You Can Wear It Again: A Celebration of Bridesmaids' Dresses
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Book Overview
Being a bridesmaid is one of the greatest honors a dear friend can bestow. But actually wearing the dress the bride picks out? That's the true test of friendship. You Can Wear It Again pays loving tribute to fifty years of bridesmaids' dresses, as featured in real-life weddings. The product of both fashion trends and the bride's whims, bridesmaids' dresses may take the form of medieval costume, complete with wimple; slip dresses with real feathered wings to transform maids into true angels; or the ruffled peach taffeta with puff sleeves that so dominated the 1980s. Whatever the look, you can be sure it's been in and out of fashion more than once. Some lessons are never learned. The perfect gift for current and former bridesmaids, You Can Wear It Again isn't just a showcase of bridal fashions, but a testament to the selfless women everywhere who help the bride's dreams come true.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0811850528
ISBN13:9780811850520
Release Date:November 2005
Publisher:Chronicle Books
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.5" x 5.5"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
funny, good b'maid gift at this price
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Fun book for adding to a bridesmaid gift bag, we had fun looking at it together. Not worth much more than the bargain price, though.
Great gift for your dedicated bridemaids...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I bought these books to give to my friends as a way to ask them to be one of my bridesmaids. It was a hit!!! The pictures get funnier and funnier with each turn of the page. It only serves as inspiration to strive a wedding that won't look ridiculous in 25 years... impossible!
Funny!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I bought this as a gag gift for my Mom because we always joke about horrible bridesmaid dress choices. She loved it - it was a little small, but good as a side-gift.
Lots of fun!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
My daughter is getting married and wanted to do something fun for her bridesmaids. We saw this book and new we had found the perfect thing. The pictures are "a hoot" and the book was the beginning of a fun way to say a huge "thank you" to her friends for being with her at this time. She sent a copy of the book to each one. We think you will enjoy the book. We certainly did!
Three-time bridesmaid laughed myself silly!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Before I start, I must include this disclaimer: I'm an unabashed booster of this book, as Ms. Ilasco selected five photos of weddings I shot (the photo of the mean-looking bride with her red-frocked maid is one), and four photos of weddings I was in. But I am only one of dozens of contributors to this amazing collection! I thought my mustard dress was bad. I thought the enormous puffy sleeves on the blue dress were ridiculous. But I had no idea that wedding party attire could be as appallingly amusing as some of the examples in the book! When I received the finished book, I laughed harder with the flip of each page. If you've suffered through a polyester or taffeta nightmare, or selected dresses for your friends you realized in retrospect were totally unsuited to their body types, you will enjoy this book.
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