Fashion is a new thing!

In the olden times, bridesmaid dresses served a purpose, steeped in superstitions as that purpose might be. The bridesmaids all dressed alike to thwart both jealous evil spirits and jealous explorers with mean spirits with dresses so alike, all of them would have a hard time distinguishing and flinging curses and crap unto the bride.

Today, you can choose not to dress like your bridesmaids. Indeed, you are advised to make yourself beautifully stand out from your bridesmaids because you, after all, are the star of show.Sure, chiffon is a nice touch for the ethereal effect. However, if your bridesmaid dresses are nothing but two layers of chiffon, then you are setting up your bridesmaids for serious doses of humiliation, inconveniences and jeers. Besides, your wedding is not one adult sleepover! Your wedding is a beautiful, time honored ceremony to unite two people in love in holy matrimony till death do you part.  Hot Pink Puffy Prom Dress It is neither a showcase for wardrobe malfunctions, nor a venue for peeping Toms to ply their perversity, nor a stage for late night seduction, nor a setting for burlesque shows.

Well, you can have one sexy touch on your bridesmaid dresses. Just remember that too much of anything is toxic and that includes too much skin while too little of anything is also toxic and that includes too little cloth. Just keep it simple but sexy. Sure, that hat worn by Sarah Jessica Parker for the London movie premiere of "Sex and the City" was spunky. And Princess Diana did look adorably cute with her proper English hats on! Still, this does not mean in any way that you can have outrageously designed and enormously sized hats, too.  Dresses Think of what those would do to the view of the altar and, consequently, you!

Ultimately, your bridesmaid dresses should reflect the very careful consideration you poured into your wedding dresses. Make your bridesmaid as beautiful as you are because someday they might return the favor!