http://www.bridefriendly.com/ Vintage Wedding Dress en-us http://www.bridefriendly.com/Casual-Wedding-Dress/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:07:35 -0600 Casual Wedding Dress ARTICLEHEADINGWell preserved dresses will stand the test of time better than those that are not well looked after. Most on-line shops will organize for delivery or shipping if you are in a distant location. For many brides during these two decades, the luxury of a wedding dress was a distant dream and most would marry in their Sunday best or party clothes. My grandmother for instance was one of the lucky ones as the silk for her wedding dress was imported from the USA to the UK. However, there are a few things you need to be aware of when buying a vintage dress for your wedding. Wedding gown is only worn on a single day. 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The 1930’s and 40’s saw a the wedding dress industry fall into decline mainly due to the depression and. http://www.bridefriendly.com/Modest-Wedding-Dresses/ http://www.bridefriendly.com/Pink-Wedding-Dress/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:07:35 -0600 Pink Wedding Dress ARTICLEHEADINGWell preserved dresses will stand the test of time better than those that are not well looked after. Tears, splits and holes are not so easy to fix, unless the dress has vast amounts of fabric and the damage can be cut away and patched over - find a brilliant seamstress to do this for you as they can often make such repairs look invisible. Ebay is another site where vintage wedding dresses often come up for sale, however you need to be careful about what you are buying and make sure you are satisfied the seller is trustworthy. Vintage wedding dresses were predominantly made from silk which, unfortunately, does degrade over time. The most popular eras for vintage wedding dresses are the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s. 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