Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos' three-day Venice wedding in the summer of 2025 was quite the production, but not necessarily one that's going to win any awards for best wardrobe. There were some pretty poorly-dressed people at the Sánchez-Bezos wedding, and depending on who you ask, the bride herself may have been among them. For starters, Lauren's pre-wedding dress looked downright painful due to how much it appeared to restrict her movement (and possibly her breathing), and the real deal looked just
as stress-inducingly uncomfortable -- not to mention extremely outdated. However, the fact that it wouldn't look too out of place during the plague era of the 14th century hasn't stopped Mrs. Bezos from finding any excuse to show off the thin white gown.
Lauren's dress reveal on Instagram during her wedding weekend in June 2025 was one thing, given that it was one of the first times the general public got to see how she looked on her big day. "Not just a gown, a piece of poetry," she wrote in that post before going on to thank Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana for designing the dress. Two months later, however, Lauren also posted a number of photos to Instagram stories once again thanking Dolce, while making sure to keep herself -- and the dress -- as the focal point. Though, to be fair, while the dress has its issues, it's certainly not the worst thing she's ever worn.
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The Retro Influence Of Lauren Sánchez Bezos' Wedding Dress
To be fair to Mrs. Lauren Sánchez Bezos, it may be a slight exaggeration to say that her wedding dress was evocative of the late middle ages. Still, the inspiration for the design wasn't exactly modern. In a since-deleted Instagram comment, journalist Katie Couric called the dress tacky, drawing comparisons to some of the more ostentatious fashion trends of the 1980s (per Page Six). However, even that would be a little too recent.
In an interview with Vogue, Lauren revealed that she initially planned on wearing something a bit more contemporary, but instead opted to make her dress a period piece, of sorts. "It went from 'I want a simple, sexy modern dress' to 'I want something that evokes a moment,' and where I am right now. I am a different person than I was five years ago," she said. Lauren found the "moment" she was looking for by turning the clock back by about seven decades. More specifically, she asked for a wedding dress inspired by the one worn by Sophia Loren in the 1958 movie "Houseboat," also starring Cary Grant. "I said, 'That's it. That's the dress,'" Lauren shared, adding that Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana spent about 80 days putting everything together. That could have been enough time for Hollywood to shoot an entire remake of "Houseboat." Did Lauren Sánchez Bezos' dress live up to Sophia Loren's original? You be the judge.
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