Miss Bush Sale

After the sale starts tomorrow I promise faithfully that the blog will go back to featuring Miss Bush brides, upcoming events and poorly spelt rants!

Jesus Peiro style 2030 in silk chiffon £2200 reduced to £995

In the meantime not only are there immense dress bargains but also fabulous shoe reductions. Great for the bride but also great for bridesmaids - a shoe dying service is available for girls lusting for perfect matchy matchyness...

All Belle silk bridal shoe stock will be reduced to clear - with silly £10 starting prices...

For those of you with small bridesmaids I will also have a tiny collection of Nicki Macfarlane dresses to sell - for the royal 'ah' factor grab a bargainous cute dress at half price

Mirabelle from £220 reduced to £100

The sale will be on for the next three weeks and ought to be in your diary....

Miss Bush Sale - Trade Secrets

In a mountain far, far away there exists a most beautiful jewel lined secret cave - it's entrance hidden by a sparking turquoise waterfall. Inside the walls are studded with precious stones, it's floors are laid with sumptous kilims and on benches of the whitest marble fantastical creatures spin wedding dresses from silken threads. Packed in enchanted crystal boxes, swept via magical zephyr to dreaming brides the dresses have spells stiched into every seam...

 

On dark days in the Kingdom of Dress a cruel Baron or a greedy, wicked Stepmother will try to upset the mystical creatures working so tirlessly and so magically. Over the years the wily Fairy Godmothers and the elfin seamstresses have become wise to their ways and banish them from the Kingdom and order and happiness is restored.

Adorno is the very last Rosa Clara dress at Miss Bush. Current season, immaculate - £4655 reduced to £2000.

Miss Bush Sale - Sizing and Fitting

Across many of the blog posts I have written I have 'shared with the group' the unmissable fact that I sport I fine G cup bust. I have adjusted to the fact that if I want to buy a  reasonable, well fitting off the peg dress I nip into Hobbs and the angelic pattern cutters seem to have catered for me in their size 16.

Wedding dresses would be a different story - if I was advising myself I would suggest I didn't visit a sample sale. Wedding dresses. even if they are a 16, are not cut for a very large cup size. Similarly they are not usually great on the over 5' 10" or in the under 5' 2".

A sample sale is really best suited to those brides that are sample size - it can be an 8 or a 16 - but it is worth not disappointing yourself with a slightly deflating sale experience.

Reasonable and practical alterations would be to take a dress down by 1 to 2 sizes, shortening the length, customising and certainly adjusting to a different size top and bottom  - all entirely manageable.

Letting out - crikey no! Letting the hem down - ditto! These are inadvisable and I would not recommend buying a sample dress with these in mind.

The one exception to this would be adding a larger panel under the lacing of a corset back dress - this could certainly buy you an inch or two.

Hems, side seams, lifting shoulders, adding bust cups, lingerie carriers, bustling trains - all perfectly practical tasks that our seamstresses perform daily - can be offered for samples.

Samples sales can be a fabulous steal. Miss Bush staff are trained to continue to advise with integrity and to not let the spectre of red pen bargains overwhelm common sense.

Suzanne Neville Devotion £2300 reduced to £995

Miss Bush Sample Sale - Style Tips

Sample sales are not the best places to shop if you want this season's best seller. I am so wedded to my bestsellers they are not going anywhere. Like the story of The Velveteen Rabbit they have been loved to scruffiness and would not survive a dry clean without disintegrating.


One of the best type of dress to buy is something cool and different. These are the kind of dresses for brides who are actively looking for a slightly left field look whilst remaining emphatically bridal. Miss Bush loves a niche dress and fresh looks at a classic styles,  hence we have a lot of love for Jesus Peiro.


Jesus Peiro Style 2017  is just such a dress - twisting expectations of a strapless dress into a chic minimal gown with plenty of wow factor. A detachable train also means it is great for a wedding that is going to change quickly from formal to fun.

Jesus Peiro 2017 SRP £1895 Sale Price £995

Detachable train for pretty and practical reasons...

Our specialist cleaners will have no problem with fine details like these...

Miss Bush Sample Sale - Budget Tips

Budget planning for weddings can one of the least glamorous aspects of the build up to the big day. Abstract round numbers are added to spreadsheets which sometimes seem perfectly adequate until you go shopping only to discover differently.

A couple of the prices that I hear on the phone as figures set for the dress are £500 and £1000. I know that this is a fair amount of money for a dress but with the escalating costs of fabrics, production, carriage and VAT that manufacturers, designers and retailers have to factor into their very luxurious service it is becoming harder to meet at wedding boutique level.

Until we have sample sales...

Maggie Sottero Polina UK 18 Ivory SRP £980 Sale Price £600

Sample sales can be one of the rare opportunities to look at the spreadsheet and declare a saving! As I know from most brides this usually means a diversion of funds. Consider the dress above - priced at £600 including a specialst dry clean and remedial work if needed - the 'saved' £380 would easily cover a pair of Pink 'Girly' shoes, a Polly Edwards headpiece and a long simple veil...

Pink 'Girly' shoes - selected sizes only £40

Polly Edwards Coco SRP £270 Sale Price £100

Veils from all our suppliers miscellaneous styles all £50 - image for illustration purposes!

...so £790 could get you dressed with budget left for post-Zumba frenzy weight loss alterations and a low carb snack!

Bush Telegraph SALE

Readers, fellow retailers, brides to be and random snoopers you may get tired of hearing the word 'sale' in the next couple of weeks. Nevertheless it is fact for there to be new dresses there has to be a sale. Today's offerings are from Stephanie Allin. The beautiful Olivia and Bacall are from the 2012 Jazz Age collection and are stunning in their simplicity. Both will be priced at the holy grail of bargain price points £995 to include specialist dry cleaning, any necessary remedial work and storing the dress. Both samples are in excellent condition, size 10/12 and can be dressed up for a formal wedding or equally worn barefoot and beautiful.

Book your appointment for Saturday 2nd June 01483 222815 and bag a Bush bargain...

...yes, I'm not sure about slogans either!

Bush Telegraph SALE

Two retail phrases get me hot and bothered and reaching for the plastic, 'New Season' and more thrillingly 'SALE'.

The Miss Bush summer sale starts on Saturday 2nd June and will be spectacular! Sample dresses from stellar names like Jenny Packham, Jesus Peiro, Suzanne Neville and Cymbeline will be reduced by between 30% and 70% and will be offered with our usual after sales service.

Buy the sample dress on a full service basis and benefit from inclusive dry cleaning, storage and remedial work within the price. Keep the dress hidden from prying eyes by using our storage and take advantage of our expert fitting service should the bootcamp regime pay dividends.

On an a strict budget? Take a further 10% off the dress and take it away!

Jenny Packham Foxglove Size 12 Ivory. Perfect Condition Sample Reduced from £2010 to £1500

Cymbeline Frime Size 12 Ivory Perfect Condition Reduced from £1810 to £800

There will also be a massive stock clearance of shoes from Benjamin Adams, Belle and Pink as I may well be buried under an avalanche of surplus sizes soon. Full list coming soon!

Benjamin Adams Clara  Sample Size 38  £169 recuced to £50

Rosa Clara Sample Sale continues at Swoon. Erudito, Adorno, Adamo and Alada have a new home

"Swoon who?" I hear you ask

Miss Bush are rather famous for sample sales but I do have an aversion to red stickers all over the place. So rather than have a year round sale corner I send discontinued samples to a very lovely shop quite close to us. Swoon Wedding Gowns is the brainchild of Deborah Kidd - a stylish blonde with a passion for wedding dresses.

This is the perfect place to buy if you want a designer sample at a fraction of the cost. Think Bicester Village meets TK Maxx.

Erudito SOLD

Erudito SOLD

Erudito SOLD

As my love affair draws to a natural conclusion with Rosa Clara I have given Swoon the dresses to sell to a bargain hunting fashionista.

Alada SOLD

Alada SOLD

Alada SOLD

They are all available for immediate wear with a full fitting service offered by Swoon.

Adorno

Adorno

Adorno

Unique in the UK, Rosa Clara is the most prestigious brand in Spain. The fabrics and attention to detail are exquisite.

Adamo

Adamo

Adamo

Get in touch with Swoon to view or simply but these dresses

www.swoonweddinggowns.co.uk/

or call 01932 842 922

Jenny Packham Discontinuations

It has to happen - all good frocks come to an end. Here is a list of Jenny Packham styles that HAVE to be ordered with retailers by 1st April for us to get the orders to Jenny Packham HQ. Regardless of your wedding date if  'the one' is on this list get ordering.

This also means that there could be some bargains on offer as we sell off our samples. Also, in the case of some very 'tired' samples, the dresses can be sold for relatively modest sums so the fabulous beading can be harvested.

Jenny Packham Eve photographed by Eddie Judd, styled by Penny Cullen of Tigerlily Weddings

Jenny Packham Elizabeth photographed by Mark Bothwell

JPB130 PAPILLON              

JPB205 ELIZABETH

JPB248 ANIXI

JPB255 PETRA

JPB257 CAMARILLA

JPB274 MARIE LOUISE

JPB279 SABINE

JPB281 LISETTE

JPB282 SOPHIE

JPB290 FRANCESCA

JPB296 BEATRICE

JPB305 AMELIA

JPB311 ERIN

JPB314 SYMPHONY

JPB344 CORALIE

JPB338 DARLING

JPB339 OPULENCE

JPB340 RENAISSANCE

JPB349 DELICATE

JPB352 MONET

JPB353 FONTAINE

JPB354 LADY ASTOR

JPB355 AMATA

JPB357 CORNELIA

JPB359 EVE

JPB360 OPERA

JPB362 ELITE

JPB369 DEAREST

JPB373 XENIA

JPB374 PERSEPHONE

JPB384 LIBERA

JPB385 YEVONDE

JPB387 CERES

JPB389 HEMERA

JPB390 ARIADNE

JPB391 MUSE

JPB394 ARIEL

JPB395 SOCIALITE

JPB404 LYDIA

JPB412 MILEY

Jenny Packham Laurel, Luna and Syrie in the sample sale

Everyone loves Jenny Packham, everyone loves a bargain. What could be more beautiful?

Luna Size 10 - £3020 to order £2000 sample sale SOLD

Laurel Size 10 £2010 to order £1250 Sample Sale SOLD

Syrie Size 10 £1440 to order £850 Sample Sale

 

Rosa Clara Dresses in the Sample Sale

A few times on this blog I have professed my undying love for Rosa Clara wedding dresses. They are immaculately made, genius designed, use exquisite fabric and beat all other prestige brands hands down for quality and vision....

Here's the but...

...they have the most unhelpful customer service policy in bridalwear. They are only interested in their franchise businesses and our UK agent, whose name appears at the top of our invoices and therefore must be getting paid commission, has never set foot in the shop, phoned us or assisted in any way. In fact all he has done for us is sell the diffusion range, Rosa Clara Two, to our two nearest geographic rivals who have then subsequently copied our press ads using their images.

I have sold samples and asked for extra fabric - not forthcoming. I have asked to borrow loan samples - theoretically possible - they are never available.

In addition, I have used Rosa Clara images for about 4 years, every month as a full page advert in a national bridal title  - either Brides or You and Your Wedding.  This has cost me as much as a brand new Audi. My investment in samples, yearly, would have bought a Fiat 500. Call me old-fashioned, but with this level of investment I expect the answer to sometimes be 'yes.'

For the purpose of illustration - here are a few quotes picked at random...
 

"sorry but jackets are not available for borrowing."

 

"sorry but this sample it is not available for borrowing."

 

"Regarding the advertisement material, the picture you are requesting it is not available."

    

"As informed you previously there is no fabric available for this sample."

" I am sorry but this dress is in an international fair and will come back in Barcelona in 2 months."

Brides-to-be do not let this put you off their stunning designs, I simply feel it is probably quicker and cheaper to hop on Easy Jet to Barcelona to look at their collection...

It is with regret I offer these amazing dresses in perfect condition in my sample sale.

 My love stills burns brightly but the affair may be over...

Adelfa

Adelfa

Adelfa

Antifaz

Antifaz

Antifaz

Alada

Alada

Alada

Adorno

Adorno

Adorno

Adamo

Adamo

Prices

Adelfa £4635 to order   Sample Sale £2635
Antifaz £3450 to order  Sample Sale £2450
Alada £3600 to order     Sample Sale £2600
Adorno £4655 to order  Sample Sale £2635
Adamo £3915 to order  Sample Sale £2915

All Rosa Clara samples are a Spanish 42 - UK 12 equivalent and can be taken in if necessary

All Sample Sale dresses are paid in full and price includes specialist cleaning and remedial work if necessary. The dresses can be stored at Miss Bush until fitting.

Full Terms and Conditions available on request.