White or Ivory

CaseyVM214 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:39 PM

White or Ivory

I found a dress that I really like and in the store they have it in Diamond white (ivory). I can order it in white, but I have no idea what that looks like. The woman at the store said that most brides now a days are wearing ivory anyway...just curious if this is true.

tjs Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:43 PM

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when i saw my dress it was ivory i questioned geting white. I recently saw my dress in white and oboy am i glad i got the ivory ---it looked horrible in white!! the ivory looked so much more elegant/softer! I say ivory!!!--jmo

lulugrrl Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:51 PM

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Depends what looks best with your skin tone, I would ask to see the same fabric in white on another dress, hold them up, and make a choice, I prefer Ivory, but its your choice!

Backinneyork Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:53 PM

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It should depend on what looks better on you - not what other brides are doing!

CaseyVM214 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:53 PM

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Well, I am quite pale so I think I probably dont look good in white....But then what about the flowers...I was thinking white roses...will that clash...How white are white roses?

tjs Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:54 PM

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im using ivory roses!

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pinkstar025 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:56 PM

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my dress is diamond white
im so pale..it looked MUCH better in gold beading and diamond white dress rather than silver beading and white..it washed me out in white

CaseyVM214 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:57 PM

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Wow I really like the way those roses look in ivory with the white ribbon....

july06bride Posted: Jul 11, 2005 04:58 PM

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mine is diamond white- but it is not ivory- cause they had an ivory in the gown too and it was much more 'ivory-ish' I didnt like nor did i look great in the pure white- too stark in my opinion

CaseyVM214 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 05:00 PM

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Posted by pinkstar025

my dress is diamond white
im so pale..it looked MUCH better in gold beading and diamond white dress rather than silver beading and white..it washed me out in white

I agree. I think that maybe one of the reasons I like the dress in the first place. And diamond white doesnt seem to be as dark as ivory...I tried to compare in the store. So diamond white may be a nice compromise.

Thanks everyone.

Kim51103 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 05:02 PM

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I chose white....
the ivory color my dress came in looked to yellow for me.....i'll never wear pure white again...so what the heck-and plus i have a darker skin complextion...

glinda_goodwitch Posted: Jul 11, 2005 05:03 PM

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I tried my dress on in ivory in one bridal salon, and then in white at another salon later that day. I loved the dress both times, but both my MOH and I agreed that something was off when I tried it the second time. It was the color. White just didn't look right. So I ordered the ivory.

akajt98 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 05:13 PM

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Posted by pinkstar025

my dress is diamond white
im so pale..it looked MUCH better in gold beading and diamond white dress rather than silver beading and white..it washed me out in white

Ditto for me!

HearzBellz Posted: Jul 11, 2005 05:26 PM

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Posted by nikki214

I found a dress that I really like and in the store they have it in Diamond white (ivory). I can order it in white, but I have no idea what that looks like. The woman at the store said that most brides now a days are wearing ivory anyway...just curious if this is true.

I wore Ivory... I am very pale so white completely washed me out. Also, I got married in January and did not like the idea of wearing white and matching the snow (if there was any)

KarAnthony Posted: Jul 11, 2005 05:30 PM

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I had the same problem. Every dress I tried on that I liked was ivory or diamond white. In the end I decided to order it, it seemed to look better with my skin tone. White can be very harsh on some skins/hair color.

I agonized over it for awhile, but eventually just went with ivory. FI and FMIL actually told me w/o knowing that I would look better in an off-white dress...

SummerBride06 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 06:03 PM

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i get very tan so i only wanted white, and that's what i got!

CC59 Posted: Jul 11, 2005 06:44 PM

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My dress is ivory! Befroe going dress shopping I always thought of ivory as being yellowish, but it seems like its not yellowish at all, just a different shade of white. I also think that a dress maker that offers a few different shades will have a darker ivory than a designer that offers just 2 shades because all of the shades have to be different. I posted a thread on this when I was wondering the same thing....I'll try to pull it up for you.