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You Can Wear It Again: A Celebration of Bridesmaids' Dresses Kindle Edition

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

Explore fifty years of bridesmaid fashion in this stunning retrospective featuring real-life wedding photographs.

Being a bridesmaid is one of the greatest honors a dear friend can bestow. But wearing the dress the bride picks out? That’s the true test of friendship. You Can Wear It Again pays loving tribute to fifty years of bridesmaids’ dresses, as featured in real-life weddings. The product of both fashion trends and the bride's whims, bridesmaids’ dresses may take the form of medieval costume, complete with wimple; slip dresses with real feathered wings to transform maids into true angels; or the ruffled peach taffeta with puff sleeves that so dominated the 1980s. Whatever the look, you can be sure it’s been in and out of fashion more than once. Some lessons are never learned.

The perfect gift for current and former bridesmaids, You Can Wear It Again isn’t just a showcase of bridal fashions, but a testament to the selfless women everywhere who help the bride’s dreams come true.
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About the Author

Meg Mateo Ilasco is a graphic designer and illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her wedding invitation designs have been featured on NBC's Today show and in publications such as The Knot and Modern Bride .

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CFW0DTO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books LLC (April 29, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 29, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 45888 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

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Meg Mateo Ilasco
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Meg Mateo Ilasco is a writer, designer, and illustrator in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the principal of the eponymous stationery and housewares company, Mateo Ilasco . She's authored several books including the best-selling business book "Craft, Inc."

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Three-time bridesmaid laughed myself silly!
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Three-time bridesmaid laughed myself silly!
Before I start, I must include this disclaimer: I'm an unabashed booster of this book, as Ms. Ilasco selected five photos of weddings I shot (the photo of the mean-looking bride with her red-frocked maid is one), and four photos of weddings I was in. But I am only one of dozens of contributors to this amazing collection!I thought my mustard dress was bad. I thought the enormous puffy sleeves on the blue dress were ridiculous. But I had no idea that wedding party attire could be as appallingly amusing as some of the examples in the book! When I received the finished book, I laughed harder with the flip of each page.If you've suffered through a polyester or taffeta nightmare, or selected dresses for your friends you realized in retrospect were totally unsuited to their body types, you will enjoy this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
I love this book, it's a replacement for one that was borrowed and not returned. I wish there were a sequel, there are plenty of crazy pictures out on the internet.

I know every bride has her special day, but some things are just off the wall. Not talking the fashion trends that change from decade to decade (though some of them can be hysterical if pushed to the extreme)--I'm talking nutty things like making your bffs dress up like dragonflies. Yeah, that's one you won't be able to wear again!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2006
Before I start, I must include this disclaimer: I'm an unabashed booster of this book, as Ms. Ilasco selected five photos of weddings I shot (the photo of the mean-looking bride with her red-frocked maid is one), and four photos of weddings I was in. But I am only one of dozens of contributors to this amazing collection!

I thought my mustard dress was bad. I thought the enormous puffy sleeves on the blue dress were ridiculous. But I had no idea that wedding party attire could be as appallingly amusing as some of the examples in the book! When I received the finished book, I laughed harder with the flip of each page.

If you've suffered through a polyester or taffeta nightmare, or selected dresses for your friends you realized in retrospect were totally unsuited to their body types, you will enjoy this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Three-time bridesmaid laughed myself silly!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2006
Before I start, I must include this disclaimer: I'm an unabashed booster of this book, as Ms. Ilasco selected five photos of weddings I shot (the photo of the mean-looking bride with her red-frocked maid is one), and four photos of weddings I was in. But I am only one of dozens of contributors to this amazing collection!

I thought my mustard dress was bad. I thought the enormous puffy sleeves on the blue dress were ridiculous. But I had no idea that wedding party attire could be as appallingly amusing as some of the examples in the book! When I received the finished book, I laughed harder with the flip of each page.

If you've suffered through a polyester or taffeta nightmare, or selected dresses for your friends you realized in retrospect were totally unsuited to their body types, you will enjoy this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018
My daughter is part of yet another over the top wedding party. She swears it's the last one! I gave her this book as a gag gift to help take her mind off all the work and expense her friends' weddings are. People: elope!
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014
I love this book! I included them in a gift package for my Maid of Honor and my 2 Bridesmaids. They have great pictures and I laughed out loud when I saw some of the dresses. A great gift for a bridal party, however it isn't the type of book that I would buy to put on my bookshelf. Not bad for the price and it will brighten someone's day!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021
I was expecting a kooky collection of bridesmaids dresses but I was underwhelmed. Some are hilarious while most of them are not funny or offensive.
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2012
I bought this book as a gift for my bridesmaids for when I asked them. They all live in different states so this was a cute gift to mail to them with the ask inside... but the book itself is about one flip through then you'll probably never look at it again.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2007
I bought 4 of these books to give to my bridesmaids as part of their gift at the rehearsal dinner. It's a cute book/good concept, but I was expecting more modern pictures. There are some classic giant-sleeved 80's dresses, but for the most part, the pictures all look like they are from the 1960's or 1970's. Don't get me wrong - the dresses are hideous to someone in their 20's, but those were just the styles back then. The fewer modern dresses in the book just aren't that bad - I've seen/worn much worse. I think this book would be funnier to someone in their 50's looking back than to young brides/bridesmaids today.
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015
I bought multiple copies of this book for 4 of my bridesmaids from over 25 years ago. They all loved it and got a great laugh looking at all the pics.
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