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  • A Beautiful Tradition that Ought to Spread? (repurposing the wedding gown)

    07/02/2012 3:06:27 PM PDT · by NYer · 52 replies
    Archdiocese of Washington ^ | July 1, 2012 | Msgr. Charles Pope
    I’m about to venture into dangerous territory. It is territory that is doubly dangerous because it has to do with women’s fashions, AND weddings, two areas where men should never seek to render any opinion whatsoever. I don’t know if it helps to point out that the idea I am about to brook came from a woman, but in case it helps, I offer this character witness on my behalf.Even more dangerously I am going to suggest something about THE most critical aspect of wedding fashions: “The Dress,” as in, “The WEDDING DRESS.” Yes, I must go delicately into that...