For most brides-to-be, choosing a wedding dress is an intimate bonding for her and the women closest to her.
But according to Oscar de la Renta, your mother is the last person you should help choose your gown.
The veteran fashion designer, 79, made the comment to an audience member on the Martha Stewart show today.
Unusual advice: Oscar de la Renta warned a bride NOT to shop for gowns with her mother on the on Martha Stewart show today
She had asked an expert panel that included Ms Stewart, Mr de la Renta and Martha Stewart Weddings editorial director Darcy Miller who she should take with her when choosing a bridal dress.
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But to both the audience and the panel's surprise, he promptly replied: 'Not with your mother!'
Ms Miller was stunned at the suggestion, exclaiming: That is so mean! My mother would have been so upset... My kids are going shopping with me when they get married.'
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But, as Mr de la Renta, explained, there was good reason for his controversial suggestion.
More often than not, he said, a mother's taste is at odds with her daughter's and her nostalgia for her own wedding day can often get in the way of choosing the right gown.
'What your mother has to understand is that this is the most important day of your life, that this is something you have been dreaming, thinking of for a long time,' he said.
'It’s not her day, it is your day, and your mother should be very proud.'
Once explained, Ms Miller was more inclined to agree with her fellow panellist.
'I think it’s a personal decision,' she conceded. 'It depends on your relationship, what you think of your mother’s fashion taste.'
In any case, she added: 'Don’t take too many people.'
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