After three weddings, three bachelorette parties and numerous
showers, the Slavin sisters realized there was nothing available
for the modern bride-to-be to wear during her last night out as a single
girl. Desiring something stylish, contemporary and original to don on
such an important and festive evening, the sisters put their thinking
caps on and put their creativity to work. The first sister to be
married adorned a ribbed tank top with "Bride" tastefully grazed across
the chest in crystal rhinestones. For an added touch, the sister
also wore panties with her groom’s name playfully embroidered across the
front.
In early 2002, while working for their mother’s clothing
manufacturing company, Allison Slavin and her two sisters, Bridget and Tiffany, created a small line of custom embroidered panties
and cotton tanks adorned with crystals to give at their friend’s bridal
showers. The panties and tanks were a smash at each party. This was
the start of a new era in fashion for the modern bride-to-be and a fresh
company called Classy Bride.
Soon
after they opened an online store, retailers started calling and wanting
to place orders. Realizing there was a demand for their
products, the sisters took the Classy Bride line to market.
Within weeks of receiving the bridal line, many boutiques reordered
and requested more items that would appeal too a broader range of
woman. To accommodate their client’s wishes, Classy Bride launched
their newest line of loungewear and lingerie in early 2004, Cotton
Sisters. Cotton Sisters offers maternity loungewear and tanks,
baby apparel, velour pajamas and cotton intimates.
In the past 5 years, over 500 stores have picked up the Classy Bride line including
bridal salons, department stores, fine apparel shops, gift stores, and lingerie boutiques.
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