With an overload of ambition, a woman from Washington state scrabbled together tons of different kinds of beads, three dresses, and three different fabrics; dedicating a total of 379 hours to sew her own wedding dress. Chelsea Komm, 33, from East Wenatchee, was going to marry her fiance, Chase Hodge, 35, in August 2020. However, due to…
Homeschooling Mom-of-5 Takes 379 Hours to Hand-Sew Her Wedding Dress: ‘It was 110 Percent Worth It’
Girl Wears Grandmother’s Prom Dress As Surprise
What a thoughtful thing to do! And she’s probably the best dressed girl at the prom.
Bride Walks Down the Aisle Wearing Her Grandmother’s Wedding Dress From 1961
A 23-year-old bride made her special day even more memorable by walking down the aisle wearing her grandmother’s 60-year-old wedding dress. Allie Livingwater, from Massachusetts, tied the knot with Timothy, 27, on Sept. 25 wearing her 88-year-old grandma Anne Cooke’s white laced wedding gown. The dress was discovered in a black bin liner in 2016, and…
Hospice Gifts Patient the Wedding Dress She Never Had for 77th Anniversary With Her Sweetheart
When the staff at an Iowa hospice found out that one of their residents was ringing in her 77th wedding anniversary and was married to her sweetheart without a wedding dress in 1944, they decided to give her the opportunity to walk down the aisle in a stunning gown for the very first time. Breathtaking…
Boutique Owner Finds Note Tucked Inside Donated Prom Dress, Tracks Down Woman Who Wore It
A Pennsylvania boutique owner stumbled on a mystery when she found a hand-written note paperclipped to a dress that had been donated to her store. Jillian Nimick, owner of Nimi Boutique in Mount Pleasant, gifts prom dresses to students who can’t afford their own. While sorting through a large shipment on June 9, she found…
Mom Makes Her Own Glam ’50s Wardrobe From Charity Shop Curtains, Bedsheets, and Duvets
A glam-seeking mom who couldn’t afford her dream ’50s wardrobe but refuses the “drudgery” of being a stay-at-home mom instead makes her own beautiful dresses—from charity shop bedsheets, tablecloths, and even CURTAINS. Rosie Chandler doesn’t like the “mom uniform” of jeans and a top and wanted to embrace glamorous mid-century fashion styles on a daily…
New Zealand Girl Creates Entire Gown From Mango Pits to Shed Light on Food Waste
A New Zealand student is raising awareness for food waste and sustainability with a crafty project: She made a beautiful gown from mango seed pits and showcased it for a class project. Jessica Collins, 18, used the seed husks from over 700 Calypso mangoes to craft a full-length ivory dress you would never imagine is…
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