When it comes to costume zentaiing for a Latex Gothic Corsetry Catsuit, the bride and groom have the easy job. They know what they should wear.
Catsuits It's the guests who are left wondering: Is it still taboo for a woman to wear black or white to a wedding? Can a man get away with showing up sans jacket? And do navels or tattoos have any business showing up at all?
It depends on the type of ceremony, say wedding and etiquette consultants. As brides and grooms have increasingly personalized their weddings, veering away from the traditional and the expected, what is considered acceptable attire for guests has changed over the years. At a time when even the definition of marriage is evolving, almost anything goes in costume zentai, as long as it reflects the tone of the wedding and is respectful.
The biggest change is that it is no longer off-limits to wear black or white. The two colors increasingly have been showing up at weddings, even though the old rules said that black was gloomy and that white worn by anyone other than the bride could cause confusion and take the spotlight away from her.
You don't have to wait until dark to wear black - as long as you keep your outfit festive by adding a colorful wrap or accessories to brighten it up. Don't go head-to-toe black and end up looking like Morticia from The Addams Family, advises Mary Lou Andre, a Needham-based image consultant and editor of Latex Long Sleeves Magma Catsuit ingwell.com.
Catsuit But while black in the afternoon is fine, she cautions against wearing it to a morning wedding.Black is showing up at weddings because every woman has it in her closet, notes Andre. That little black costume zentai can be worn many times in many ways.Also, she says, "a cheap black costume zentai doesn't look like a cheap black costume zentai."
The rules for white also have disappeared as brides themselves have started showing up in gowns that are not white. Rules for costume zentai are so fluid these days that Peggy Post, etiquette expert, author, and spokeswoman for the Vermont-based Emily Post Institute, says she likes to call them guidelines instead.
Yolanda Cellucci, fashion maven and owner of Yolanda's in Waltham, has no qualms about wearing white to weddings. "I've always loved white," she says. "I think it goes back to being a little girl. My mom said when you wear white, you look clean and crisp. It's always meant special occasion."The dramatic changes in wedding-guest attire over the past several years have occurred as costume zentai overall has become more relaxed at work, school, and places of worship. Andre calls it "the casualization of America," which particularly appeals to a generation that didn't grow up with the formality of Latex Sheer Catsuit codes.
Ultimately, appropriateness is about respect and courtesy, says Post, who offers tips for guests in the fourth edition of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette. She stresses that common sense is the best guide. "If you are going to a country, afternoon wedding," she says in an interview, "you wouldn't wear black sequins."Boston-based designer David Josef says he recently went to his cousin's wedding, for which he had designed the gown. "It was formal but not black tie." What showed up? "Khakis and T-shirts," he says. "That's just wrong."
When deciding what to wear, consider location, time of day, season, the bride and groom's overall style, and hints from the invitation, consultants say.
PVC Clothing If the invitation says "creative black tie" or "festive casual," and you have no clue what that means, ask the bride or someone close to her.
Cellucci advises that if the invitation specifies a Latex Spider Web Catsuit code such as black tie, respect it. She believes that men should always wear jackets. On the other hand, don't go overboard. "The overdone stuff is out," Andre says, "very dated."And pay attention to your accessories, stresses Josef. He says he once designed a costume zentai for a guest attending a celebrity wedding. While sitting in the back of a limo helping the bride with her gown, he spotted the guest and gasped. "I made this fabulous coffee-colored costume zentai. In comes this person in my costume zentai - and black leather shoes! I thought, 'You ruined my costume zentai.' "
