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147 Y/O Wedding Dress Made By Bride’s Great-Great-Grandmother Gets Lost By Dry Cleaners, Internet Finds It
Newly wed bride Tess Newall has been reunited with her lost 147-year-old wedding dress made by her great-great-grandmother thanks to the all mighty Internet.
After her wedding, Newall brought the dress to Kleen Cleaners in Edinburgh, which had later gone into liquidation. They said her dress was lost, but Tess also believed it may have been sold. So, Tess decided to turn to social media for help, as the dress was very important to her family. She wrote a Facebook post asking for people to help find the dress, and it went viral with over 46k likes and 302k shares. Luckily, the landlord of the shop property came across this post, and after going through the shop, he found a “crumpled heap of antique lace on the floor”. He then called Tess’ family and her mom and dad were let into the shop to see if the dress was there. And it was! The dress is now safe and sound with Tess’ family, and they couldn’t be happier. Oh, the Internet really is all mighty…
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Bride’s Tess Newall’s 147-year-old wedding dress had been lost by the dry cleaners
The dress was made by her great-great-grandmother in 1870, and Tess wore it on her wedding day, she then brought the dress to Kleen Cleaners in Edinburgh
Which had later gone into liquidation, and lost her dress
So Tess wrote a Facebook post asking for people to help find the dress, and the landlord of the shop property came across it
He found a “crumpled heap of antique lace on the floor” and then called Tess’ family
Her mom and dad rushed over to take a look
And the dress was there – in the “crumpled heap”
The dress is now reunited with Tess’ family
And they couldn’t be happier
The Internet really is all mighty…
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Arty 7 years ago
Don't quite get it...so after going around the internet "with over 46k likes and 302k shares"...the dress was on the floor in some back-room of the closed shop?
Margaret Wheadon 7 years ago
Oh good.... I'm not the only one thinking that. The internet wasn't required. It was right where it started off and all she had to do was track down the landlord.
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Ana Ryguła 7 years ago
This dress is beyond beautiful, and so is the bride. The story hovewer is weird. So basically the owner of the shop didn't even look for the dress. The landlord instead decided to search the place because he was afraid of bad publicity? Am I right?... The good thing is the dress was found.
Connie Smith Brough 7 years ago
Article states that business was in liquidation, which means administrators lock the doors and dispose of property. The administrators had sent the family a letter stating gown wasn't there. Nobody could enter the business until administrators were done!
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Violaine LB 7 years ago
That dress is gorgeous. It's great that she could wear something so pretty and so meaningful.
Arty 7 years ago
Don't quite get it...so after going around the internet "with over 46k likes and 302k shares"...the dress was on the floor in some back-room of the closed shop?
Margaret Wheadon 7 years ago
Oh good.... I'm not the only one thinking that. The internet wasn't required. It was right where it started off and all she had to do was track down the landlord.
Load More Replies... Ana Ryguła 7 years ago
This dress is beyond beautiful, and so is the bride. The story hovewer is weird. So basically the owner of the shop didn't even look for the dress. The landlord instead decided to search the place because he was afraid of bad publicity? Am I right?... The good thing is the dress was found.
Connie Smith Brough 7 years ago
Article states that business was in liquidation, which means administrators lock the doors and dispose of property. The administrators had sent the family a letter stating gown wasn't there. Nobody could enter the business until administrators were done!
Load More Replies... Violaine LB 7 years ago
That dress is gorgeous. It's great that she could wear something so pretty and so meaningful.
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