{"id":5942,"date":"2021-06-01T12:25:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T12:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=5942"},"modified":"2021-06-01T12:26:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T12:26:09","slug":"yes-i-wore-an-upcycled-ivory-suit-instead-of-a-dress-on-my-wedding-day","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/yes-i-wore-an-upcycled-ivory-suit-instead-of-a-dress-on-my-wedding-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, I Wore An Upcycled Ivory Suit, Instead Of A Dress, On My Wedding Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5941\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/06\/wedding-suit-story.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday 28th May, on a balmy Dubai afternoon, I tied the knot \u2013 in an upcycled ivory suit.<\/p>\n<p>I am not a very wedding-y person; I haven\u2019t enjoyed any of the planning process and laughed all the way through my vows. Whatever the <em>opposite<\/em> of Bridezilla is, I\u2019m<em> that<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But the biggest roadblock I hit throughout my engagement period was finding the right dress, one that actually spoke to my personality and personal style. I didn\u2019t want something that I would wear once and never wear again. I have also worn a dress throughout approximately 90% of my adult life, so nothing I ever tried on quite felt \u2018special\u2019 enough.<\/p>\n<p>And so, I decided to dip my toe into the world of pre-worn wedding suits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPhc0LSB2ud\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPhc0LSB2ud\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPhc0LSB2ud\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Milli Midwood \u0645\u064a\u0644\u064a \u0645\u064a\u062f\u0648\u0648\u062f (@millimidwood)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While classic white gowns can, of course, be beautiful, elegant suits and separates are not only a smart way to subvert tradition, but they serve as statement pieces in your closet well after (or, in my case, before) you say \u201cI do\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bianca Jagger&#8217;s iconic YSL skirt suit,\u00a0Audrey Hepburn\u2019s pale-pink Givenchy\u00a0mini, Olivia Palermo&#8217;s cashmere jumper &#8211; sometimes the\u00a0best bridal outfits\u00a0don\u2019t involve long trains, lace bodices and fussy tulle layers.<\/p>\n<p>I even found myself agreeing with <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/emily-ratajkowski-nft\/\">Emily Ratajkowski<\/a> (who also tied the knot in trousers and matching jacket from high-street heros <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/zara-beauty\/\">Zara<\/a>), who said, \u201cI also just loved the idea of a suit, especially at City Hall because it&#8217;s like you&#8217;re taking care of business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both wedding suits for women and conscious consumerism are on the rise, so there felt like no better time to dust off this Mango purchase, which I\u2019ve been the proud owner of for nearly three years (and, admittedly, only worn as a full suit<em> once<\/em>), and take it for a trip down the aisle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bo06W-dlXXG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bo06W-dlXXG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Milli Midwood \u0645\u064a\u0644\u064a \u0645\u064a\u062f\u0648\u0648\u062f (@millimidwood)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lyst\u2019s 2020 wedding report found a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyst.co.uk\/data\/wedding-trends-2020\/\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.lyst.co.uk\/data\/wedding-trends-2020\/&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\">38 per cent<\/a>\u00a0increase for searches including \u2018vintage\u2019, \u2018second-hand\u2019 or \u2018pre-owned\u2019 &#8211; and with wedding dresses being one of the most expensive, extravagant, and single-use items a woman will buy, it\u2019s no wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Tailoring and sustainability are two sartorial buzzwords taking over womenswear jargon, throw a\u00a0pandemic and a five-person wedding guest list\u00a0into the mix and you\u2019ve got a whole host of reasons for women opting for a more low-key \u2014 and sustainable \u2014 choice for their big day.<\/p>\n<p>The best decision I made that day (apart from <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/inside-ariana-grande-wedding-dress\/\">marrying<\/a> my husband, I hasten to add) was choosing an upcycled suit in favour of a single-use wedding dress.<\/p>\n<p>No one-hit-wonders here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29103,"featured_media":5941,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[65,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yes, I Wore An Upcycled Ivory Suit, Instead Of A Dress, On My Wedding Day - Grazia Middle East<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/yes-i-wore-an-upcycled-ivory-suit-instead-of-a-dress-on-my-wedding-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yes, I Wore An Upcycled Ivory Suit, Instead Of A Dress, On My Wedding Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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