A Queensland woman allegedly stole 70 wedding dresses. Here's why the white gown is worth much more than its price tag

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Title:	A Queensland woman allegedly stole 70 wedding dresses. Here's why the white gown is worth much more than its price tag
Contributor(s):	Hackett, Lisa J (author) ; Coghlan, Jo
Publication Date:	2024-01-19
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/60078
Abstract:	For many the wedding gown is the most expensive item of clothing they will ever own, and it has significant emotional and social value. The recent case of a Queensland woman allegedly scamming brides out of their wedding dresses on the pretext of dry-cleaning no doubt bought distress to their owners and, given the average price of a wedding dress today (A$2,385), 70 cases of wedding dress theft could be lucrative.
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	The Conversation, p. 1-7
Publisher:	The Conversation
Place of Publication:	Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	440214 Sociological studies of crime 441008 Sociology of culture 430302 Australian history
HERDC Category Description:	C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal
Publisher/associated links:	https://theconversation.com/a-queensland-woman-allegedly-stole-70-wedding-dresses-heres-why-the-white-gown-is-worth-much-more-than-its-price-tag-220657
Appears in Collections:	Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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