Kylie Jenner's nearly-white dress at the Bezos-Sánchez wedding sparks backlash online
The dress Kylie Jenner wore to Jeff Bezos's wedding caused a stir online.
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's glamorous wedding on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore was always going to be a star-studded affair, but it's Kylie Jenner's outfit that unexpectedly stole the spotlight, and not in a good way.
The reality TV star and beauty mogul arrived at the black-tie ceremony in a custom corseted gown by Turkish-born, London-based designer Dilara Fındıkoğlu.
Described by the label as 'icy blue,' the dress appeared strikingly white in many photos, triggering a wave of online criticism from social media users who felt the look was inappropriate for a wedding guest, especially one of such high profile.
Social media lit up with disapproval, with many accusing Kylie of breaking one of the oldest and most universally known fashion rules: don't wear white to someone else's wedding.
Here's what some X users had to say.
@JPS857, wrote: 'I saw photo of Kylie Jenner in dress, no question a beauty, I digress, but why wear a white (they said white gray something color) looked white to me, to a wedding and be the only one apparently to do so? That will f*k up all your amazon orders for life, right?'
@WilyRylee joked: 'Kylie Jenner wearing a white dress to someone else's wedding is very... her. Anyway, I would've beat her ass during cocktail hour, but that's just me.'
And @MacclassDiane didn't hold back saying: 'What was Kylie Jenner thinking?! Did no one else tell her that you shouldn't wear anything remotely like a bride either in colour or style to a wedding?!'
While Kylie's dress blurred the lines between edgy and etiquette-breaking, her sisters kept things elegant and appropriate.
Kim Kardashian wore a shimmering vintage chocolate-brown Versace dress with a crystal mesh overlay, paired with stacks of diamond jewellery.
Kendall Jenner opted for classic black with a sleek, floor-length gown, elevated by a statement-making 250-carat Colombian emerald necklace and earrings from Lorraine Schwartz.
Lauren Sánchez herself wore a stunning custom Dolce & Gabbana gown which featured a high-neck, long-sleeved, lace mermaid dress adorned with intricate appliqué work and 180 hand-covered buttons.
Her cathedral-length tulle veil and classic silhouette nodded to timeless Old Hollywood glamour.
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