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Dress Registry Prevents Gown Twins

Filed under: Apparel

A new website has been introduced to help women make sure they aren't wearing the same dress that someone else will have on at an upcoming event. Dress Registry recently launched and is helping the women who have tickets some of the many inaugural balls in Washington D.C. stake their claim. The registry lists dresses by designers like Calvin Klein, Caroline Herrera and Oscar De La Renta as well as thriftier options like Banana Republic. The NY Daily News reports that the site was launched Dec. 1 by Andrew Jones, an automotive consultant from Florida, after his wife traveled to New York to buy a gown so no one at home would have a twin.

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Elizabeth Emanuel Archive Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Auctions

British fashion designer Elizabeth Emanuel is raising money for her new label Art of Being Couture by selling off some of her impressive archives. Emanuel is famous for her extravagant designs including the dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales for her royal wedding. Her impressive archive includes a variety of one-off dresses, pieces from her collections, from movies and stage productions, and even a miniature of the Diana gown. The dress above was created specifically for a fashion shoot and has an estimate of £150-200. The auction runs until November 13 at Auctionarium.

[via Vogue UK]

Gallery: Elizabeth Emanuel Auction

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Disney Launching Bridal Line

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

They say that every little girl wants to be a princess when she grows up, and whether that is true or not, there is one industry that is practically based around the theory: the bridal industry. Disney has long been part of making dreams come true for kids and kids at heart and already does a booming wedding trade by holding receptions (2,000 or so a year) at their parks, but the company responsible for the creation of some of the ultimate fairy tale princesses, has decided to branch out even further. The will be releasing a line of Disney princess-inspired wedding dresses this year.

It would be hard not to feel like a princess in a Vera Wang gown, but if you want to look like Cinderella at the ball, now you can. Perhaps Scarlett Johanssen will lend you the glass slippers from Annie Leibovitz's latest Disney shoot for the occasion.

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