Alternative Bridal Gowns

Designers are reinventing the traditional wedding dress—even designing gowns that fit other functions.
Alternative Bridal Gowns
VERY BERRY: A model presents a colored wedding gown by Spanish designer Jesus del Pozo during the Barcelona Bridal fashion week in May 2008, Barcelona, Spain. Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/SehrChic90039359_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/SehrChic90039359_medium.jpg" alt="SERIOUS CHIC: A black wedding dress instead of white can be reused as a ball gown. A model showcases a design by Darb Bridal Couture during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival in August 2009, Brisbane, Australia. (Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)" title="SERIOUS CHIC: A black wedding dress instead of white can be reused as a ball gown. A model showcases a design by Darb Bridal Couture during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival in August 2009, Brisbane, Australia. (Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-110830"/></a>
SERIOUS CHIC: A black wedding dress instead of white can be reused as a ball gown. A model showcases a design by Darb Bridal Couture during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival in August 2009, Brisbane, Australia. (Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Designers are reinventing the traditional wedding dress, giving brides more options—including the option to wear the gown more than once.

Anna Skibinsky
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