Best Designers For Mother Of The Bride Dresses (2024 Updated)

I bought this dress for and outdoor wedding in Illinois in September and I’m not sure what the weather will be like. This is going to be perfect. If it’s chilly I can wear the jacket – and if it’s hot I’m all set with the sleeveless dress alone.

It is a deep gorgeous shade of navy and the beading compliments it perfectly. Very well made and fully lined. I’m 5’1 inches, around 160 and ordered the 16 because I really like to wear my clothes loose fitting.

This is perfect and does not look to big at all. The description says the sleeves are 3/4 but because my arms are so short they come about 2 inches above my wrist which is perfect. I can add a pretty bracelet.

The length for me is a little below the knee which I like. I can’t wait to wear it. Thank you Nordstrom’s :).

Beautiful, lovely dress, but runs at least a size small. (Otherwise it rates 5 stars). Ordered it from another source two months ago when size chart suggested my measurements were size 14 (I wear a 10-12, 1 in Chicos, S in Eileen Fisher).

Tried it on yesterday in a panic-needs shapewear and minimizer bra. Other store would take too long to exchange it (online only, son’s wedding in 10 days). Dillards customer service clerk was able to order it for me in 16, with expedited shipping to arrive the middle of this week.

As to the style (mother of the groom) some say it’s matronly-but at age 71 I’m definitely a “matron. ” Dillard’s is wonderful.

Dressy enough for the grandmother of the groom without being too glitzy. Comfortable, lightweight and covers upper arms just enough. I ordered Size 10 and Size 12. There was very little difference in the sizes.

Mostly the difference in the sizes was in the shoulders. I kept the Size 10 since it was not available in petite. I would say the dress is true to size and it will travel easily for an out of town occasion.

I am glad, I checked out the size chart, the dress fits well. It’s a nice dress, but I didn’t like yellow rhinestones. On the picture they look silver. Yellow on Mocca dress looks cheap

I am waiting on a refund. Please process refund. Beautiful dress did not fit. It was returned and a different size purchased.

This is the perfect dress for my daughters wedding. I was very happy with the price. Thank you!

I ordered dress on sample sale. I was worried it would be damaged or not fit, as there was only 1 color and size available. It is a little snug, but expected as not exactly my size yet. The front is longer than the picture shows and I will need to get it adjusted.

I will be wearing this as my wedding dress with cowgirl boots. Hoping I will love once the adjustments are made and loose a few pounds.

Love the length. I’m 5’1 and a “maxi” dress always hits the floor. So got a midi, and it hits right at the ankle. Perfect!! Fitted without being tight, if you know what I mean. Only downside is that it’s a little see thru, and living in Florida it’s annoying to have to wear another layer (slip) no matter how thin it is.

3. 5/5 ⭐️.

As a 5 foot tall woman, it is impossible to find long dresses that won’t touch the ground. This one is perfect! Hits just right above my heel and fits like a dream. I maybe could have gone up to a small instead of xs but that’s just bc it clings to curves.

Not crazy about it! I usually wear a small but I feel like this runs small and even though it says it’s midi I was hoping the length would look like it does on the model but it was like a long dress that look like it shrunk.

Came above my ankles.

Purchased this for my mother of the bride dress. I am in love with this dress. It really makes me look like I have a better figure than I actually do! Accentuates all the right places and makes me look like my waist is tiny.

Absolutely love the fabric because the beading and sequins are exquisite. Instead of being a monotonous flat navy blue, the beading provides depths of color making the leaves seem almost 3 dimensional.

I will have to have it hemmed, but am so excited to wear this at the wedding. I feel beautiful in it, and it is very comfortable. I highly recommend this dress because even though it is a sheath dress, it is very forgiving and not too tight on areas you don’t want people noticing.

Very slimming effect.

A gorgeous dress. Only downside is that the sewn in shaping and heavy beading make it a bit heavy and stiff. For me the neckline stood out from my shoulders and couldn’t quite be adjusted to look natural.

if I were more broad-shouldered the dress would have been a perfect fit. As it was, it was very flattering with a nice a-line drape and short sleeves. It was also VERY long. Probably could be shortened, but must be done professionally.

I am, 5’2″ and 117 lbs. The 6 was a good fit.

This gown is stunning! I wanted so badly for the reviews I read prior to ordering to be skewed, but, unfortunately, they were spot on and accurate in describing the dress. The gown was almost true to size, but found it to be a little snug compared to other garments I might wear in the exact same size.

That part, I could’ve dealt with. The main reason for the average score is that the gown is incredibly LONG! The scalloped edges were beautiful, but there is no way to hem this gown without losing the gorgeous scalloped hem.

There is no seam at or near the waist. The only seam vertically is at the top pf the shoulders. If I could’ve had the dress shortened, it would’ve been my choice, but, sadly, I had to return it.

I have tried many different long dresses to wear for my daughter’s Summer wedding, of different brands, price ranges, styles and from numerous stores. This gown is absolutely beautiful! It’s figure flattering, long enough for me wearing 2” heels and I’m 5’ 8” tall.

I can sit and walk and move easily in this. Eventhough the dress has three layers, it’s amazingly lightweight. The bodice is not itchy and the arms are tight fitting. I can raise my arms without a problem.

I’ve never worn a dress with built in boning, but this bodice only has two and they just help to form the top and don’t restrict movement. I wear a size 16 in dresses, and this 16 fits true to size. The orchid pink color is actually more of a light lavender and the inner lining seems more grey or silver.

The zipper did stick a bit at the place where the lining stops, but there was a little piece of embroidery lace caught in it and now it’s fine. The sewn in bra cups are too high up for me and I’ve already taken the dress for a few alterations including moving the bra pads.

The embroidery is silver flowers with rose gold center sequins. The fabric doesn’t tend to wrinkle. To be honest, the dress is over my budget, but as soon as I tried it on, I knew I had found my MOB dress! Nordstrom sent in a thick well constructed cardboard box, in plastic and on a hanger.

In my experience, dress runs small; I had to go up 2 sizes. The built-in bra may not work for me now but I am hoping alterations can help me. Yes, extra expense but after trying 6 dresses I’ve decided this is my MOB dress.

Illusion top too large but should be easy to alter. Flattering for larger bust & hiding stomach. Seems very well made. I advise to keep checking website for returned dresses – that’s how I found my size – worth the search I understand the manufacturer is shipping more in early May 2022, so keep checking, hopefully Nordstrom will get more.

I’m return a size 16 today or tomorrow I followed manufacturers sizing and it was still too small. Wish Nordstrom would order more in larger sizes for mature figures. who want a dress with some sort of sleeve.

This dress is wonderful! It looks much better than the pictures. The color is more silver/gray than it appears on the website. It appeared to me a bit more blue online but that may just be my interpretation.

It fit perfect, except for the length, which I expected. I’m old enough to remember when dresses for the most part were not long enough if taller than 5’6″! I read reviews that almost everyone has to get the length altered and some weren’t happy about it.

For a floor length dress this should be expected. The dress is SUPER comfortable. The boning in the bodice is a huge plus (no miserable foundations necessary for most) and the base fabric was soft and not stiff.

I absolutely LOVED the pockets! I had tissue and my lipstick in one pocket and the other pocket was used to put my glasses in for posed photos.