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Bruce Weiss
Ties the Knot
a little more
securely,
Come into Bruce Weiss Jewelers
with a picture, an idea, a sketch .
and we'll custom-design a ring.
Why buy from the case, when you can
have a one-of-a-kind and it costs no more?
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When you come to Bruce Weiss for a wedding
ring, you get exactly what you want and you
won't have to lift a finger!
BRUCE M. WEISS
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12 Mile just east
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Baccarat and Ceralene
Ceralene porcelain from Limoges and Baccarat crystal represent
the ultimate in elegance and sophistication. Shown are Ceralene
"Lafayette" ($195 the five-piece place setting) and Baccarat
"Massena" stemware ($97.50 per stem).
We welcome your visit to our
collection of the finest
in French tableware.
Austria, French laces, veiling from
London. "We bead a lot of our veil-
ing — it's our signature," he explains.
Bradley produces two collections
per year, which are sold in bridal shops
and department store bridal bou-
tiques. There is a big demand for his
highly jeweled crowns and tiaras, as
well as for his silk taffeta hand-rolled
fabric flowers.
Bradley's customers tend to be
young professional women, and he ad-
vises them to be as glamorous as they
can get on their wedding day. This
means changing their hairstyles to fit
the headpieces. "A lot of women —
maybe 50 percent — say 'my hair
looks okay. That's silly. Why look just
okay?" he asks. With very few excep-
tions (one that came to mind was a
bride with beautiful wavy red hair),
most women with long hair should
wear it pulled back. Otherwise, the
look is too informal.
According to Bradley, there are defi-
nite geographic differences. "East
Coast brides tend to wear the head-
pieces on the back of the head. They
like a clean, sophisticated look. The
Midwest is more trendy and glitzy.
They want everything to sparkle with
sequins and rhinestones," he says.
"And from the West Coast, we get
some strange requests — for feathers,
tassels and fringe on the headpieces.
And expensive — brides there are
willing to pay $2,000 to $3,000 for a
veil."
At the New York City-based Jim
Hjelm/A Private Collection, Jean
Vincent Pulver is head designer of
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headpieces. Pulver was originally a
milliner and hats are still his favorite.
"I do large picture hats, Victorian-
looking hats and cloche-type hats," he
says.
Generally, Pulver's department de-
signs a headpiece for each gown. "For
some gowns, we may ask the gown
designer. 'What kind of look do you
want?' He may say 'Victorian, so we
do something Victorian. What should
be Victorian? A hat which is smallish,
off to one side of the face, with the
brim either up on one side or on both
sides, and with a back and front dip.