Something old, something new, something borrowed — and a blue. A bitter public war between a Perth bride — influencer Meg Brackpool — and Leederville boutique Oxford Bridal has exploded on social media after she was refused a refund for her dress after she claimed it arrived “dirty”. Ms Brackpool has claimed she bought a bespoke $3060 gown from the store that came delivered besmirched with “brown splodges”.
But Oxford Bridal hit back, saying the dress did not arrive dirty but rather a makeup-like mark appeared after Ms Brackpool tried it on in store. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. It claims she made false allegations “to leverage her influence on social media to damage our reputation” and are now seeking legal advice.
The Bristol-born bride, a social media lifestyle and fashion influencer with more than 80,000 followers on Instagram, shared her experience in a video that went viral on TikTok on Tuesday. It has since been viewed more than 530,000 times. “When my mum was here in March we found what we believed would be my wedding dress,” she told her followers.
“My mum on the day paid in full for a wedding dress, a veil, a skirt and an additional fee for it to be delivered in six weeks so my sister could take it back to the UK with her. “The six-week rush fee was not met and despite my chasing, I only got in touch with the bridal store nine weeks later. “When the dress arrived in Perth I put it o.
