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House of Mirelle Dress from Hull found in Australia

September 21, 2020

A Wedding Dress owned and worn by a bride from Hull in the 50’s has been found in a charity shop 9,375 miles away in Australia. The wedding dress was the design of House of Mirelle, the prominent fashion house based in Hull city centre for 40 years during the 20th century. The Albion Street fashion house produced stunning wedding dresses right up until 1970 and somehow, presumably after an emigration to Australia, one of their dresses has been found in the western suburbs of Perth. The owner is 71-year-old Jo Moore, a charity shop volunteer, who found the dress is a horrendous state. She decided to take the dress home and wash it, then publish it online to find out more about its origins. In a fortune of events, Jo came across Carrie Hendseron, a London journalist who is currently writing a book about the House of Mirelle and it’s history in the city of Hull. With Hull also winning the UK City of Culture for 2017, Carrie hopes her book will add some history to the already fascinating city. This wedding dress designed and manufactured in Hull ending up in Perth, Australia is a fantastic sub-story to the House of Mirelle story. Carrie has also created a Facebook page to try and locate the original owners of the dress or any family members to get the full story on the dress. After the second world war, people could migrate from Hull to Australia for £10 with the “Ten Pound Poms” offer. This is the most likely cause of the dress ending up in Perth but confirmation would conclude the story. At Elite Bridal Outlets we hope the couple may have even got married on the ship, but who knows, we hope to find out the truth one day. To read more about the article from the Hull Daily Mail, click here.

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New Arrival

September 21, 2020

Backless lace fishtail bridal gown available to buy and take away the same day

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Bride Horror Stories After Buying Online

September 21, 2020

Buying online has become so common these days within the retail sector that brides are now even looking for their wedding dress on the internet. For standard wardrobe, items we think buying online is a fantastic idea and you can normally save yourself some money, but a wedding dress is such a one-off special item that requires multiple try-ons to find the right style and size, we don’t think it is such a good idea for a bride. Don’t take our word for it, just have a look at some of these horror stories from brides buying online. It might make you think twice…

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Festive Displays

September 21, 2020

At Elite Bridal boutique Outlets we are feeling festive in store. This Display is a great way to show our brides how to match your bridesmaids and flowergirls to your beautiful wedding dress. Bridesmaid & Flowergirl Dresses are available in store from £65 Wedding Dresses from as little as £199 We also stock bridal accessories and shoes to complete your look Why not visit one of our stores today? – www.elite.gb.net/appointments  We are open 7 days a week!

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12 Days of Christmas Sale

September 21, 2020

12th – 23rd of December  12 dresses will be dramatically discounted, up to 70% off the Price tag We will be posting the ‘ Dress of the day’ on our facebook page Check it out today -Elite bridal boutique outlets   Merry Christmas Elite Bridal Boutique outlets 

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