Bridal E-Commerce Sites Appeal to Brides Jilted By Alfred Angelo

Bridal e-commerce sites and brick-and-mortar retailers are swooping in on clients of Alfred Angelo Bridal, the 84-year-0ld chain that filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last week after closing all 61 of its stores, leaving brides-to-be at the altar without the dresses they paid for. Just as quickly as jilted brides took to social media to vent their frustration, other wedding retailers came forward with offers of assistance. Some seemed less altruistic than opportunistic. “Alfred Angelo brides, we want to help!” a banner at the top of the Foravere.com home page reads. The e-commerce site, which sends prospective brides boxes containing as many styles as they want to try on, created a hashtag, #bridepocalypse. “All of the gowns from our last two collections are in need of new homes and we’re giving them away – totally free – to brides in need of new dresses,” the site says. For brides who want to design their own gowns from Floravere’s latest collection, the site is giving 30 percent off any new dress. Brides who’ve already gone through the time-consuming, stressful dress-shopping experience can find “comfort in knowing they can try on Floravere’s sample gowns in the comfort of their own homes, on their own schedules,”

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