A woman was going to wear a sleek gown with a poofy white skirt to her friend's wedding until she was dissuaded by TikTokers who said it's 'inappropriate'

• After searching for a year, a woman tracked down her "dream" Carolina Herrera gown.
• Angela Pham asked TikTok followers, and her real-life inner circle, if it was appropriate for a wedding guest.

A woman nabbed her "dream dress" after tracking it down for a year, intending to wear it to a friend's wedding, until she was dissuaded by a torrent of emphatic TikTok comments saying it would be "inappropriate."

Last week, Angela Pham, who works as a commercial photographer in New York City, shared with her followers that she'd purchased a sleek Carolina Herrera gown on the luxury resale site The Real Real for $535.

It features a strapless black top with a drop waist that transitions into a poofy white skirt. "I feel very Carrie Bradshaw," she said on TikTok while trying it on.

In a comment under the video, Pham asked if the dress was appropriate to wear to a friend's wedding. In a follow-up clip she posted two days later, she informed viewers that the responses had been split 50-50.

"Some of you said I would upstage the bride, some of you said that the skirt was too bridal, and a lot of you guys said that it was totally fine to wear," Pham said in that video.

She also polled her real-life inner circle for their thoughts, including her best friend (who apparently said, "Yes, fab"); her stylist friend (who said, "I think it would be fine"); her traditional Vietnamese mom ("No, you should ask the bride"); and her friend who'd just gotten married ("Firm no").

Pham again posed the question to her 32,000 TikTok followers in the second video that has garnered 683,000 views.

"TikTok, unlike any other social media, is a great way to gauge people's unfiltered and authentic opinions, and the people did not disappoint," she told Insider.

This time, viewers responded with a resounding and loud "no."

"If you have to ask, it's a no," a top commenter wrote. Another added: "Even if the bride doesn't care, others will and that will be an unnecessary distraction/invitation for negative energy on a special day."

Commenters also noted that the white satin heels Pham had selected had a bridal vibe as well, and urged her to save the dress for a different occasion.

Pham responded to several commenters confirming she "definitely won't be wearing it." While the TikTok poll was instructive, she told Insider she was "convinced it was inappropriate as soon as my recent bride friend advised against it."

Pham told Insider she's saving the dress for another black-tie occasion, so she's still in pursuit of a new dress to wear to the wedding.