Ingrid from Bell'ancora just send me an email, mentioning that her consignment bridal store snapped up this gorgeous Reem Acra dress - not the one worn by Desperate Housewives" Maria Cross but nevertheless the exact same dress. Which brings me to the amazing green act of buying or selling your couture dress in a consignment store. These once worn dresses are 30%-70% off the original thousands of dollars and totally trendy, not that dress from so 5 years ago, which hasn't made into the fashionable vintage store yet and is just outmoded.Ingrid:" When I was searching for my wedding gown I fell in love with several designer gowns that were way outside my budget and I didn’t like the idea of buying a new dress when there were so many brides wearing dresses and then putting them in their closets. eBay didn’t really give me what I was looking for and I saw a need for a “boutique” style website catering to brides looking for affordable wedding gowns and thus, bell’ancora was born.." The same thing had happened to Julie Jones from Encore Bridal in Los Angeles a little earlier in 2002. Her store in Los Angeles and White Chicago in Chicago are two other super sassy stops, where your dream dress can come true without costing you a week of your honey moon.
One of my brides, Shannon, got her dress from Glamour Closet in San Francisco and was totally happy about my suggestion: "You’re the best!! I found a dress!! I can't tell you how happy I am, HAPPY! The girl who helped me, Diane, was unbelievable, she went out of her way to make my dreams come true. I have been looking for this dress since December and have been searching every website, store, or ebay link I can find. GREEN, GREEN, GREEN!!!"
Geraldine Brower's The Bridal Garden in NY tops everybody of with donating their proceeds to needy kids under the umbrella of "Shelter Arms".
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