A savvy bride bought a designer wedding dress second-hand from Vinted and saved £3.5k. Alice Bolster, 30, has always loved pre-loved fashion and had her heart set on getting a second-hand wedding dress.
She spent time curating a Pinterest board of antique and vintage style ideas. She ended up buying a second hand £700 Charlie Brear dress - worth £2,200 - from a charity bridal store but still wasn't sure it was "the one". Alice continued to look on Vinted and couldn't believe it when she found a her "dream" Vivienne Westwood dress - worth around £5k to £6k new.
She bought the dress for £2.5k - saving £3.5k - and says it made her feel "special and beautiful" on her big day on June 1, 2024.
Alice, a graphic designer, from Teddington, London, said: "I never felt it was an option to get a new wedding dress. It wouldn't have felt authentic. I would have felt guilty.
"I clicked on wedding dresses and put in the brand in as Vivienne Westwood. This one came up for £2.8k.
I thought 'Oh my god, I love it so much'. "I messaged asking about measurements and asked 'would you do it for £2.5k?'.
It's literally my dream dress. It just fit like an absolute glove. It was meant to be.
" Alice grew up with her mum, Ruth Darby, 63, who advocated for second-hand and vintage fashion. She said: "She'd be grumpy with me if I had an ASOS order arrive." Alice now shops primarily pre-loved herself and says her wardrobe is 95 per cent second-hand.
She shops from car boot sales, charity shops, and .
