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If you’re a vintage vixen with an eye for styles from the past, consider wearing an antique wedding dress on your big day! Maybe you’ve got your great gran’s wedding gown hanging in a closet, or maybe you’ve spotted a gorgeous lacy number at a local antique show and debating making a purchase. An antique wedding gown can be a true statement piece that packs major style!

An Elegant Era

If you’ve got your heart set on an antique wedding gown, consider which era you want to represent. Are you hosting a theme event, for which you’d like to wear a matching ensemble? Wedding gowns are available from many different time periods, such as Victorian and Edwardian times, the 1920s, 3’s, 40s, 50s, and 60s / 70s. Maybe you just want “something old.” Find the gown and style that’s right for you by shopping around!

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Be Careful

Shopping for an antique wedding gown is quite different than shopping for a modern-day wedding dress. While certain factors remain the same, such as whether you feel happy when you try it on, and whether the silhouette works with your body type, shopping for an antique wedding gown has it’s very own set of considerations. Remember, fabric tends to deteriorate over time. Carefully inspect anything you plan to purchase – watch for stains, holes, or tears. It can be very difficult to match a new fabric to an old one so be very careful about buying antique wedding dresses that will require repairs.

If you find flaws on the gown, you’ll need to ask yourself “Is this something I can fix or is it something I can live with?” Bear in mind when you are calculating how much the gown will cost, that it can be quite costly to have repairs done to vintage gowns, and not all seamstresses will work with weakening materials.

You should also be careful if you are purchasing an antique dress online as you will not be able to inspect it carefully. Double check sizes as well – vintage sizes run quite differently than today’s sizes, so rather than ordering based on a size, order based on measurements.

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Be Inspired

You might find tons of inspiration by looking at photos of antique wedding gowns – and then you can replicate the style using newer materials. Many of today’s designs are created based on styles from days gone by, so if there is a particular style you like, you may be able to find a modern version of it. This will allow you to wear the style you love, but in a fabric that is newer. Reproduction wedding dresses allow you to marry the best of both worlds!

Antique Accessories

If you have your heart set on an antique look, but have been having trouble finding the antique wedding dress of your dreams, within your budget, consider having only some of your attire come from the vintage department. You can get the look you love by wearing a simple gown, accessorized by classic, timeless jewels, a vintage veil, or an antique hat.

If you love antiques, lending this style to your wedding day can result in a chic, effortless style that’s totally you. Have fun hunting for that perfect gown – and while you’re at it, why not invest in a matching antique-inspired tuxedo for your partner?

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