A Green Bride's Dream Come True: Custom Gowns from Eco-Chic Materials

A bride’s gown is a highly personal choice, one that is supposed to represent her style and showcase her best features. Conventionally made dresses can harm the environment with the use of bleach and dyes, and are specifically made for one-time use; certainly not an ideal way to represent a bride’s beauty.  For a more eco-chic alternative, consider one of the growing number of wedding dress designers committed to creating eco-friendly wedding dresses that are just as gorgeous as their conventional counterparts.  

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One of our favorite eco-friendly designers is Conscious Elegance. Their custom wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses are made entirely from sustainable materials, and can be customized for multiple wears. Dresses are cut from hemp silk, organic cotton, as well as reclaimed and vintage fabrics. Garments are sewn with certified organic cotton threads, creating gowns that feel luxurious against your skin.

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Conscious Elegance even uses buttons carved from tangua nutshells to support South American Rainforests! Each gown is custom made in the USA in a studio that uses sustainable, repurposed and recycled materials. Extra fabric and scraps are donated to community art classes and local artists to help educate the community about sustainable materials.    

Besides their green values, Conscious Elegance is committed to customer service. Since your dress is being created uniquely for you, Conscious Elegance will give you your own private online dress log. Director and dressmaker Lori Del Genis keeps you informed on every step of the dressmaking process. 

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Images are updated every one to three days and can be viewed via a private login that only the bride can see. This amazing and unique service feature allows brides to watch as their dress is created, and request reasonable adjustments throughout the process, such as adding straps or changing colors. You’re sure to get the dress of your dreams for your green wedding!

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We recently got an opportunity to check out some of Conscious Elegance’s gowns up close at a bridal fashion show. The fabrics are lush and amazingly soft, and during the show, the models showcased several different ways to wear them. In fact, comfort and customization are two of the best features of this line. Dresses can be designed with detachable skirts or trains to turn your ceremony gown into an easy-to-dance-in cocktail dress that you can wear time and time again.

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Gorgeous sustainable fabrics, endless color choices and customization options with wear-again potential, AND the opportunity to watch your custom gown being made...Conscious Elegance is a green bride’s dream come true!

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