Sustainable, affordable and chic – turns out a wedding dress makes a perfect ‘something borrowed’
7 June 2021 • 5:00am
And the bride wore a rental dress.
When the Telegraph fashion team revealed that Carrie Johnson (nee Symonds) had rented the bell-sleeved Christos Costarellos gown she wore to marry Boris Johnson, it was many readers’ first time learning about wedding-dress rentals. But more brides than ever are hiring their dresses, motivated by sustainability, affordability – and the sense that there’s no longer any need to hang onto a special dress forever.
Here, four women who chose to hire their wedding-day looks share their experiences.