wedding dresses

Inside the workshop and showroom of Giovanna Alessandro, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

World News

Ukraine's wedding dress industry is alive and well, despite the war

1:45pm August 03, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

The town of Chernivtsi, once the wedding dress capital of the Soviet Union, is still churning out dresses — for the West. "We are staying in Ukraine," says a dressmaker. "We will build our economy."

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A bridal mannequin sitting in a wheelchair in a small shop display has gotten big attention.

World News

U.K. Bridal Boutique Celebrates Wedding Dresses And Wheelchairs

4:22pm January 13, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

A window display at the shop in Portishead, England, went viral on social media for featuring a mannequin wearing a wedding dress while in a wheelchair.

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Wedding dresses come in bold hues at Salon Al Fardous — Paradise Salon. The rent-a-gown shop looks out on the temporary housing and makeshift stores in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Health & Safety

Refugees Say Yes To The Rental Wedding Dress

7:00am August 25, 2018

by Nathanael Chouraqui

On a dusty street in Jordan's largest camp for Syrian refugees, there are some unexpected businesses.

Alfred Angelo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after closing dozens of its stories, leaving brides and bridesmaids struggling to get dresses they've paid for. This file photo shows dresses from the company's 2010 season.

National

Brides Scramble For Dresses And Information After Alfred Angelo Stores Close Abruptly

4:52pm July 15, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The lawyer handling the bankruptcy case says she has received more than 7,000 emails from customers. Former brides are offering free dresses and tips — such as the phone numbers of seamstresses.

Man, that PPE is hot. And not in a good way. One challenge for the designers was to come up a way to give health workers more time in personal protective equipment without overheating.

Ebola Design Challenge Says Yes To The Wedding Dress Designer

10:32am November 03, 2014

by Linda Poon

There were engineers. And virologists. And one wedding dress designer. Together, they're trying to devise a better design for protective gear worn by health workers in the Ebola ward.