[Originally at This bridal boutique put a mannequin in a wheelchair — and people love it by Rheana Murray]
A bridal boutique is getting lots of love for its inclusive window display featuring a mannequin in a wheelchair wearing a wedding gown.
Sure, there’s nothing unusual about a bride in a wheelchair. But seeing one represented in a window display? That type of inclusivity doesn’t happen every day — and it’s about time it does, say supporters who are applauding the boutique.
“The new wedding shop in town has a wheelchair using mannequin and it shouldn’t be exciting but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen disability portrayed in a shop window,” Beth Wilson wrote on Twitter.
The new wedding shop in town has a wheelchair using mannequin and it shouldn’t be exciting but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen disability portrayed in a shop window.
The store is The White Collection Bridal Boutique in Portishead, England, which is near Bristol.
Laura Allen, the boutique owner, told TODAY Style in an email that she’s pleased with all the attention the current display has gotten, especially since it replaced a much more elaborate display complete with a Cinderella carriage, falling snow and a staircase.
“For this season we wanted to strip it right back and have a mannequin in each window,” she said.
“Our thoughts of having one of them in a wheelchair was ‘why not?’ And we didn’t really think too much about it.
Read the whole thing at https://www.today.com/style/bridal-shop-praised-wheelchair-using-mannequin-wedding-dress-t146570 or see more cool stuff at www.DowOakEvents.com
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