A FASHIONISTA sparked outrage when she insisted that a beige dress is suitable to wear as a wedding guest.
She donned a corset-style midi dress in the color, arguing that it didn’t go against traditional dress codes.
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Katie (@shopbrooklynblvd) went viral on the social media app when she attempted to convince people that her beige dress was appropriate for someone else’s wedding.
“If you were to ask me about the ‘don’t wear white to a wedding as a guest’ rule I’d say yeah obviously don’t wear a white dress,” she said.
“But if you were to ask me on a deeper level, I’d say cream, beige, isn’t the same as white.
“Wearing a cream dress is OK because it’s not white and you won’t look like the bride.”
She posed from different angles in Brooklyn Boulevard’s Penelope paisley corset midi dress, which cost $108.
The figure-hugging dress has a beige skirt and paisley print top, complete with pockets.
Despite its light color, she argued that the outfit is suitable for a wedding guest.
“People are getting too specific with the shades they consider white,” she said.
“White is white. Beige is beige. That’s my hot take.”
Katie vented in the post’s caption that “cream and white aren’t the same!”
“This dress is clearly cream/beige and is not stark white therefore OKAY to wear to a wedding,” she said.
“Thank you for listening to my controversial take on this touchy subject.”
The video quickly went viral, racking up over three million views, 55,000 likes, and plenty of outrage.
“Show up in beige and you leave covered in red,” one person said.
Traditional wedding guest rules
According to The Knot, colors that could be photographed as white should be avoided at weddings.
There is an “unspoken rule” that only the bride can wear eye-catching white.
It’s also advisable not to wear cream, beige, or champagne unless the couple requests it as their dress code on the invitation.
“As someone who has an ivory dress and gets married in two months, I would not be okay with this,” another chimed in.
“Cream, beige, even extremely light yellow, light-white gray, even a super pale light blue is a no-go,” a third said.
A fourth person argued that beige and cream outfits can look white in photos, while another said Katie’s dress is “beautiful” but she should be considerate of the bride.
Speaking to The U.S. Sun, Katie confessed she was glad to have sparked the heated debate.
She admitted that it was all a bit of trolling, and the video did just what she wanted it to — bring attention to her online store, Brooklyn Boulevard.
“I think the response to my video was exactly as expected,” she said.
“I posted this video in hopes of creating an internet debate to build brand awareness and drive traffic to my website, where I sell that dress…and it worked!”
That being said, she insisted she wouldn’t mind if someone wore the beige dress — which she sells for $108— to her own nuptials.
“If someone showed up to my wedding in this, I wouldn’t bat an eye,” she said.
“I don’t see any issue wearing this dress to a wedding and I personally would.
