2019-06-01+Woman+and+Home

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Sarah CrESSWELL

moment

Somewherebetween fascinators

and foliage,there’sa sartorial sweetspot

• here’sAnna Murphy’sno-fussguide

for mothers of brides and grooms

I

t’syourdaughter’smoment,

butit’salsoyourmoment.

It’soneofthemost

importantdaysinherlife,

butalsoinyours.Andjust

asit matterswhatshewears,

yourdaughter– onceupona

timeyourbaby,nowa gorgeous

womanabouttowalkdownthe

aisleandlivehappilyeverafter

• it matterswhatyouweartoo.
  Firstly,don’tgetstressed.
  Enjoyit.What’snottolikeabout
  gettingtospendsometimeand
  moneyonyourself?Sure,there’s
  somefussinvolved,butthatfuss
  shouldbefun.I callit fnuss...
  Secondly,youknowyouare
  goingtobea centreofattention,
  soyouwanttolookyourbest.
  Andthereinliesthesecret
  of nailing mother of the bride

dressing.It’saboutyourbest,not

someoneelse’sideaofwhatthat

mightbe.Soyoushoulddress

ina waythatis truetowhoyou

are.If youarea trousersperson,

don’tfeelyouhavetoweara

dress.If youlovehats,buyone;

if youdon’t,don’t.Thereareonly

tworulesthatcan’tbebroken:

nowhite,andnoblack.

Otherthingstoensure...that

youareall-daycomfortable,and

thatincludesyourfootwear.That

neitheryourhairnoryourmake-up

lookstoo“done”(there’snothing

moreageing).Thatyouhave

gonetheless-is-moreroute:

fussylooksfussierstillin

photographs.Anddon’tbuyany

one-hitwonders:investinpieces

thatyouwillwearagain.

That’s it. Remember: fnuss.

Mother

bride

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