Recycling what has been used before lets you dance in the greenest shade of the fashion field. Any bride who really wants to be eco but has dreamt for too long about the fairy tale dress to go the hemp way will sigh with happy relief. Consignment stores like White Chicago offer gorgeous designer dresses, which were worn once before. They are perfect Lhuilliers, Wangs, de la Rentas, di Santos or Reem Acras and carry the green seal of approval.
To re-use is No 1 on the green scale but even if producing new creations, our recommended designers operate with amazing recycle imagination. With lots of eco in their hearts and sassy brides in their mind our favorite trio, Deborah, Chrissie and Renee play on the edge of traditional taste. Deborah Lindquist offers gorgeous bridal couture from hemp, silk, vintage lace, recycled cashmere and leather, vintage sari, organic linen and embellished with crystals, semi precious stones, or carved bone beads. Renee Geneva's funky, eclectic pieces are created with formaldehyde-free silk, recycled textiles and organic cotton, hemp, and bamboo fabrics.



Says Chrissie: I feel inspired by a number of things. I am deeply influenced by nature and especially botanicals. I like to give back to the earth by using sustainable textiles like organic and vegan silk and silk/hemp. Not only are these materials ecologically responsible, they are also an unparalleled artistic medium and heavenly to the touch. There's so much unique repetition and beauty in the natural world. But I am also deeply influenced by the idea of a parallel dimension. My designs are often my perceptions of life, culture, and style in that place.

Other eco friendly designers often use organic cotton and hemp for classic simple elegance and a more casual look as shown in our photos below. The purist Vegan bride looks beautiful in a hemp/tencel dress.

• Hemp absorbs more moisture than cotton for cooler wear in summer heat.
• Hemp is naturally resistant to mold and mildew.
• Hemp naturally shields and absorbs ultraviolet light in greater amounts than cotton or linen.
• Hemp Fiber is grown with little or no chemicals, making is eco-friendly and non-toxic to skin-sensitive wearers.
• Hemp "WEARS IN", it doesn't wear OUT!

If you don't want to go hemp, then go vintage! Vintage store like Paris 1900 offer gowns delicately preserved from 1900-1939.
See also: Vintage Wedding

Stunning Hemp suits for the husband to be? Not from the rack. There is not much to see at this moment of time in the mens hemp fashion world, maybe some Organic cotton and silk (see links below) but men might be better of buying a couple yards of their favorite Organic yarn and have it tailored in Italian fashion. Or Reduce, Re-use, Re-cycle and dig in Grandpa's wardrobe for a formal suit from the seventies. Of course there are many hip vintage stores or the option of renting your formal wear.

Hemp for Men

The Hemp Emporium sounds grand but is rather limited in it�s offer and Gary Granola in its style. But they offer a very nice looking banded collar, button-down dress shirt in hemp.
Hemp Emporium

The Indian groom is lucky in smooth, soft, silky suits and gorgeous colors. For less extravagant men from all cultures Weddingsutra offers elegant cotton and silk suits.
WeddingSutra