How much would you be prepared to spend on a 2nd hand Wedding Gown?

[tofu]

Would $1000 be too much?

[Beatrix]

Depends on style and designer.

And how much it was brand new.


(I only spent $340 on mine brand new though but it was simple no name designer. I'm not one for designer or name brand products though)

[Astrid]

Yep, agree depends on style and designer. Some dresses are well over $5k brand new, so $1k second hand would be quite reasonable if little alteration was required.

[Phteven]

It depends on the gown. For a vintage gown by a respected designer in good condition or for a gown with a lot of detail it would be a very reasonable price.

For me personally, I bought a dress off the rack for about $80 to get married in so obviously I wouldn't spend 1k on a wedding dress but for someone who wants a special day and a special dress then 1k might be reasonable.

[PumpkinZulu]

Yep, could easily be reasonable. I bought a $60 maternity dress lol (I was 37 weeks pregnant), but for someone who wanted it sure, why not?

[LimeSlice]

Like Beatrix, I think it depends on the gown itself.
Mine was several thousand new, and custom-made. If I were to sell it, it would be for well over a thousand dollars - the fabric itself would be worth that alone. LOL

[LuluHB]

More than reasonable if its a couture design. I remember being horrified when I went looking for a wedding dress years ago at a very exclusive place in Perth and the one I'd seen in a magazine and fallen in love with was a mere $12,000!!! Hmmm. Perhaps not that one for me then . . . If I sold the one I did end up buying for $1,000 whoever got it would have a bargain.