Taking Back the White

It's finally spring, which means that all the stores are packed with spring and summer essentials, that you usually want to buy but don't because you know it won't be warm enough to actually wear them for at least another 2 months. These are concerns for the average female. But March is also creeping real close to wedding season making it a peak time for finalizing wedding details, of which I've been reminded with the excessive number of pinterest wedding links popping up on my facebook or the save the date cards I have posted on my fridge. When it comes to wedding talk I always have to check myself to make sure I don't sound like a total biatch, or more of a biatch than normal since I like weddings... and not just because of the open bar. But all this weddingness got me thinking how we've become obsessed with the "white dress"- I mean there are actually shows dedicated to Bridezillas and Say Yes to the Dress. And even though white is a quintessential color for spring and summer, most of us don't bother buying dresses in white since you know Bridezilla would literally have your head if you showed up to her wedding in a white dress, especially if you looked better than she does.

A fairly accurate portrayal

   Normally, this is not a fight I've chosen to take on, since without a tan, white is the last color I'm trying to buy. And forget about the spray tan option, cause we all know that white dress would quickly turn orange anywhere the fabric came in contact with your snookified skin. Plus white can be a pain in the butt if the fabric isn't thick enough- can you say hello underwear lines? Most of the options out there are random t-shirt type dresses that only really function as a bathing suit cover up, or form fitted club attire that only JLo would wear circa early 2000s... actually, circa her entire life.

No, putas, I didn't get into a pelea de gatos with a bridezilla in da club, this dress is supposed to be missing key pieces of fabric

DVF "Honoka Dress"
$385
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    But then, DVF came out with this dress which really reshaped my thoughts about white and off white dresses in the summer. Damn you Dianne, you're such a genius. What I love about this dress is that the texture and cut make it edgy while also making the fabric thick enough that it doesn't look cheap. Luckily, a few other brands caught onto DVF's genius and designed some textured white dresses using different laces and knits. They aren't quite as awesome, but arguably they can be done up with the right accessories. So back down bridezilla, I may still need to spend several hours at the pool to recruit enough melanin to pull this off, but it's a challenge I'm willing to accept.

Banana Republic "Heritage Chevron Knit Dress"
$98
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Asos "Skater Dress With Lace and Mesh"
$71.62
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BB Dakota "Hansel Lace Dress"
$70
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Madewell "Circle Lace Dress"
$148
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J. Crew "Tiered Shift Dress in Raindrop Eyelet"
$188
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Ladakh "Glamazon Dress"
$109
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