Best choice is to wear nude lingerie under white clothes, as they blend in with your skin. White is a wonderful color whether you wear it everyday or at a special occasion like a wedding. In this blog post we go over the best type of underwear to use underneath white clothes including wedding dresses. Here is my 5 best tips when choosing what to wear under white clothes or a wedding gown.

1. Nude Or Blush Colored Underwear

First instinct is to wear white underneath white, but that’s actually no-no. That’s because if there’s even an ounce of sheerness in the uppermost fabric the white undies will show really clearly as it makes that part of the body more white than the others. 

That’s why you should aim to your natural flesh tones when picking your underwear for underneath white clothes. For light skinned even blush and pink works better than bright white or you can try champagne and gold colored also. For darker skin tones along with champagne and gold you can try red ones, wine red, deep violet or even pure black if there’s no good nude colors available.

If your dress has several layers and it’s absolutely no see through even in bright daylight, you can basically pick any color you love. Why not even pick blue ones as your ‘something blue’.

2. Light Shapewear

My to go phrase for my customers when it comes to clothing is “a dress is not a shapewear”.

What I mean is, that there’s proper shapewear which are designed to slim down your curves and they work thousand times better and make anything on top of them look awesome. 

Flesh colored shapewear makes sure there’s no seams or unneeded stress on the uppermost clothes. Most of the shapewear nowadays is surprisingly comfortable and made from soft and smooth materials.

If you want to have some serious shaping go for metal boned corset, corselette or waist trainer. The wedding dress or other gown isn’t made for reshaping you and most of the bones in them are meant to keep the dress itself in it’s shape, not to reshape you. 

If you want only slight smoothing, even high waisted panties or tights can do the trick. Again, pick flesh toned ones. 

3. Microfibres 

These lovely, smooth, stretchy silk like microfibre fabrics are often made from polyamide or polyester. They are widely used in underwears for their softness and possibility to knit them into seamless panties and bras. 

Underwear made from microfibres are usually very unnoticeable and they don’t tend to catch with other clothes because of their smoothness and slippery surface. That’s why they are perfect to use underneath light and sheer fabrics.

So when picking your knickers and bras go with those smooth microfibre fabrics instead of lacy confections.

4. Silicone Bra In Flesh Color

Trendy open backs and deep necklines are beautiful looking, but they certainly are tricky when it comes to holding your boobs in place. One of the best options is to use a backless silicone bra that sticks into your skin. Many of them come in flesh colors so they are great option if you have sheer panels or light white fabric. 

There’s several different types and models, but I would advice to get one which is as wide as possible to give you the best support. The older types tended to slip off when you got sweaty, but there’s interesting newer ones that actually stick even tighter when skin gets damp. 

So make some detective work to find the best one for you and make sure your skin is clean by wiping it with hand sanitizer before wearing them.  The bra in the picture is by Coconut Grove.

5. White Or Nude Slip

Slip is really unused piece of clothing in modern days in my mind. It adds one light weight and smooth layer and you can use it with any dress or skirt you need. Many white clothes need three-four layers to be really not-see-through and in cases where there isn’t enough layers the slip acts like one. 

Slip works best with clothes that are made off sheer fabrics, slightly loose and not boned – like summer dresses, bias cut clothes and dresses without lining. Ideally you wear a slip with bra and panties. Sometimes you can get just underskirt instead of whole slip. 

Nude colored slips are again the most handy type, but you can also go for white one if you are not bothered by the possibility of seeing the figure of the slip. With very sheer fabrics not seeing the layer underneath might be impossible. In that case the nude colored slip might look like you really don’t have anything underneath. Picking a white slip is a good way to avoid that and look more modest. Go what you feel is best for you.

P.S Did you notice The Wedding Day Outfit -planner? It has checklists, tips and budget sheets that make sure you won’t forget any appointment or aspect of your wedding outfit. It goes over everything from hair, make-up, underwear and even honeymoon packing. Go and get it! <3

Love,

      Iida

5 Garden Wedding Tips For Brides

#1 Bugs love tulle

I kid you not! When there’s a big, soft tulle hem there most likely will be all kinds of flying and crawling friends in between the layers too. Sirpa from Piirto Photography shared a memory of one bride who got actual ants climbing up her skirt. Yaiks! So think twice about the tulle froufrou – maybe choose something with less layers or keep it short. Here is some inspiration:

#2 Slims heels get stuck in the grass

Soft lawn and sky high stilettos are not the most graceful combination. The sharp heels will sink into the grass like hot knife into butter and you’ll be stumbling down. Pick shoes with sturdier heels or even opt in fot beautiful flats. If you’re determined to wear slim heels, get a pair of clear plastic stoppers like those from Solemates or Gogoheel that effectively keep you from sinking. I can vouch for them, I used a pair at my own wedding.

#3 Wind can be a nuisance

This is particularly true if your wedding happens close to a shore of any kind. It’s always windy by the water. If you’re wearing a veil, it can get tricky very fast when the wind is blowing. Get yourself some magnetic veil weights that keep the veil from flying everywhere. Or skip the long veil and choose something smaller like the bandeau style birdcage veil below here.

#4 Long trains will get dirty

We can always hope for good weather, but the truth is that occasional rains happen. Soggy ground will get muddy underneath the guests feet very quickly and that doesn’t do good for your white hems. Long trains will get dusty and dirty even without rain – gravel and grass are enough. So think over whether you should pick a dress without a train or consult your seamstress on how to bustle the train up for the reception. We also love Trainloop to neatly bustle up the train.

 #5 It can get HOT

When midsummer sun is baking down on your marquee and lawn you might question your decision to skip the air conditioned ballroom. A wedding dress with plenty of layers acts like a down jacket by trapping air inside and insulating you from that blessed gasp of cooler wind. In other words – you’ll sweat like a sinner in church if you’re wearing a wedding dress with a big hem. You can fight the sweats by dusting yourself with baby powder before getting dressed, and staying in shade. Or you can pick something slim and super comfortable. I can recommend an infinity dress which works beautifully as a bridal look especially when combined with statement accessories or a lace hem.

Here you go! With these tips in mind you’ll avoid many unhappy surprises at your garden wedding. Don’t forget to go and see my Instagram and Pinterest – we share plenty of wedding inspiration in both channels. Happy planning!

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Love,

      Iida