LOVE THAT NEVER GOES OUT OF FASHION!

Long stored away wedding dresses are taking centrestage once more

When Tina-Maree Zohl opened a jewellery shop in the small town of St George, Queensland, last year, she knew she wanted to display her mum's wedding dress in the window.

"It was such a beautiful, old-fashioned cut, I thought it would be a great focal point," she says.

The dress drew so much attention Tina, 51, asked other local women if they'd be keen to display their wedding dresses, too. "I stopped people in the street, asked if they still had their wedding dress, and would they like to have it in my shop window?" she tells Woman's Day. "Nearly everyone said yes."

Tina now has a waiting list of women keen to display the gowns from their special days and her shop window has become a local tourist attraction. "I invite the ladies to dress the mannequin with me, so they know their dress is being cared for properly," she says. "It's a very sentimental process. For many of them, it's like seeing an old friend."

Vickie Lindores married Peter on March 29, 1975, in a very '70s-style gown with flared sleeves. "I flew down to Brisbane with my sister to buy my dress," remembers Vickie, 68. "I loved the sheer sleeves that came over my wrists, and the lace around the bodice.