Readers were asked to share their stories of dresses that have had significant impacts on their lives. The focus was on the human stories and memories associated with the dresses, rather than their physical features. One reader shares a memory of her parents' wedding day and the dress her mother wore.
We teamed up with Katriona Flynn, lecturer in fashion at TU Dublin, to ask readers to share their story of a dress that has played an important role in their lives. We were struck by the huge response, and how the physical features of the dresses played second string to the human stories around them, and the memories embedded within. Here’s a selection …One of my most well preserved memories is my parents’ wedding day.
It’s been nearly a decade since they tied the knot in Sicily and still every detail of the ceremony is fresh in my mind. The sun was beating down on the hotel courtyard, my stepdad was doing everything in his power to not sweat through his shirt, and I was rehearsing my poem. I’d never been so excited to see my Mam. The dress was low cut with lace shoulder straps, and had a beaded floral design embroidered throughout. At the time I didn’t have any concept of fashion and knew very little about personal style. In truth she could’ve walked out in a €5 PLT dress and I would’ve still been in aw
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