Many brides would like to wear their
mother's gown. The truth of the matter is that the wedding dress is
sometimes not appropriate to wear due to
aging and
improper storage which
has caused the fabric to be damaged or
discolored . Also women are build differently now than pass generations. In
the past women were more into manual labor including heavy lifting. Because
of this the shape of their body is different. I am not saying
that the modern woman has flabby or out of
shape. Women of the 2000 + generation exercise more deliberately and tend to
have good body tone and shape. So, the wedding dress of a previous generation
may not fit well for the modern bride.
However the bride’s mother's wedding dress can be used
for things like making a ring bearer pillow. Don't let it continue to sit in
the box and deteriorate. As awful as it sounds: cut up that gown! Make a ring
bearer pillow, a flower girl dress, or as lace in the bridal
bouquet/boutonneire.
You can also use it to make a floral arrangements or
bows for the bridal party chairs.