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Oh gosh, I'm not that superstitious in the least.
I mean, do you really think it's a bad omen to wear a divorced woman's wedding dress??? If you do, then don't do it. I just think that's hodge podge and if i loved it, i'd go for it.
Somebody else's clothing has no bearing on my marriage in the least!
I would have no bones about it. You clearly love the dress; instead of thinking about how the marriage ended in divorce, think about how much you obviously care about the woman that wore it. Think of the kind gift she is giving you. What a great way to start a marriage! If you feel really wary and are superstitious I understand, but personally I could care less. :)
I would wear it if I liked it a lot and makes me feel special! (no superstition whatsoever) Give the dress another chance:)
As I was reading your post I was thinking this is a no brainer! I would totally wear such an amazing dress (I would love to see a pic of it by the way if you had one!) and be honored.
Then I read that the marriage ended in divorce. I honestly don't know how I feel about that piece of information. I'm typically not a superstitious person or anything and I don't think that by wearing such a dress your marriage will be failed.
I think maybe I would sleep on it, try on other dresses and after some time if that dress was still the dress of my dream and I couldn't get it out of my mind I would go for it. That dress sounds so amazing that I would probably end up wearing it after some thought.
I would wear it-- it sounds fabulous and so unique. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the dress wearer's history. Rest assured, it was NOT the dress that caused the divorce. :)
I wouldn't wear it to be sentimental. Like, I wouldn't wear my mother's wedding dress as a gesture of tradition if my parents were divorced. But I sure would if it happened to be gorgeous and something I would have chosen anyway!
The dress sounds too amazing to pass up! Just don't walk under a ladder or break a mirror while wearing it 
TOTALLY kidding!
I'm not supertiitious, but if that is all you think about when you think of the dress, then I would consider that. If you're just worried right now about what others would think - don't give it another thought. Just go for it. How you feel about the dress is the most important thing.
just wear it. the dress does not make the marriage, the people do!
Since you love the dress and have a relationshipt to the owner, who cares what she used it for in the first place??? I think, you make your own luck-- There's no way that dress (or any dress) will impact you and your man's chances of having a happy and healty marriage, only you two can determine how your marriage turns out.
I can totally understand the superstitious aspect of this, but I would reason that such an amazing dress deserves a happy ending :)
TBH, I hadn't even thought about the marriage ending in divorce until hours after the dress was offered to me. Its not something that bothers me that much, but I would wonder that people would think I was making a horrific mistake.
All I could think of was what a classic, elegant design that it was, and how cool it would be to wear it.
The dress is in London, so next time I am around there, I might go and try it on. You never know, I might look like a dog in it.
I think you should try it on before you make your decision. Quite frankly, I wouldn't worry about its "history." In fact since the designer is going to do the alterations, maybe there can be some "updates" to the dress to make it a bit different, shedding its "history."
I doubt anybody'll remember taht so-and-so wore the same dress 15+ years ago!!! I mean, it's just been TOO LONG!
If you love it, wear it!! The dress (or the previous owner) does not define you or your new relationship!!! The fact that her marriage ended in divorce (altho I can appreciate your worries) has nothing to do with you or your marriage. Its sweet that it will please your mom as well!
I say GO FOR IT!!! :)
A piece of fabric was not responsible for someones marrige coming to an end. Who cares what other people think. Nobody will know who the dress belongs to until YOU tell them. The dress sounds beautiful, go ahead, wear it. :)
I wouldn't. I am not superstitious in the least nor have I ever been, and to be honest, I really don't understand why people are, with the education that is available today as opposed to the Middle Ages when they originated. Contrary to popular belief, a dress holds no more power over a couple's relationship than a piece of jewelry or any other material item. That type of thing only happens in the movies.
That said, I have my own personal tastes that don't mesh with other women's so what they think is stunning and what looks good on them doesn't necessarily look good on me and vice versa. If someone wants to do that, then more power to them. But most women want a dress that is all theirs that no one else is wearing, which when it comes down to it, only happens if the dress is custom made with their own design. Also, you have to account for the fact that you will need to have alterations done that may easily require the dress to be completely reconstructed since no two women are built the same.
Absolutely I would!! Especially if you have always loved the dress.
If the dress fit me and looked good on me, I'd definitely wear it and use the money from the dress on better food, pictures or flowers.
YES!!! It sounds like an incredible opportunity... To me it seems silly not to wear the dress you like even if it has a story. Look at it in a new way, you can give the dress its "happily ever after."
Seriously, I always knew I would wear a brand new designer gown and then common sense took over and reality sunk in. Presently, I'm going to wear the dress that I feel best in, the one that makes me smile like my fiance does and the one that is the best overall fit. For me fit isn't just the dress measurements, it's the style, measurements and financial value combined.
Have you tried on the dress? How do you feel?
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When I was 12, I was a BM for my mums friend. She wore an AMAZING slim fit dress that was off the shoulders, made of lace and hand beaded with seed pearls. It was an amazing couture dress made by one of Princess Diana's favourite designers based in London. It was made specifically for my mums friend and is beautiful and would cost a fortune to get something like that these days (I honestly can't imagine how much it would cost).
Said friend has said if I want the dress, I can have it, and that she will get the designer to alter it for me. I LOVE the dress and would be totally honored and flattered to wear such an awesome item of clothing. I know how much it would mean to my mum (does anybody remember my previous post about how my mum wanted me to get her friends daughter to be my BM. The woman offering her dress is this friend) and I know its a STUNNING gown and would love to say yes to the dress.
So, here comes the killer. The marriage that the dress was for, ended in divorce.
Would you wear somebody else's dress if you knew that it was from a failed marriage? I know that I could buy any second hand dress off the internet, and any one of them could be from a divorce, but this time it seems a bit different.