7 Instances When the Kardashian-Jenner Family Wore Controversial Wedding Guest Attire

Wearing a shimmering metallic isn’t as egregious as turning up in a white dress, which Kylie Jenner has also done. But bright golds and silvers are still incredibly eye-catching, and largely inappropriate at a wedding where the focus should be on the couple. The enormous gold ball gown that Jenner wore to friend Hailey Bieber’s wedding was bound to compete with the bride’s look, making it an incredibly disrespectful choice. Even in lamé, the poufy skirt is bridal. “If someone tries to pull a Kylie Jenner move like this at my wedding….. they will kindly be escorted out with a red wine stain down the front of their dress,” wrote one X user.

At friend Lauren Perez’s birthday, bridesmaid Kendall Jenner appeared in an unconventional reception dress: a skin-baring cutout Mônot gown. Though the piece looked fabulous on Jenner, it was a racy choice for a wedding and inevitably drew focus away from Perez. Jenner defended the choice to online critics, insisting she got permission from the bride before committing to the look. But even getting the bride’s blessing doesn’t mean it’s polite to make yourself the center of attention. “I mean if you have to bother the bride and ask if something is appropriate to wear, it probably means it’s not,” wrote one Reddit commenter. “They’re so oblivious.”

Kendall Jenner with friends at Lauren Perez and David Waltzer’s wedding celebration in Miami (11/11/21). pic.twitter.com/84V0KkfCS7

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Kim Kardashian loves a sexy moment, and her look for Stephanie Shepard’s wedding was no exception. Her tight Alaïa gown featured a bodice composed of a few carefully placed straps, as well as a cutaway skirt that revealed black underwear. Kardashian and Shepard are long-time friends, so it’s unlikely the bride was surprised at Kardashian’s look. Still, this skin-baring ensemble is all wrong for a wedding where Kardashian should be trying to blend in with the rest of the attendees. In this look, it’s hard to imagine that she succeeded at avoiding the spotlight.

Kim Kardashian at Stephanie Shepherd’s wedding in Beverly Hills pic.twitter.com/pUbAE8ZVQR

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This silver, lingerie-inspired look that Kylie Jenner wore for Jeff Bezos’s Venice wedding to Lauren Sanchez certainly fits the icon’s aesthetic, with its cool-toned metallic color and sexy, body-hugging silhouette. Unfortunately, while it might fit the makeup mogul’s personal brand, wedding guest attire is about more than just picking the look that’s best on you, which makes this an inappropriate wedding outfit that Jenner won’t live down. Instead of indicating respect and consideration for the wedding party, this attention-grabbing dress suggests she was just focused on having her own style moment.

Kim Kardashian came under fire for the red lehenga she wore to attend Anant Ambani’s wedding to Radhika Merchant in Mumbai, India. Like a saree, a lehenga is a traditional Indian garment, typically worn for formal occasions like weddings. But Kardashian’s choice of a traditional garment isn’t the problem here — a lehenga is the proper and respectful choice of attire in this context. It was more so the color. Though it’s less strictly observed than the ban on wearing white at Western weddings, red is often reserved for the bride within Indian, Chinese, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi wedding traditions. In addition, this is another boldly revealing dress, and just one more instance of Kardashian grabbing attention on someone else’s day.

Kendall Jenner bucked trends and good manners again for Simon Huck’s wedding, wearing a gold Donna Karan dress even as other guests opted for all-black. In the end, Jenner looked more coordinated with Huck, who wore a gold velvet tux. As a guest, matching the groom, rather than the rest of the attendees, is exactly what you don’t want to do. Indeed, black had previously been considered inappropriate for wedding guests, but that’s an outdated wedding tradition guests should skip, especially when everyone else is wearing this dark shade.

Kendall Jenner with her sisters and friends at Simon Huck’s wedding pic.twitter.com/oMbm83ZL1N

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Khloe Kardashian looked like a space bride in the metallic silver gown she donned for Stephanie Shepard’s wedding. The Lena Berisha dress didn’t directly compete with the white gown that Shepard wore, but it’s still a bold look for Kardashian to wear on a night intended to celebrate someone else.