As a devote thrift store shopper, I come across some awesome finds every once in a while. Last week, I found a Vera Wang wedding dress at the Goodwill on Roosevelt Avenue.Price: $20.
As many women know, Vera Wang's dresses are among the most coveted (and expensive).
The dress I found is probably one of her earlier dresses. It's not silk -- it's polyester. It's not long -- it's rather short. The bow? Well, it's better than most bows seen on dresses circa 1980-90, that's for sure.
It would make the perfect dress for a city hall wedding in the winter. It has two layers (both with Vera Wang tag). The inside is a cream sheath dress, form fitting, but modest. The outside (the fluff you see in the picture) is a sheer white cape that closes at the top near the bow. Not my style, but I can see someone pulling it off.
The dress is tiny. It's a wedding dress size 4, which translates into a size 0 or size 2 in normal clothes. You'd need to be less than 100 pounds to pull it off, I am sure.
I've told a couple people about the dress, and all have asked if I bought it. I decided not to. First, it would sit in my closet unloved and unworn. Secondly, sometimes I like to leave good finds for people who will enjoy them more than I will. I mean, if someone with a size 6 foot found an amazing pair of size 8 leather boots (for example, fall is coming) I would hope they would leave them for me.
(Click on the jump for more photos. I took the with the phone, so they aren't the most wonderful photos ever, but they do the trick.)
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