Padded jacket and hiking boots – what the bride will be wearing this winter
Marrying in the colder months not only saves money, it opens up a whole new world of wardrobe possibilitiesA winter wedding used to mean celebrations spent shivering in a pashmina, but now outfits that...
View ArticleOne dress, five weddings: gown with a history goes on display
Dress made for wedding in 1938 and used by four others donated to Museum of LondonElizabeth Wray never had very much as a young woman, having grown up in the east end of London between the wars,...
View ArticleThe perfect mother-of-the-bride dress? Black, barely there and eye-wateringly...
There are plenty of options for sober, tasteful outfits for the bride’s mother to wear. But if you want to make a statement, step this wayName: The Mother-of-the-bride dress.Age: New this...
View ArticleWhy it’s now the bride who wears the trousers
Women are ditching frothy gowns to make their vows in jumpsuits or white separatesWhen Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner married musician Joe Jonas in Las Vegas last week, she wore a pair of white,...
View ArticleBody positivity can come in many forms – even a custom-made wedding dress |...
After three years of talking to tailors and women living in large bodies, I learned that there’s joy to be found in garments made to fit you perfectlyThe couturier is using her tape measure like a...
View ArticleThe big day – how many wedding dresses are too many?
The Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex, Solange and Kim Kardashian West have all switched their bridal frocks from day to night-time. What does it say about our approach to marriage?Once, it was all...
View ArticleTell us: how have you reused your wedding dress?
We want to hear if you opted for a non-traditional dress, or if you’ve repurposed it so you could wear it againWorn for the big day, gone tomorrow – for many people a wedding dress will be the single...
View Article‘It made a great corpse bride costume’: meet the women recycling and reusing...
Many women are refusing to retire their bridal gowns to the back of the wardrobe, in favour of wearing them again or repurposing them. Guardian readers reveal what they did with theirs Catherine...
View ArticleWhat to wear at a wedding – fashion archive, 28 May 1994
28 May 1994: Once upon a time, a wedding had rules but now anything goes. Harriet Quick finds out how people prepare for the big dayWriting in Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage, in 1955, social...
View Article'The brides feel like Cinderella': the free wedding shop helping India's poor
Fashion designer’s scheme provides secondhand shoes, clothes and jewellery free to women who can’t pay for their big dayA section of a boutique in Pappinisseri town in Kerala’s Kannur district brims...
View ArticleTaffeta with no tantrums: How we created Diana’s fairytale wedding dress
As the gown of the 80s goes on show, David Emanuel, its co-designer, describes working with his ‘sweet as pie’ royal client For David Emanuel, the memories are always close to the surface....
View ArticleAll white now: the best wedding dresses for the big day
With weddings for up to 30 guests back on since mid-May, there has been a sudden rush for last-minute or ‘shotgun’ weddings. With that in mind, here is our pick of the best dresses and trouser suits...
View ArticleDiana’s wedding dress goes on display at Kensington Palace
Princess of Wales’s gown will be at exhibition Royal Style in the Making from 3 JuneFashion fans and royal followers will be able to get a closeup look at the dress that Diana, Princess of Wales, wore...
View ArticleTell us: have you re-thought your wedding dress during the pandemic?
We would like to hear if you have changed your mind about your wedding attire during the pandemic For couples who decided to get married during the last 18 months, wedding plans have often had to be...
View ArticleHarrods to launch fashion rental service at Knightsbridge store
Move follows recent buzz around rented clothes after Carrie Johnson wore a hired gown at her weddingWhen Carrie Johnson wore a rented gown to marry the prime minister, it prompted a fashion frenzy. And...
View Article‘We love everybody’: the French drag couple making non-traditional wedding...
James and ViviAnn Du Fermoir-de-Monsac want to create an atmosphere where those who don’t fit the vision of an ideal bride feel comfortableOn the third floor of a typical Alsatian building in...
View Article‘Show off the melanin, show off the curves’ : Bridal Babes boutique centers...
Ashley Young’s company fills a gap in the $57bn wedding industry: ‘We want to be an example’Three years before co-founding Bridal Babes– a bridal e-commerce boutique that caters to Black and brown...
View ArticleNice day for a black wedding: brides ditch white for dramatic gowns
Symbolism of white is no longer a priority for many as brides go in search of black dressesOn the fashion rental platform My Wardrobe HQ, there is a black tulle Dolce & Gabbana dress that has been...
View ArticleFive wedding outfits for just £29! My cheap, ethical, joy-filled wedding
From the hugely expensive dress to the imported flowers, the average wedding is a bank-breaking, planet-wrecking affair. There is a greener, less stressful approach, if you make the most of charity...
View ArticleDPD has lost my wedding dress
The courier collected the dress and veil to take to the bridal cleaners but the sizable package vanishedI used a specialist company, Treasured Possession, to clean and pack my wedding dress and veil...
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