Coronavirus is interrupting the supply chain for wedding dresses coming out of China

KSBW ^ | Feb 17, 2020 | Kyla Linville

[nickcarraway]

If you’re a bride to be and are on the search for the perfect dress, you may want to start looking early

If you're a bride to be and are on the search for the perfect dress, you may want to start looking early. The coronavirus is interrupting the supply chain for wedding and prom dresses that are coming out of China. Some bridal shops on the Central Coast say they haven't taken a hit yet but are aware it could happen.

"It's not just the factories, but also the manufacturers that create the lace and the fabric that are also closed," explained Marleen Vieira, the owner of Mafalda's Bridal Shop in Gilroy "So, once our factories run out of product, then that's where the delay could happen. We're hoping that it's not going to get worse than this."

Advertisement Vieira says although they haven't the impacts, she knows they could hit a bump down the aisle.

"One of the delays is also air fare, that it's not coming. If we were expecting something this week, maybe it's 2 weeks delayed," said Vieira.

Vieira says alterations can play a factor into how long it takes for a dress to come in, explaining if you find a dress, but want to add sleeves or embellishment, it could take even longer for an order to come in. However, Vieira says not to panic, brides still have a lot of options.

"Most bridal stores do have a lot in stock, so they can buy off rack. The companies also do have a lot of stock in their warehouses," said Vieira. "The businesses are going to come together [if needed]. If I don't have one dress, maybe another bridal store has it, so that they can find their dream dress. I don't think they should worry about it."

Vieira says the manufacturers have been great about keeping in tough about these issues their facing. She says they've been receiving constant updates through email,letting them know if they can expect a delay in shipping. So far, Vieira says she hasn't had to tell a bride she's not getting her dress.

[nickcarraway]

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[aimhigh]

Imgur had an interesting post. China has invested heavily in facial recognition, only to screw up in a lab, and now everyone is forced to wear a face mask.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I have a feeling the great, Italian gal I know in my town....who designs and makes culture wedding dresses...is about to see a big boost. Depending on where she gets her fabric.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Couture.

[Caipirabob]

Stop dong business with @#$& chicoms!!!!!

[DannyTN]

And I was just about to order a wedding dress on Wish.Com.

Just in case.

I wonder if they have a full protective gear with face mask model?

[VanDeKoik]

Heaven forbid if an American seamstresses makes one for you. Or if a bride doesnt just buy a used one.

[MrEdd]

Those Chinese Coronavirus dresses look good, but you’ll need a new bride in five days...

[Yaelle]

Was thinking the same thing. Lots of bridal seamstresses in the USA.

[6ppc]

The Horror!😨

[PGR88]

Heaven forbid if an American seamstresses makes one for you.

My wife works at a high-school and of all the many thousands of kids she’s seen - she’s never heard of one kid becoming a tailor or seamstress. Our town has some - but they are from places like Iraq or Bosnia.

Printed-money financialization and globalization have pushed young Americans away from many very good, stable careers and trades.

[null and void]

No dress? Then you'd better not commit matrimony...

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[oldasrocks]

Back to sewing clothes out of gunny sacks the potatoes come in.

Whoops, they come in plastic now. Should be some very revealing dresses.

[a fool in paradise]

With a Chinese wedding dress does the bride want to get married again an hour later?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

There will still be slack in the market, thanks to all the MGTOWs and radical feminists in American society.

[vetvetdoug]

I guess this means that the Asian Brides that come with them are in short supply too.

[sauropod]

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[nickcarraway]

Are there really that many MGTOWs/radical feminists(basically the same thing) in American society?

[bgill]

Good. People think weddings should cost as much as a small nation. Save those dollars to buy a house, support a couple kids and not be in debt.

[bgill]

Last week, I verified several stores had a specific cat collar and they did. Yesterday, no one had them.