6 Green Reasons to buy a Vintage Wedding Gown:

Twice the Gown for Half the Money...

The quality and workmanship exhibited in vintage gowns is far superior to all but the most expensive gowns available today – and even most of them can’t compare. Many of the richly lustrous slipper satins, delicate laces and dressmaker details are simply not available today at any price.

Modern gowns often imitate vintage styles but use inferior materials and construction techniques that result in an inferior product – though that doesn’t prevent a hefty price tag. Most gowns, whether shiny satin, duchesse, chiffon, or other fancy weave are made of just plain ole’ polyester and acetate. And modern silks are treated with so many “finishing” chemicals that their resistance to deterioration over time is in serious question.

Made in America...

In the not so distant past, American goods were recognized as the best in the world. Vintage gowns were Made in America by skilled artisans during the era of the country's greatest manufacturing achievements. Unionized craftspeople who earned a decent wage worked to the exacting standards of designers and producers whose clientele recognized - and required - quality.

Vintage gowns were not cranked out by the thousands in foreign sweatshops by manufacturers who care far more for profit than excellence. A vintage gown carries no taint of exploitation - just one more reason to revel in it’s beauty.

Nothing Could be Greener . . . 

As we become more conscious of our impact on the Earth, we are also becoming aware of how dependent we are on an infinitely complicated system of complex relationships, hidden waste, and obscured consequences. This can leave us infinitely confused - Which is better, paper or plastic? Oven or microwave? What’s the impact of the batteries in our iPhone - or the iPhone itself, for that matter?

Fortunately, there is one way we can be confident we are making as little environmental impact as possible; Re-use - anything and everything. And fortunately, we live in a culture with plenty of everything to re-use.

But most fortunate of all, the bride who chooses a vintage gown can be confident she has made the best possible choice for the environment. One of the few choices she may make that is all reward and no sacrifice.

Timeless and Classic . . .

Ever notice how wedding pictures of even a decade or two ago often appear hopelessly dated? Fashion changes so quickly that what seems fresh and new one moment quickly becomes stale. But as the saying goes “Everything old is new again.” Vintage gowns have survived their own phase of “hopelessly dated” to emerge afresh as classically elegant.

Season after season, designers turn to the fashions of yesterday for inspiration - and they are never disappointed. Far from being passé, a well-designed and beautifully made vintage gown will never be out of style.

Something for Everyone . . .

The vintage bride has decade upon decade of fashion arrayed before her. From the elongated curves of a 30s biased cut gown and the shapely gowns of the 1940s, to the full ball gowns of the 1950s and the Camelot-inspired dresses of the Kennedy era.

A vintage gown expresses the creativity and individuality of the bride in a way that a modern gown, however lovely, could never do. The bride who wears vintage creates her own style informed with her own personality - not the dictates of others.

A Vintage Gown is History . . .  

But it’s also the future. When you choose a vintage gown you are choosing an heirloom, perhaps the first, for your new family.

These gowns were made to last and have stood the test of time. With reasonable care, a vintage gown could be a treasure you’ll share with your own daughter - or even granddaughter, someday.

One Last Word . . .

In this modern age, where simple romance is conspicuously lacking, a vintage gown is simply romantic. And romance should never lose its place in the wedding celebration ...don’t you agree?