Wedding gowns capture the imagination as fashion, romance and art. Our collective memory holds the image of Princess Diana’s long train trailing behind her as she walked up the steps at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and, locally, people flocked to the Wedded Perfection wedding gown exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum. 

Currently, another local venue is hosting a wedding gown retrospective. NVISION in Northside is exhibiting As You Wish, an exhibition (and sale) of vintage wedding dresses and accoutrements from a variety of time periods. The goal is to showcase the fact that a bride’s wedding gown can come at any price point, and a modern woman makes a dress her own through alterations, personalization and embellishments.

“The post-modern fairy tale wedding dress doesn’t have to be squelched by finances,” says a press release about the exhibit. “And in fact, it can be more true to the bride’s personality than simply buying something off the rack ready to wear.”

The gowns and accessories on display at NVISION are in a variety of sizes and price points. Through March 23. Hours: 2-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; noon-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 4577 Hamilton Ave., Northside, nvisionshop.com.

This article appears in Feb 5-11, 2014.

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