pashmina yay or nay?

Travis&Cari · September 2009

It may be a bit chilly for our wedding in MN in October so I was thinking about getting some pashminas for the BMs (don't worry I'll get them a non-wedding related gift too....whenever I figure out what that is). I was thinking a silver/grey to go with their indigo blue dresses. Would you like this or is it fugly? Somedays I hate being a tomboy....

AlexiaANDRobert · September 2009

IMO, I like it and I'd wear it again. Not everyone feels the same way...

danieliza1127 · September 2009

Is your wedding going to be outside? If not, then I don't really think it's necessary. Personally, I'm just not a fan of wraps at all. It's so overdone, and as a BM whose had dresses that come with them, I've always been one to opt not to wear it.

ac_in_dc · September 2009

I like them.

cdeshane · September 2009

They may be a nice gesture, I would get a neutral color that they can re-use.

becs11048 · September 2009

I think it is a great idea, and grey is supposed to be really in this season, I think it would be something that they would reuse (I would)

cdeshane · September 2009

*That

pumpkinpumpkin · September 2009

I'd have to see a pic. I despise blue/silver blue/grey colour combo though. But that part doesn't really matter. I think the thought is definitely nice.

opalsky007 · September 2009

I like the idea but also do not use wraps a lot.I'm getting my girls cardigan sweaters, so they'll be able to pair them up with another outfit after the wedding.

crfische · September 2009

It would end up on my head rambo style from the end of the night and I'd never wear it again. But some people really like them. I tend to think they look sloppy.

lyndausvi · September 2009

I gave some to my BM and they still use them. I bought one for myself also. I didn't need it the day of, but I use it all the time when traveling. It's my 'airplane' wrap. It was the best $15 I spent for myself.

Marina007 · September 2009

The thought is nice. But I really hate pashminas/wraps. As previous posters said, as long as the wedding's indoors, pashminas are not necessary. I really dislike how it looks. But of course, if you like it, go for it! I'm sure BM's won't mind wearing it if you want them to.

ac_in_dc · September 2009

I bought a pashmina to go with a dress I wore at a wedding last fall (my first pashmina) and I loved it. I used it as a scarf all winter long b/c it was lightweight but big, so you could bunch it up really well. But then again, I'm always cold.

mrsLesGrossman · September 2009

I just saw the dresses in your bio. It sounds like a nice idea. I would use it again.

Travis&Cari · September 2009

rambo style works for me....I know my brothers tie will end up on his head so maybe they can match.The BM dresses are in my bio, just a basic color idea for the wrap would be this silver/grey[url]http://www.beltoutlet.com/pashwrpaco.html[/url]and that manikin is going to give me nightmares!

eastunder1 · September 2009

Grey and indigo go great together. I think it's a great idea.

Moneypenny424 · September 2009

I like pashminas/wraps. I generally think cardigans are a bit casual and a wrap can be more elegant...provided it isn't all wrinkly and sloppy looking. I would like a grey pashmina--a good neutral.

ffmaid · September 2009

I'm not a pashmina person I always feel silly and alkward not sure what to do with them. So I fidle the whole time wearing them. So no

Travis&Cari · September 2009

The wedding is indoors but we will take pictures outside and in MN you just never know. It could be 70 or it could be 30. (fingers crossed for 70)

NuggetBrain · September 2009

I'm not a pashmina person I always feel silly and alkward not sure what to do with them. You let them sit on your shoulders until you decide you're not cold anymore. Then you take them off.

eastunder1 · September 2009

I have one I use all the time. I wear it every time I fly and usually use it as a scarf in the winter too.

ThePinkSuperhero · September 2009

I love pashminas, and they're so cheap, you might as well give them. If they use them, great, if not, oh well.

danieliza1127 · September 2009

I just agree with fische that they're sloppy looking, especially if you want them to be worn in pictures. Every time I've been a BM and had to wear a wrap it looks messy. Each girl wears it differently, hung at a different spot on her shoulders/arms, and it just doesn't look good. And a cloth pashmina like that just isn't nice enough for a satin dress. Just my two cents, I seem to be in minority.

opalsky007 · September 2009

Aaaaand I just got style-slapped by Moneypenny. Ouch.

mocha beans · September 2009

I like the pashmina idea. With the way summer has been around here, you'll probably need them.

mrsLesGrossman · September 2009

It's true, moneypenny has mad style. I saw her work a scarf. But, I was half awake so it might have been my imagination.

Travis&Cari · September 2009

Danieliza, I might agree with you on the sloppy factor. Hmmm, maybe I could just get them each a different nuetral color as a gift and not as a thing to wear for the wedding day.I never know what to do with them either. But 2 BMs are totally into fashion and are girly girls, and 2 are like me and put on whatever clothes are clean.

mrsLesGrossman · September 2009

I am not sure if Angie has a wedding bio but you can ask her for pics with the wraps. They all looked very nice and not sloppy. They wore it in a very simple way. You can also wear them as a shoulder wrap with a brooch to close.

ac_in_dc · September 2009

I think cloth pashminas are def. OK for wedding party if they're cashmere. But they do look kinda dumb in pictures. I just use them for comfort.

ExpatPumpkin · September 2009

I gave my girls pashminas as their gift... I didn't think it mattered that they were "wedding related" since they were ivory and real cashmere. I knew they would use them again and again, plus I had their dresses made, so they didn't pay for them. If you get really nice ones in a neutral color, I think that could count as the gift. But not the cheapo rayon ones...

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