The Waves: Is the Wedding Dress Dead?

On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna
Roth does a deep dive on wedding dresses. From the oldest
family-run bridal shop in the United States, to a warehouse in New
York, she explores what the modern wedding dress looks like. Along
with brides-to-be Shannon Palus and Susan Matthews, Cheyna talks
with Marteal Mayer, the owner of Loulette Bride in Brooklyn, and
mother-daughter duo Shelly Mueller and Alyssa Pung, co-owners of
Becker’s Bridal in Fowler, Michigan.  In Slate Plus: Our
weekly And Just Like That…recap. This week it’s episode four with
Cheyna Roth and Slate culture writer Heather Schwedel. 
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy
Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Special thanks to Shannon Palus and
Susan Matthews.  Send your comments and recommendations on
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