heard that red is inappropriate (I think it is the wedding colour in some countries).</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202682 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:30:57 +0000 Anonymous 2202682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I looked for over a year for a MOG dress and ended up using my back up..a long gown found on deep discount in a department store ( Dillards) petite department. As the MOB and I had decided on tea length for a hot day August wedding in a church without air conditioning, I had it altered and had to find a wrap to cover bare arms in a church. I ended up with another back up, a hand dyed silk big scarf. Know that your dress will live on forever in wedding photos. It is a. very important decision.<br /> I had read and considered good advice to NEVER mention the word “wedding” or $$$ will be added on. Especially for a venue. We found that to be true. Say it’s a special anniversary instead, if needed. You may still be asked what your budget is or will allow, so be prepared.. Find a dress and shoes that you can dance in. This is a top priority, especially if you dance on a table top out of joy ( and drinks) at seeing a daughter married. This is especially true of the last daughter. A good friend has 5 daughters.<br /> She and her husband danced on the tables at the reception. Over the years her 5 daughters have provided many grandchildren and great grandchildren. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202678 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:45:02 +0000 Debbie 2202678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore a cobalt dress that I found at Dillards and my daughters wedding dress was red. She got married at my house during the pandemic. They are having a huge anniversary party in October and I may wear the same dress.<br /> Congratulations it is a fun time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202676 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:42:00 +0000 suzieq 2202676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is what I wore to our daughter’s wedding, which was in July. She wanted the mothers to wear long dresses, as it was an evening wedding. My dress was on sale for only $50, &amp; it was the color she requested, as her wedding colors were navy &amp; rose gold. I wore pointed-toe slingback pumps that nearly killed my arthritic feet, but changed into comfortable shoes after the ceremony. My daughter bought me the necklace, &amp; wanted me to wear it to the wedding, so my outfit pretty much had to work with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202675 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:22:08 +0000 Echo 2202675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on your daughters' weddings! How incredibly exciting. While I have not yet been a MOB or MOG, I simply adore the examples shown by Linda, Irina and Bijou. Those seem like stylish and flattering, yet still appropriate dresses. I can only hope to be so stylish when my turn comes to be a parent of a child getting married!</p> <p>As for color, white is out for obvious reasons, and traditionally, because because it is sometimes regarded as a color of mourning, black <i>was</i> sometimes seen as a sign of disapproval of the wedding, although that has very much changed now. Black is now a common color to wear for evening weddings. (Fire-engine) Red is generally avoided simply because it is such a look-at-me color; it is avoided for the same reason plunging necklines or extremely short hems are avoided. But less cardinal colors like burgundy or a more muted red are not at all inappropriate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202671 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:04:14 +0000 shiny 2202671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Irina and Bijou-- beautiful dresses!! I would love to wear navy, perhaps for DD's butterfly wedding (we're just going to call it that for now, LOL). Not sure it would work with the November theme?</p> <p>Slim Cat-- phew, I hope so!! I don't mind altering for such a special occasion, but I do know it can cost $$$ and time to get it right. I remember in my 20s being in a wedding and the bridesmaid's gown (simple strappy bandeau style column maxi dress) was ordered to fit my chest. Then they had to hack off about 10 inches on the length, and take off another 10 inches on the sides because I have no hips...while shortening the straps as well. It just seemed like a lot of work and waste. But ultimately the dress fit and looked great.&nbsp;</p> <p>Shevia--&nbsp; Congrats to you too, auntie!If it wasn't for the pandemic, I'm sure we'd have had a wedding already, or one on the immediate radar this summer.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202668 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 01:50:22 +0000 Bijou 2202668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am just loving this thread! What gorgeous and glamorous MOB's, MOG's and other celebrations we have on the forum. I bought this dress for my 25th wedding anniversary and would be happy to wear it to a wedding.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202664 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 01:34:44 +0000 Jaime 2202664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun thread! Congratulations x 2, and I cannot imagine how exciting it is to have both your daughters getting married at once. My niece is getting married this summer, and I have yet to decide what to wear so I will be no help to you at all . Can't wait to see what you choose! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202641 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:47:57 +0000 slim cat 2202641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So many beautiful dresses and pictures! I don't have any examples for you @<b>shiny</b> -&nbsp;but the knowledge of our Bloomingdales offerings - very slim this year ( same at Macy's and Nordstrom ) with petit dresses almost not existing.&nbsp;</p> <p>My customers are offered in-store alterations and tailoring - shortening of the straps or the dress in general, removal of the beads, addition of the short sleeves or extra snaps, and so on. It costs extra but it works to the best results - great custom fit.&nbsp;<br />This past month ( or two ) was very busy with young women shopping for graduation dresses - it was sudden and very intense. Hopefully by July or August the formal dresses collections will be more present in every store and you'll find something great for your special events! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202637 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:34:07 +0000 Linda 2202637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much!! The dress was from a dress shop that had a floor for bridal wear. However, I actually bought the dress in the dress shop section, as opposed to the bridal section. I actually was going to buy a Tadashi Shoji dress at Nordstrom’s, and went to the store to basically convince myself to order the Shoji dress. However, the saleswomen in the shop had me try on about 3 styles and I just fell in love with this one! The fact that I could choose practically any color sold me on this dress! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/show-me-your-mob-outfits#post-2202635 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:31:15 +0000 Irina 2202635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore a navy dress my son’s wedding in 2017. Bought it at Nordstrom and met a wonderful tailor who had a difficult task of altering the bodice, taking in sides and shortening the dress but it fit well once it was done. MOB was supposed to wear a navy dress, too but ended up getting a beautiful, beaded grey. We were free to choose any color we wanted. </p>