Today’s Washington Post Style section “Shopper” column is “The To-Do Before the ‘I Do’.”

It’s a lot of blahblahblah, until the bit about bridesmaid dresses. This is what it says:

The days of cringe-worthy bridal party frocks are over as more designers turn out options worthy of donning post-wedding.

This is the $290 dress from ThreadDesign that the text points to:

For real, people. Do not dress your full-grown bridesmaids in this dress. The life you save will be your own.