6 Reasons to Buy a Vintage Gown by Jennifer Hollon of Cherished Bride

Jennifer Hollon is the proprietress of Cherished Bride, a beautiful online vintage bridal salon. She's extremely educated in her gowns, and provides excellent customer service to each of her brides.She'll be with us this week and next for her Six Reasons to buy a vintage 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 its beauty.

- Jennifer Hollon, Cherished Bride

Comments

[Mikiye Creations]

I absolutely agree.
It's AMAZING the QUALITY you can find from these OLD gowns and dresses...there just isn't much like it now days...comparably speaking.
I imagine the same quality and standard doesn't exists under SEVERAL hundreds of thousands of dollars anyway!