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“Your Bum Is Literally Out”: Internet Baffled By Woman’s Short Dress For Brother’s Wedding
“Your Bum Is Literally Out”: Internet Baffled By Woman’s Short Dress For Brother’s Wedding
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“Your Bum Is Literally Out”: Internet Baffled By Woman’s Short Dress For Brother’s Wedding

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A woman sparked conversation on wedding etiquette after showing off the dress she designed for her brother’s nuptials.

“Cocktail dress code means short, right?” Paris Culbertson wrote alongside a video of herself in her atelier, showing the pattern of what would later be a light blue tutu dress.

The Melbourne content creator said that she had previously made several long formal gowns for other black-tie weddings, so, as the dress code was more relaxed this time, she wanted to wear a shorter dress.

Highlights
  • Paris Culbertson sparked a debate by wearing a light blue tutu dress she designed to her brother's wedding.
  • Many TikTok users criticized her dress as too revealing and inappropriate for a wedding, citing etiquette guidelines.
  • Despite criticism, some users complimented her design, comparing it to something Carrie Bradshaw would wear.

“I definitely don’t dress my age, and I feel like this style of dress makes me look younger than I am, so I’m a little bit nervous about it. But I’m gonna push on,” said thefashion designer.

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    Cocktail wedding attire is slightly more elevated than semi-formal attire, but it is less formal than formal wedding attire (also known as black-tie optional), according toThe Knot. A suit is preferable for men, while women should opt for a midi cocktail dress, a formal jumpsuit, or something that hits just above the knee, the bridal magazine recommends.

    “The most important idea to take away from the cocktail dress code is that your goal is to create an elegant look wearing a knee-length, tea-length [three to four inches above the ankle], or midi dress,” social etiquette advisor Maria Lucrecia Arguello told Brides Magazine.

     “I’m a little bit nervous about it. But I’m gonna push on,” said the Aussie designer while showing the pattern of her dress at the atelier

    @pazadz cocktail dress code means short dress right? ✨ #sewingtok#fashiontiktok#sewing#sewingfashion#fashiondesign#weddingguestdress#sewtok♬ original sound – Paris Culbertson

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    Many people thought Paris didn’t adhere to the dress code and that her dress was too inappropriate for the occasion. One TikTok user wrote, “Maybe just buy a bridesmaid dress. Styling isn’t for everyone. That’s too short.”

    “I would actually never speak to my sister again if she did this,” a separate user claimed.

    Many people thought Paris’ dress was inappropriate for the ceremony

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    In a subsequent post, Paris showed off the finished creation: a light blue dress with a dropped waist and bow in the front, which she paired with black high heels with silver detailing.

    “Love the dress, but definitely not for a wedding,” another person chimed in, while someone else said, “Your whole rear end is hanging out. I would be upset if you wore that to my wedding. It’s inappropriate.”

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    “I loved wearing it but had to brace myself to post it here,” the Melbourne fashionista said

    @pazadz Replying to @Goofylise Lise Ok I don’t really know what happened lol…….but I HAD a plan and somehow I got lost along the way… I kind of FORGOT to add the petticoat layer 🫠 ✨ #sewing#weddingguest#sewingtok#fashiontiktok#fashion♬ original sound – Paris Culbertson

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    Meanwhile, others complimented Paris on her design, saying, “A dress is never too short. This is a complete slay.”

    “BIG Carrie Bradshaw vibes,” an additional user wrote.

    “The dress is gorgeous and you look beautiful in it. It makes me sad that you don’t seem excited about it. you literally look AMAZING,” commented another person, to which the designer responded, “Thank you angel! I loved wearing it but had to brace myself to post it here.”

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    Marina Urman

    Writer, Entertainment News Writer

    With a degree in social science and a love for culture, I approach entertainment journalism at Bored Panda with a research-driven mindset. I write about celebrity news, Hollywood highlights, and viral stories that spark curiosity worldwide. My work has reached millions of readers and is recognized for balancing accuracy with an engaging voice. I believe that pop culture isn’t just entertainment, it reflects the social conversations shaping our time.

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    Andrea L
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dress isn’t the problem. I think it’s her self-centered behavior of making the wedding more about herself than about the bride and groom. Your roll as a guest is just to look nice and show up rather than to grab attention for yourself with your dress. She seems to think it’s all about her and her dress. Only the bride and groom should really spend that much time and thought on wardrobe.

    Sunny Day
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like it should have come with bunny ears and a cotton tail.

    justagirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my gosh that would actually look so cute. Might just be me?

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    Wysteria_Rose
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't say it's revealing. Her rear is not hanging out. I've seen more revealing shorts where I've received a full view of people's butt cheeks. However, it doesn't look like a finished product to me and a tad bit like a costume.

    justagirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. I feel it would be so gorgeous with a longer blue train.

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    Historyharlot93
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like a trapeze artist. I don’t think it’s revealing, but it’s pretty ugly. If she dropped it down to above her knees it would give the skirt more shape. This dress would be more ideal for clubbing than a wedding.

    CatWoman1014
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone let her know it’s her brother’s wedding not a look at me moment for her?

    tjh1855
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not really revealing, but looks like something a Disney character would wear.

    antoinette maldari
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because the dress is very cute and she looks great in it, doesn't meaning it's appropriate for a wedding (unless it's some sort of themed wedding). Maybe if there was an "After Party" party, it would be very cool! It's a costume, not a dress.

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who's willing to bet that there is no wedding, and she just wanted Tiktok views, which BP happily provided?

    The Starsong Princess
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She wore Ballerina Barbie cosplay to her brother’s wedding. She looks ridiculous.

    I just work here
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's goofy as hell. Looks like she's trying to be a 5 year old.

    Johnny
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never been to a wedding with a "cocktail" dress code, but I assume her brother knows her and knows what he was getting in to. I knew my brother would wear jeans to my wedding and he did and it was a complete non-issue, I was just glad that he traveled half way across the country to attend. I'd really like to know what her brother and new bride thought about her dress.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, but I'll take the bf.

    Jaeger (Jaeger)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry, but her brothers getting married. NOT HER, she just looks like someone who's just in it for sex...

    Roberta Surprenant
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That dress is not appropriate for anything but a showgirl of some sort.

    Guess Undheit
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a nightclub dress, what you wear for a quickie in the bathroom or back alley.

    El Howard
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sound like someone that has had a lot of experience on the subject. Do you usually use the men's room or the alley?

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    Couragetcd
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it doesn't matter what anyone on the internet thinks. What matters is what her brother and new SIL thought.

    Lola July
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could see her butt cheeks. Why not put on a flower in front on panties that says " My Lady Bits?" Would 3" more have killed the vibe? I don't think so. This made it all about YOU...tacky costume, for tacky you.

    Am Zill
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone is a sad narcissist who can't stand not having all the attention on her. This stunt is immature and selfish. She's obviously trying to upstage the bride. I hope someone does this to her on her wedding day. Little brat. Also, the dress just isn't nice.

    Charles Morgan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was trying to find these words - The fact that she felt she had to upstage the bride in her "kiddie" dress just screams she needs mental and moral help.

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    Trista JW
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only is her self-entitled poutiness extremely offputting, but (and this is just a matter of my own taste) I think that "dress" is extremely ugly, inappropriate and strangely childish. I would have insisted that she refrained fom wearing that at all costs.

    justagirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly? This would be fine on any other special occasion. First date? Sure! Your own engagement party? Why not! Birthday? Whatever, you do you. But a wedding?! I have no words...

    Charles Morgan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine ANYWHERE this costume would be appropriate except for a Shirley Temple dance routine. There is no rationalization for this baby dress being worn by an adult to a civilized social function !

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    rosalia gurkenstein
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dress is generally totally okay. I personally hate the bow on the front though, it kinda ruins the dress for me, but to each their own, that's a personal preference. But the dress is really not appopriate for a wedding, it's extremly attention grabing and screams self-centered a-hole even if she is the friendliest person alive and meant no harm, also for a formal wedding it's just too short, it's more of a party costume and not really anywhere close to formal attire

    Janelle Collard
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Main Character Syndrome person. If I were the bride, I would've had her seated in the very back row for the wedding ceremony.

    K. LNU
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what the brother and (new) SIL thought of the dress. If they were okay with it, then it's fine (a bit too costume-y for my tastes, but it wasn't my wedding). If they weren't then she was the AH.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's ugly and no where appropriate unless it's some kind of trailer trash wedding

    Kevin K2
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do love the, "i just got out of bed...you know what i mean." hair style...I think that is what takes it to a , different level.

    Jay Cee
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are the rest of the cheerleading squad wearing?

    Jay Cee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm old enough (just) to remember the outrage when British model Jean Shrimpton wore a plain white dress on Derby Day at the Melbourne racetrack in 1965. Shook Australia to the core because you could see . . . her knees!

    Coffeemama05
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dinner and drinks? Absolutely. Very cute. Fits you nicely. A wedding? No. Not appropriate. And it’s about the bride and groom. Not you dressed like Cinderella

    Reta Murphy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes lets get all the attention off the bride and groom by dressing like an ice skating s**t for a wedding. WTG mission accomplished.

    El Howard
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It pays to advertise! If someone else's attire is making you have impure thoughts, maybe that's on you, not them.

    firecrackershrimp
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or previewing her costume for a strip club

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Article should be named "How to bring out the 'Zilla in the Bride"

    Andrea L
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dress isn’t the problem. I think it’s her self-centered behavior of making the wedding more about herself than about the bride and groom. Your roll as a guest is just to look nice and show up rather than to grab attention for yourself with your dress. She seems to think it’s all about her and her dress. Only the bride and groom should really spend that much time and thought on wardrobe.

    Sunny Day
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like it should have come with bunny ears and a cotton tail.

    justagirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my gosh that would actually look so cute. Might just be me?

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    Wysteria_Rose
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't say it's revealing. Her rear is not hanging out. I've seen more revealing shorts where I've received a full view of people's butt cheeks. However, it doesn't look like a finished product to me and a tad bit like a costume.

    justagirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. I feel it would be so gorgeous with a longer blue train.

    Load More Replies...
    Historyharlot93
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like a trapeze artist. I don’t think it’s revealing, but it’s pretty ugly. If she dropped it down to above her knees it would give the skirt more shape. This dress would be more ideal for clubbing than a wedding.

    CatWoman1014
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone let her know it’s her brother’s wedding not a look at me moment for her?

    tjh1855
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not really revealing, but looks like something a Disney character would wear.

    antoinette maldari
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because the dress is very cute and she looks great in it, doesn't meaning it's appropriate for a wedding (unless it's some sort of themed wedding). Maybe if there was an "After Party" party, it would be very cool! It's a costume, not a dress.

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who's willing to bet that there is no wedding, and she just wanted Tiktok views, which BP happily provided?

    The Starsong Princess
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She wore Ballerina Barbie cosplay to her brother’s wedding. She looks ridiculous.

    I just work here
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's goofy as hell. Looks like she's trying to be a 5 year old.

    Johnny
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never been to a wedding with a "cocktail" dress code, but I assume her brother knows her and knows what he was getting in to. I knew my brother would wear jeans to my wedding and he did and it was a complete non-issue, I was just glad that he traveled half way across the country to attend. I'd really like to know what her brother and new bride thought about her dress.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, but I'll take the bf.

    Jaeger (Jaeger)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry, but her brothers getting married. NOT HER, she just looks like someone who's just in it for sex...

    Roberta Surprenant
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That dress is not appropriate for anything but a showgirl of some sort.

    Guess Undheit
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a nightclub dress, what you wear for a quickie in the bathroom or back alley.

    El Howard
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sound like someone that has had a lot of experience on the subject. Do you usually use the men's room or the alley?

    Load More Replies...
    Couragetcd
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it doesn't matter what anyone on the internet thinks. What matters is what her brother and new SIL thought.

    Lola July
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could see her butt cheeks. Why not put on a flower in front on panties that says " My Lady Bits?" Would 3" more have killed the vibe? I don't think so. This made it all about YOU...tacky costume, for tacky you.

    Am Zill
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone is a sad narcissist who can't stand not having all the attention on her. This stunt is immature and selfish. She's obviously trying to upstage the bride. I hope someone does this to her on her wedding day. Little brat. Also, the dress just isn't nice.

    Charles Morgan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was trying to find these words - The fact that she felt she had to upstage the bride in her "kiddie" dress just screams she needs mental and moral help.

    Load More Replies...
    Trista JW
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only is her self-entitled poutiness extremely offputting, but (and this is just a matter of my own taste) I think that "dress" is extremely ugly, inappropriate and strangely childish. I would have insisted that she refrained fom wearing that at all costs.

    justagirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly? This would be fine on any other special occasion. First date? Sure! Your own engagement party? Why not! Birthday? Whatever, you do you. But a wedding?! I have no words...

    Charles Morgan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine ANYWHERE this costume would be appropriate except for a Shirley Temple dance routine. There is no rationalization for this baby dress being worn by an adult to a civilized social function !

    Load More Replies...
    rosalia gurkenstein
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dress is generally totally okay. I personally hate the bow on the front though, it kinda ruins the dress for me, but to each their own, that's a personal preference. But the dress is really not appopriate for a wedding, it's extremly attention grabing and screams self-centered a-hole even if she is the friendliest person alive and meant no harm, also for a formal wedding it's just too short, it's more of a party costume and not really anywhere close to formal attire

    Janelle Collard
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Main Character Syndrome person. If I were the bride, I would've had her seated in the very back row for the wedding ceremony.

    K. LNU
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what the brother and (new) SIL thought of the dress. If they were okay with it, then it's fine (a bit too costume-y for my tastes, but it wasn't my wedding). If they weren't then she was the AH.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's ugly and no where appropriate unless it's some kind of trailer trash wedding

    Kevin K2
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do love the, "i just got out of bed...you know what i mean." hair style...I think that is what takes it to a , different level.

    Jay Cee
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are the rest of the cheerleading squad wearing?

    Jay Cee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm old enough (just) to remember the outrage when British model Jean Shrimpton wore a plain white dress on Derby Day at the Melbourne racetrack in 1965. Shook Australia to the core because you could see . . . her knees!

    Coffeemama05
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dinner and drinks? Absolutely. Very cute. Fits you nicely. A wedding? No. Not appropriate. And it’s about the bride and groom. Not you dressed like Cinderella

    Reta Murphy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes lets get all the attention off the bride and groom by dressing like an ice skating s**t for a wedding. WTG mission accomplished.

    El Howard
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It pays to advertise! If someone else's attire is making you have impure thoughts, maybe that's on you, not them.

    firecrackershrimp
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or previewing her costume for a strip club

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Article should be named "How to bring out the 'Zilla in the Bride"

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