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Purchasing power: second-hand wedding dresses are popular
To reduce the cost of their wedding, more and more couples are now choosing second-hand goods, which can sometimes save up to 50%.
(France 2)
To reduce the cost of their wedding, more and more couples are now choosing second-hand goods, which can sometimes save up to 50%.
First rehearsal in Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine), before the wedding. For Marie Lebreton, who will say “I do” to her fiancé next year, it’s time for fittings. She chose a second-hand dress. “The wedding adds up quickly. Everything is expensive. If you find the same thing second-hand, you might as well take advantage of the second-hand deal and leave with a dress that you like too.”she explains.
As in a traditional boutique, the saleswomen play the game. Here, the outfits cost between 120 and 1,000 euros. Some have never been worn. The second-hand wedding dress and suit shops are increasingly numerous. Baptiste Charvet never went before the mayor. Postponed several times because of Covid, his wedding was finally canceled. “It’s an opportunity to get some of my investment back and offer someone a new suit.”he said. He can hope to recover 350 euros on his suit, which he paid for 1,000 euros.
