Tuesday, September 4, 2007

bridetobe a bridal store has relocated to kitsilano called bride to be on broadway near macdonald. despite the fact that the photos on the website don't necessarily reflect exactly what they have in stock, what they do offer is each dress in several different sizes. i was actually able to try some dresses on that were a size 4 (compared to the size 10-12 i usually get clamped into). here are two casablanca dresses that were pretty decent, dress #1814 (spring2006!) for $1300 CA and #1881 (fall2007) for $1260 CA. not only does the store boast several sizes of their sample dresses, but alterations are included. these dresses weren't all that different than the high end $4000+ dresses, and not even melissa sweet nor birnbaum & bullock have material that exquisitely mimics vera wang's lightweight silk shantung on her $10G+ gowns. casablanca also seems to have a lot of lacey-sleevy dresses from what i've seen of their website, also a bit of a rarity in this day and age of "sleeveless" (aka tube top) wedding dresses.
casablanca

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3 comments:

GF Girl said...

The V neckish one has my vote - I like it - it's classic, and I'm sure you could get the skirt altered in a little, so it's a slight A line, even as it is it's SOOO much better then the ones at Blush. I like.

Cheryl Chan said...

Off topic but - I'm a reporter doing a story on Trash the Dress. Would you be up for an interview? I'd love to chat. I sent an e-mail to your telus account. Please call me at 604-605-2010 as soon as you can.

Thanks
Cheryl

Unknown said...

i agree with jenn! i love the v-neck one!!!