BRIDAL BARGAIN HUNTERS SOMETHING NEW ON SALE AT GOODWILL.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer Stuffed full of long white sleeves, bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. bodices and trains that fan out in a wave of satin, Goodwill Southern California's auditorium looks like a bridal explosion. The nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. recently laid its hands on a most unusual windfall - 2,000 brand-new wedding dresses, donated by an anonymous bridal shop. Labels blacked out and tagged for as little as $99, Goodwill will sell the never-worn gowns in an intense four-hour sale today at its headquarters near downtown. ``It's like saying to a bride, go pick whatever you want,'' said Mark Shmagin, the organization's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . ``At this price, it's almost free. Think 500 brides running around in a candy store.'' Hues that shine like an iceberg, off-white, cream, and even a few shades of Noun 1. shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something pink fill out the range of colors that hang from Goodwill's crowded racks. Sizes range from a slight 4 to a more full-figured 22, with prices from $99 to $499. With a variety of smaller sizes and $10 tiaras to boot, organizers also hope to lure celebrants of the traditional Latina quinceanera, the 15th birthday celebration. ``These aren't Vera Wangs, but they're new, good-quality dresses,'' said Pete Duda, Goodwill's director of retail operations. ``We've got some strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective , some with what I'd describe as a rather daring style. We thought it would all be the same kind, but this was a very generous donation.'' Selecting a wedding dress can often be an intense, frustrating experience. With friends, relatives and soon-to-be in-laws clustering around, a bride-to-be usually finds herself in a very different atmosphere than amid the frenzied pawing pawing a form of behavior characterized by persistent use of one forelimb to dig in the ground, or to thump it, or to scratch at a fixed object such as a door; stimulated by subacute pain, boredom. of racks that Goodwill expects. She generally finds herself with a much heftier price tag, as well. ``If you get something off the rack, you can get it for a couple hundred, but if you get something specially made, you'd pay several thousand,'' said Linda Vogel, owner of the Pasadena-based wedding coordinator Dream Makers. ``Most people pay between $500 and $1,000, so it's almost unheard of Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. Unknown to fame; obscure. - Glanvill. See also: Unheard Unheard to find them that cheap.'' The proceeds from the sale will fund Goodwill's job-training programs for people with disabilities, with leftover dresses to be distributed to its 43 area stores. If it goes smoothly, the nonprofit hopes to make large-scale sales into regular events to clear out similar large donations. ``I expect to see a lot of frazzled women,'' chuckled Kathi Castro, the charity's donated goods manager. ``They won't be able to narrow it down, we have so much good stuff.'' Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO Event: Bridal Gown Super Sale Location: Goodwill Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , 342 N. San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA 90031 Time: Today, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: Free admission and parking. Dresses cost between $99 and $499 CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Headpieces, at upper right, will be sold at Goodwill's Bridal Gown Super Sale today in Los Angeles, along with 2,000 brand-new wedding dresses. The gowns will cost between $99 and $499. (3) This wedding dress, marked at $199, is one of the 2,000 donated to the Goodwill and will be for sale between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. David Sprague/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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