Say yes to the (preloved) dress

WOULD you say yes to a pre-loved dress? It’s a peculiar irony that, for most women, the most significant fashion purchase of their life is destined to be worn only once, yet when it comes to wedding dresses, the pressure to find the perfect one can weigh just as heavily on brides-to-be as all those intricately beaded layers of fabric eventually will.
The bridal shopping experience is a uniquely prescribed affair, the narrative for which we see played out so often in movies and on TV. The breathless bride who knows she’s found ‘the one’; the gasping tears of her assembled support group confirming her instinct is correct.