Deborah Lindquist Eco-Friendly Wedding Dresses

Stancie Wilson — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:05:42 +0000

I love weddings! Attending, coordinating or helping in any way, I enjoy being a part of the big day and my biggest satisfaction comes from knowing the bride is happy. Planning what may be the biggest party you’ve ever thrown to even the most intimate of events can simultaneously be the most exciting and stressful time of your life. While the majority of weddings occur in the Spring and Summer, many have become engaged recently, in the midst of planning a Fall or Winter wedding; or you may have reserved next year for your nuptials. In my multi-part series, I’ll highlight super stylish ways to incorporate “green” into your wedding.

One of the most sought after eco-conscious fashion designers, Deborah Lindquist is a celebrity favorite and has dressed the likes of Gwen Stefani, Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron and Pink.

Green Style How-To: Bridesmaid Dresses Can Be Worn Again

Victoria Everman — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:36:49 +0000

With summer soon coming to a close, the busiest wedding season of the year will be ending as well. Great food, funny dancing, beautiful decorations … and some questionable fashion choices are standard for most these events. Once the DJ goes home, the cake is eaten, and the happily wedded couple are off on their honeymoon, what do you do with that bridesmaid dress that you don’t ever see needing (or wanting) to wear again? As expected, the folks working at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s Blueprint Magazine have assembled a nice collection of ideas on how to revise those silk taffeta nightmares into something you would actually be excited to wear on a nice night out or casual weekend.

If the thought of wearing that bridesmaid "beauty" again gives you cold chills, there are other options. Author Cindy Walker published an amazinglytongue -in-cheek book called 101 Uses for a Bridesmaid Dress in 1999, but the tips are still relevant. Though there are no actual patterns of directions in the book, Walker does offer an intriguing collection of part-joking, part-serious ways to reuse that hunk of fabric hanging in your closet, such as "you can never have too many hair scrunchies" and "how about a taffeta hammock?"

Maybe you have long since donated your bridesmaid gowns to a non-profit, but can’t help but be reminded of the happy moments and unique experiences you went through to help one of your close friends have the perfect day. Then there is a book for you as well. Meg MateoIlasco’s You Can Wear It Again: A Celebration of Bridesmaids’ Dresses "pays loving tribute to fifty years of bridesmaids’ dresses, as featured in real-life weddings." While there is no doubt that bridesmaid dresses will never be "in fashion", this book is also a great gift for that bride that you care so much about that you spend a whole day wearing a puffy, peachy nightmare for.

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Deborah Lindquist Eco-Friendly Wedding Dresses

Green Style How-To: Bridesmaid Dresses Can Be Worn Again