A typical bridesmaid wants a dress that can be worn again for special occasions

If you look at the expense and the trouble associated with buying a bridesmaid dress, there is no wonder that one of the strongest desires bridal assistants harbor about the event they were asked to help with is to be able to reuse the lovely bridesmaids piece. In practice, more often than not, color, design and material which make up the final look of the dress spell trouble as regards extending its life. On top of that, as the choice of wedding party fashion often depends on expectations of the bride, you might not even have much influence over major parameters.

Against this backdrop, a trend is picking up in the bridal industry that sees more and more designers and producers strive for solutions that would make it possible to wear at least some models again. In practice, it means highlighting simplicity at the expense of typical nuptial elements and patters. Such a reserved look nicely interplays with a recent rise in weddings steeped in tradition. Instead of showy, flashy colors and designs, they place a premium on restraint and universality. Some problems remains, though, in particular the use of textiles which are usually Vintage Trouwjurk associated with the poetic quality of the wedding party, such as sateen or chiffon. No matter how hard designers try to hide their purpose, some solutions are simply bound to be associated with wedding-related occasions.

So is every bridesmaid doomed to spend money on a dress they can only use once? In many ways, it depends on what your tolerance and creativity is. Some women simply take is as given that a maids dress is a waste of money and they do not try at all to take some effort to look for more all-round designs or to alter / accessorize / adjust pieces that are automatically treated as closet castoffs.

Bridesmaid dresses have been recognized as a fitting basis for Trouwjurken Met Kant the prom too, which is one creative way in which they can be reused. In South Carolina, parents have been running the Cinderella Project in cooperation with schools, which enables past wedding attendants to donate their unused pieces to needy teenagers who are getting ready for their prom Lange Cocktailjurken party.

Other creative applications for bridesmaid dresses are available. The question is whether attendants who spent time and money running around to buy a perfect piece would be satisfied wearing it in some trashy situations. There have been stories of perennial maids delving deep into their wardrobes and pulling out dresses to play football. Needless to say, even though the whole thing was giving them a lot of satisfaction, assuaging frustration related to the downsides of being a bridal attendant, it did little to extend the life of their dresses in any meaningful way. Less drastic, but equally questionable methods include, for example, throwing a ball or party just to give a bridesmaid dress another lease of life.