Wedding Gowns

Wedding Gown Survey

Wedding Gowns Survey.

They say one woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure.  This is certainly the case in today’s economic times. Whilst some would sneer at wearing someone else’s cast offs, there are others that are happy to search for hours to find a designer bargain or that one off accessory or pair of shoes. 

Shopping or selling for preloved clothing on line is a great way of mixing up your wardrobe without sacrificing your precious time going out to the stores. 

Once Worn Visions, surveyed over 1000 women in the age group 19 to 35 years.

Our subject was Wedding Gowns.

We wanted to find out how women felt about the idea of buying and selling a preloved or second hand wedding gown. 

We surveyed a mixture of women some were already married, some were engaged to be married and others had no immediate plans to marry. 

 These were the results.

 83% of all women surveyed thought that the cost of a new gown was far too expensive, but felt pressured by friends and family to be extravagant when purchasing A Wedding Gown.

 89% Surveyed, said that they would definitely consider buying a second hand or pre loved gown. (as long as it was in good condition).

 48% of these women although happy to purchase second hand would not tell anyone that they had bought a preloved gown.

 95% of women surveyed that were marrying for the second time said that they would definitely buy a second hand or pre loved gown. 

87% of these women said that they had over spent on their first wedding gown and had never looked at it since their wedding and wished that they had tried to sell it soon after their first wedding..

 92% of women surveyed said that they would be happy to sell their wedding gown to recoup some of the cost of buying the gown.

 As the economy slides deeper into recession women are becoming more budget conscious and are more open minded about purchasing preloved clothing.

Survey conducted April 2009 Melbourne Australia.

By Christeen Gatt

Once Worn Visions.

www.oncewornvisions.com.au

About the Author

Christeen Has over 30 years experience as fashion designer and the owner of a very successful Pre loved bridal and formal wear business.
She is an expert in her field.

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