Something old, something new, something borrowed — from Sara Blakely.
The Spanx founder, 49, is lending her wedding dress to brides who have had to postpone or cancel their big day due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Blakely first donned the stunning gown — originally worn by her grandmother during her 1918 nuptials, according to Business Insider — to marry entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jesse Itzler in 2008.
“Calling all brides to be… do you want to borrow my wedding dress from me? I have already loaned it out twice… once to a good friend and once to a girl I just met,” she captioned a series of photos of the dress on Instagram on Thursday. “My good friend @JulieDGruber was having a hard time finding a wedding dress so one day I said, ‘just wear mine.’ And she did!”
The second time the billionaire businesswoman shared her dress, she continued, it was with a bride-to-be she met while hiking. Blakely’s new friend initially turned down the offer but, the founder wrote, “Fast forward almost a year and I get a call from her.”
“Her dress had been altered and they ruined the dress. It didn’t fit her at all,” Blakely explained. “The wedding was in a few days and could she still take me up on my offer? Of course! She got it the day before her wedding and it fit perfectly! (Reminding me to never second guess that voice inside. I was meant to offer her my dress just didn’t know why at the time.).”
Now, with COVID-19 continuing to spread across the globe, Blakely is once again ready to lend her gown to those in need.
“My heart is breaking for all the brides out [there] having to cancel and postpone their special day so I thought why not offer my dress to more amazing women!,” she wrote.
“Hoping this will possibly help ease someone’s plans during this time. So if you’re a size 4 or 6 and want to borrow my wedding dress, comment below. Please tag anyone and everyone who needs to see this and feel free to share it! #LoveWins #TBT #Wedding #Bride #WeddingDress #Giveaway.”
No word on whether Olivia Newton-John’s “Grease” pants, also owned by the Spanx founder, are similarly up for grabs.
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