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A bride should try the dress on as few times as possible, and should be alert for any tearing sounds that might occur during fittings, she says.
Willman knows of many cases where brides wear fragile heirloom gowns during the ceremonies and other outfits during the receptions.
Sometimes older gowns, made for a different figure ideal, do not fit contemporary brides, Willman says.
“If the dress is considered of value, an heirloom dress, they need to be aware that any alteration they do to it is going to lessen its value,” Willman says.
Alterations should be avoided; if they must be done, they should be completed by a knowledgeable seamstress and should not cut away any of the original gown, she suggests.
Saidman says a seamstress for his company sometimes remakes gowns, using authentic vintage materials obtained from a New York business. A current task, he says, is to replace the lace on a 39-year-old gown.
“The satin lasted . . . beautifully, and the lace crumbled,” he says.
He points out another dress, hanging in the front of the store, on which the top has been remade with lace that matches the original skirt to which it is attached. The gown is being readied for the bride’s daughter.
“Previously the bodice was completely disintegrated from the acid of her mother’s perspiration from this gown having never been cleaned,” he says. A bride’s “glow” contains acid that wears away the fabric over the years.
Willman recommends wearing disposable perspiration pads to avoid stains. Dry-cleaning also can help remove perfumes, lotions and powders, she says.
“Perspiration on the silk gowns is
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