Redesigning Wedding Gowns

Oh, how sentimental it is to wear your mother or even your grandmother’s wedding gown! But, what if there is some aspect of the gown that you don’t care for, like puffy sleeves or an overly gathered waistline? What then?

Redesign an Heirloom Gown

Redesigning an heirloom gown is the perfect way to breathe new life into a well-loved garment. There are numerous alterations we can make to update a gown for a bride. For example:

Sleeves can be removed to make a strapless gown.
High lace necklines can be redesigned and made into a sweetheart neckline.
Panels of skirting can be removed to create less bulk at the waistline.
Lace overlays added to cover natural discoloration in some cases.

Before & Afters

Here are two examples of gowns redesigned by Rachel of LeahRea LLC through Lewis Home and Bridal:

image of bride wearing redesigned wedding dress, bride is laughing and holding pink and white flower bouquet

image of back of redesigned wedding dress, strapless and open back design

If we can not reuse the gown or you choose not to have it redesigned to wear, there are so many items the gown can be made into such as this flower girl dress Rachel made.

repurposed gowns

Over the years we have made memory bears, garters, ring bearer pillows, Christmas tree ornaments, angels and flower wraps from wedding gowns, so even if you don’t want to wear the antique gown, bring it to us for ideas of something special it can we made into.

You will love repurposing the gown rather than have it hang in a closet!

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