Cash and carry giant Costco have launched a pilot scheme in the US to sell designer wedding dresses at affordable prices. Thanks to a partnership with wedding dress designer Kirstie Kelly, the cash and carry outlet has launched its first collection of bridal gowns at selected stores in the US. In keeping with the retailer’s [...]
According to legendary British designer and long-term friend of Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, the 37-year-old is planning to design her own wedding dress for her forthcoming nuptials to The Kills rocker Jamie Hince. Having previously designed her own collections for Top Shop, and also a new accessories line for the French company, Longchamp, Kate should [...]
A charity shop in Clevedon, North Somerset, has slashed the prices on its wedding dresses by a massive 50% for the whole of February as the CLIC Sargent shop revealed its overrun with bridal gowns. The charity shop has over 40 wedding dresses in stock, many of which are designer gowns with original price tags [...]
There are strong indications that bride-to-be Kate Middleton has already selected her wedding dress designer after the bookies stopped taking bets after a surge of interest in one name in particular. Since the news broke of the royal engagement between Prince William and Kate Middleton, bridal designers have been queuing up to give their opinion [...]
A bride-to-be from South Wales is now facing walking down the aisle without the dress of her dreams after the shop she bought her wedding gown from went bust. Not only is Tracy Thomas from Newport having to cope with the stress of losing out on her ultimate wedding dress, the 42-year-old is also over [...]
An American charity will be giving away designer wedding dresses to military brides to celebrate Veteran’s Day in the US. The wedding dress giveaway, organised by Brides Across America, is part of a nationwide project to ensure military brides across the country are able to have the dream wedding they’ve always wanted. Wedding dresses have [...]
Bridal shop owner Becky Murtagh, who runs Nancy Jane Bridal in Stretford, is doing her bit for charity by collecting used bridal gowns for local charity, St Ann’s Hospice. The hospice has its own specialist bridal store in Cheadle where it raises money through selling second hand wedding gowns. Bridal shop owner Becky has been [...]
Eco conscious bride Rachel Robinson thought a traditional white wedding gown was a waste of money, so instead decided to take a radical approach to her dress for the big day. Forget silk, chiffon and taffeta, this bride opted for bubble wrap as her material of choice for her gown, more commonly used for packing [...]
A group of student fashion designers at Sheffield Hallam University have been working in-conjunction with engineering students to create a wedding dress which can be broken down and used as 5 other garments. The idea behind the dress is to challenge society’s addiction to throwaway fashion. As the most symbolic garment a woman will ever [...]
Brides in Zambia, Africa, are being given the opportunity to walk down the aisle in a beautiful white wedding dress thanks to special project which is being set up by a charity in Berkshire. The scheme goes beyond simply donating second hand wedding dresses to Zambian women. Abi Parker from Windsor has set up the [...]
