Comments on: Wear it again, Cam! http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/wear-it-again-cam ethical weddings blog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:20:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jennifer http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/wear-it-again-cam#comment-2401 Jennifer Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:04:36 +0000 http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/?p=374#comment-2401 My wedding dress came from a charity shop, (and cost well under a fiver). It was a very simple, white, floaty ankle-length frock, to which I added a red jacket I sewed myself, plus Dorothy of Oz cloth dancing shoes (£10 from the local market), which I painted red to match. My flowers and bouquet were put together by a friend from her garden, with rose hips and hawthorn berries from the hedgerows. When I saw myself in the wedding photos I realised--to my chagrin--just how much weight I had put on over the preceding years. So I joined a slimming club. Having then lost 2 stone, my dress no longer fit me anyway, so I returned it to the charity I had bought it from, along with the jacket and shoes. My wedding dress came from a charity shop, (and cost well under a fiver). It was a very simple, white, floaty ankle-length frock, to which I added a red jacket I sewed myself, plus Dorothy of Oz cloth dancing shoes (£10 from the local market), which I painted red to match. My flowers and bouquet were put together by a friend from her garden, with rose hips and hawthorn berries from the hedgerows.

When I saw myself in the wedding photos I realised–to my chagrin–just how much weight I had put on over the preceding years. So I joined a slimming club.

Having then lost 2 stone, my dress no longer fit me anyway, so I returned it to the charity I had bought it from, along with the jacket and shoes.

]]> By: Sharon http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/wear-it-again-cam#comment-1564 Sharon Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:16:19 +0000 http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/?p=374#comment-1564 I throw my 2 cents in for saving it for future children. I'm wearing my mom's old dress form the 70s. Though as a word of caution: she really pressured me into it at first and it was a sticky subject for a while. (Mainly because squeezing my size 10 body into her size 2 dress raised a lot of body issues for me.) Eventually I came around on it, after some alterations. Now I'm glad to have a dress that's so meaningful. We're not having kids though so I don't know what I'll do with it afterwards. Maybe donate it? I know in the U.S. there are organizations specifically designed for this purpose. I throw my 2 cents in for saving it for future children. I’m wearing my mom’s old dress form the 70s. Though as a word of caution: she really pressured me into it at first and it was a sticky subject for a while. (Mainly because squeezing my size 10 body into her size 2 dress raised a lot of body issues for me.)

Eventually I came around on it, after some alterations. Now I’m glad to have a dress that’s so meaningful. We’re not having kids though so I don’t know what I’ll do with it afterwards. Maybe donate it? I know in the U.S. there are organizations specifically designed for this purpose.

]]> By: Jenny http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/wear-it-again-cam#comment-1533 Jenny Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:34:38 +0000 http://ethicalweddings.com/blog/?p=374#comment-1533 Hi Katie I'm having a dress in two pieces so I can wear them seperately afterwards. Jo Mackin, of 'Wholly Jo', is making it and she is designing it so that you can't tell it's a skirt and a top. I know that doesn't help much but Jo also suggested dying the outfit afterwards. You don't even need to use chemical dyes - she showed me some silk she had dyed using tea and it was a beautiful parchmenty sort of colour. Perfect for a wedding-guest outfit! ;o) Hi Katie

I’m having a dress in two pieces so I can wear them seperately afterwards. Jo Mackin, of ‘Wholly Jo’, is making it and she is designing it so that you can’t tell it’s a skirt and a top.

I know that doesn’t help much but Jo also suggested dying the outfit afterwards. You don’t even need to use chemical dyes - she showed me some silk she had dyed using tea and it was a beautiful parchmenty sort of colour. Perfect for a wedding-guest outfit! ;o)

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