A woman who shared the homemade outfit she made to wear to her stepdaughter’s wedding has been harshly ridiculed on social media.
The dress, inspired by a $1,673 gown by British fashion designer Stella McCartney, was deemed a “total train wreck” by members of a wedding shaming group on Facebook.
In the post, the woman explained that she wanted “something really special to wear as the stepmother of the bride.”
Although she couldn’t afford the actual Stella McCartney dress she first found on Pinterest, she tried crocheting her own version.
This woman was inspired by a Stella McCartney dress she found on Pinterest. facebook
“How hard is it?” she wrote in her post.
“So, after 350 hours, we were still trying to finish it, so that explains the price.
“I’m thinking of making some spider web netting between the flowers in the same color as the underdress and dyeing it a lime/olive color for another daughter-in-law’s wedding in June.”
The final version of Stella McCartney’s dress was handmade by the bride’s stepmother. facebook
“Do you think this will work? Only my family will have seen that dress.”
Other members of the Facebook group were initially supportive, praising the woman’s craftsmanship, but the comments then turned vicious.
“The situation got worse as I scrolled down. A bra showing under ill-fitting underwear. And it’s a crappy copy of someone else’s dress,” one person wrote.
The dress took 350 hours to complete. The woman wanted “something really special to wear as the stepmother of the bride.” facebook
“Does she intentionally hate her stepdaughter or is she just not into it?” said another.
A third said: “I think you look better in it,” adding: “You’re on fire.”
Many were also surprised at the length of time it took the woman to complete the dress.
“350 hours! That’s two and a half months of full-time work,” said one person.
“Ma’am, your time is worth more than that. People are crazy.”
