wedding dresses, though they were out of my price range,” says the primary schoolteacher, 32, from Sheffield.“But it turned out she had a small selection of vintage ones, so I went to her studio and my dress, a Thirties gown cut on the bias, was the first that I tried on.“I hadn’t set out to get a vintage wedding dress, but it fitted me.
I tried on a few others and nothing else came close. I guess it was quite lucky really.” Luck plays a big part in finding the perfect vintage wedding dress.
While they are certainly more original and affordable than brand new ready-to-wear gowns, they are one-offs, so not only does the style and cut need to suit the bride in question, there’s no opportunity to try it in a size larger or smaller if it.
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