I found the perfect dress to wear to a wedding – but people called it a ‘terrible choice’
A TikTokker inadvertently provoked a debate after posting a dress she described as “perfect” to wear as a wedding guest.
Lauren Candy, from the UK, known on the platform as @laurencandy3, shared a short film video of the dress with her more than 260,000 followers.
She described the pale sage creation as a “dream” in a caption for the clip, in the video itself, calling it “possibly the most beautiful wedding dress ever.”
Appearing to be from ASOS’ bridesmaid collection, the piece is called the cami embellished midi dress with embroidery in sage green.
With a mid-length tiered skirt and a square neckline, as well as dainty floral embroidery, the summer outfit costs £110.
TikTokker Lauren Candy (pictured) sparked an unexpected controversy when she shared this dress online saying it would make a great outfit for a wedding dress – some said it looks too close to white to be an appropriate choice
While the TikTokker was very taken with the dress, some people in the comments section of her video were less than impressed.
Some argued that the dress was a “terrible choice” for a wedding.
This is because according to some viewers in Lauren’s video, the embroidered garment appeared white.
According to general wedding etiquette, it is better for guests to avoid the pale shade and leave it to the bride instead.
With this in mind, several viewers suggested that the ensemble would be unsuitable to wear to a wedding.
One of them wrote, “If someone says something looks white don’t wear it to a wedding, it’s a great dress, but not for a wedding.”
Another agreed, adding, “My rule for weddings is if you have to wonder if it’s too close to white… it’s too close to white.”
A third chimed in and said, “The rule is – if you have to wonder if it’s white? Don’t wear it.’
The sage green dress, with embroidered pink flowers, is sold by ASOS as a bridesmaid dress
And a fourth wrote: ‘Really pretty, but wouldn’t wear it to a wedding.
Too bad it’s not a darker color. Would be nice for a bride in a simple country or beach wedding.”
In a more strongly worded comment, a fifth added: ‘No. Terrible choice for a wedding. Lovely dress though.’
Others, however, were baffled that so many people thought the wise dress is white, pointing out that it is clearly pale green.
To many commentators, the dress seemed too close to white in color, making it inappropriate for a wedding
One of them said, ‘Why does everyone say it’s almost white? IT’S LITERALLY GREEN!!!’
Another agreed, adding: ‘People say this is white… it’s very wise green to me!!!
A third agreed, writing: “Amelia This is not white, or “essentially white”, it is distinctly green (and beautiful).”
“Why is everyone offended like it’s their wedding you’re going to? It sure is green,” added another.
Meanwhile, a fifth said, “I really don’t understand people saying it’s too close to white because it’s very clearly green to me.”
In a follow-up video, Lauren put a white top next to her dress to prove it was really green
However, many other viewers felt that the sage dress is clearly green – and they couldn’t understand how some thought it looked white
On a later one videoLauren cleared up the confusion over the shade of the dress by placing it next to a piece of white fabric to clearly show the difference between the two colors.
Over the video footage, she wrote a caption that read, “Now you’re making me doubt my eyesight, so let’s prove it’s green.”
During the clip, she says, “This dress seems to be generating quite a bit of controversy.
“Just to prove to the internet that I know what my colors are, this is a white top and this is the dress [which is] clear green.
“Personally, if someone were to wear these to my wedding, I’d say how pretty they are… but of course everyone has their own opinion.”