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Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker (Paperback)
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Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker (Paperback)
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Loot Price R446
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Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker is the much-anticipated memoir from
Thelma Madine, the dressmaker and breakaway star from Big Fat Gypsy
Weddings, the hottest show on TV right now. From 200 ft trains to
20 stone skirts, hundreds of LED lights to thousands of Swarovski
crystals, gypsy girls spend their childhoods dreaming of fairytale
dresses. Thelma is the woman who makes these dreams come true. Left
with nothing, after a messy divorce, Thelma has come a long way
from her humble dressmaking beginnings, making and selling dresses
on a market stall in Liverpool. Back then she knew nothing of
gypsies. Until one day she was asked by a traveller to make some
dresses like the ones in 'Gone with the Wind' and before she knew
it had dozens of other traveller women gathering around asking for
similar ones. A few years later she was asked to make a wedding
dress for a young traveller... then she was hit with the request
for a 107 ft train and 18 elaborate bridesmaid dresses. And she
hasn't looked back since. It hasn't been an easy journey though and
behind her warmth, compassion and hardworking nature, Thelma is
hiding a life of struggles and personal heartache: a journey that
includes financial breakdown, a four-month stint in prison and a
very unhappy relationship. But career-wise she has gone from
strength to strength. Now the dress designer favoured by gypsy
brides all over the country, Thelma has become a much-loved and
trusted figure for many within the often misunderstood traveller
community. Here, for the first time, alongside the full truth about
her own life, she will tell tales of her experiences of this
extraordinary world and reveal the fascinating stories of some of
the many travellers she has met. From strict childhoods to teenage
pregnancies, extravagant weddings to secrets and lies, and the
truth about money and men, Thelma - a natural storyteller - will
reveal a culture full of drama and contrasts. In a narrative packed
full of highs and lows, setbacks and triumphs, crystals, mechanical
butterflies and sparkling little lights, this book will shock, move
and amaze and bring Thelma and the secretive world of travellers to
life.
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