Charli XCX’s Classic Bridal Look Was Anything But Bratty

Charli xcx briefly abandoned the brat uniform (pack of cigs, Bic lighter, strappy white top with no bra) this weekend to marry her boyfriend, drummer George Daniel, in east London. The 32-year-old star, whose wildly successful 2024 album of club bangers helped to usher in a new wave of hedonism, walked down the aisle in a surprisingly classic dress: Vivienne Westwood’s Nova Cora mini.

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A beaming Charli, who was photographed as the newlyweds emerged from Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, added a simple veil and a white pair of Jimmy Choo Amita heels to her off-the-shoulder dress, which echoes the signature corseted silhouette chosen by countless other celebrity Vivienne Westwood brides, from Miley Cyrus to Demi Lovato.

While fans might have anticipated a more unconventional bridal look from Charli – this, after all, is the same woman who bestrode the Other Stage in leather hotpants accessorised with a large glass of white just a few short weeks ago – she didn’t relinquish her clubrat image entirely. There was no dramatic Dilara Findikoglu draping, nor so much as a hint of sheer fabric, but her signature shield shades were firmly in place as the couple posed for paps and fans on Mare Street on Saturday.

If to be brat is to live as your authentic self, with all of the messiness, complications and contradictions that entails, then here was its progenitor, marrying the man she loves in a beautiful white dress. Everything really is romantic.

This article was originally published on British Vogue.