The Q:"I have a collection of bridesmaids dresses. Some hideous, some not so much, but I just feel that I am wearing a bridesmaids dress whenever I have it on, thus making me never want to wear it in public, ever. What can I do with these dresses?" - Xochitl, while talking to herself every time she opens her closet. Brooklyn, NY
The A: This is an age old dilemma! Indeed, just last Halloween, I was desperately trying to find 2 friends willing to don the OTHER TWO cranberry colored Jim Helm bridesmaids gowns that I owned (that are nearly identical) so that I could FINALLY spend the holiday as a Supreme, the way I was meant to spend it. (Alas, no one else wanted to wear the other gowns!)
So, now that you are the Bride, we know you wont be putting anyone in anything ugly, but what do you do with your OLD collection!
May we present TWO solutions! First, the charitable one! Donate your PRETTY AND STYLISH dress for a young girl to wear to her prom! Imaging the wonderful "2nd Career" your dress could have as some young ladies gown of a lifetime (or at least of high school!) The Glass Slipper Project takes old bridesmaids dresses and matches them with wearers. www.glassslipperproject.org
Now, the less charitable one: Post your HIDEOUS Dress on People Magazine's Real Weddings: Ugly Dress Page! http://reallifeweddings.people.com/ They have some real winners up there! The site also includes space to post on how your FH popped the question!
