Book description
Thelma Madine, star of Channel 4's Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and fairy
godmother of extravagant wedding dresses, reveals the drama, secrets and
surprises involved in ten incredible traveller weddings.
Through the tales of ten elaborate gypsy wedding dresses, Thelma
Madine, trusted confidante and dressmaker extraordinaire, offers a
window onto the world of traveller brides and their unbelievable celebrations.
For Thelma's young brides, a wedding dress is more than just a pretty
white gown. For some it is a symbol of their fairytale-like hopes and
dreams for the future, for others a mark of a long-standing friendship
with a non-traveller they have welcomed into their community, and, for
one small group, it is a sad reminder of day they know will never come.
With each chapter based around the secrets and incredible truths hidden
behind each different dress, Thelma's second book is packed full of
fascinating new stories. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and achingly sad,
and brimming with hilarious anecdotes and larger-than-life characters,
Thelma's book will amaze, amuse and entertain.
Beautifully designed and fully-illustrated throughout, it is crammed
with glossy new photos, revealing never-before-seen dresses adorned with
thousands of Swarovski crystals and hundreds of LED lights - an ideal
gift for fans of Channel 4's Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and Thelma's Gypsy
Girls. Thelma Madine is the star of Channel 4's Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
and Thelma's Gypsy Girls. She has been working with travellers for over
fifteen years.
After being left with nothing after a messy divorce she started making
and selling dresses on a market stall in Liverpool. One day a traveller
woman asked her to make some dresses and before she knew it she had
dozens of traveller women asking for the same thing, and so began her
dressmaking business.
Thelma now owns Nico's Dressmakers in Liverpool and is the designer
favoured by travellers around the country, many of whom travel hundreds
of miles to have her make their wedding, christening and communion dresses.
Thelma lives in Liverpool and has four children (a son and three
daughters), the youngest of which still lives at home with her and her
partner Dave.
