ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Woman Scores a Rare Galia Lahav Wedding Dress at Goodwill – GWC Mag gwcmagDecember 17, 2023034 views An Alabama woman didn’t have plans to get married when she found her dream dress at Goodwill. The $6,000 Galia Lahav designer dress cost her just $25. Article continues below advertisement Emmali Osterhoudt showed off her Goodwill find in a September 2023 TikTok video that reached over 5 million viewers by December. Here are more details on the Galia Lahav wedding dress found at Goodwill and what happened after Osterhoudt’s TikTok video went viral. Source: Getty Images Designer Galia Lahav with her wedding dress designs. Article continues below advertisement Woman finds Galia Lahav wedding dress for $25 on Goodwill’s website In the viral TikTok video, Osterhoudt (@emmalifaith) models the gorgeous Galia Lahav wedding dress she bought for just $25 on Goodwill’s website. The dress typically retails for about $6,200, Osterhoudt said. The lucky shopper said the dress fits her “like of glove” and doesn’t need any alterations. She shows an up-close view of the dress material. “It is just stunning. It’s a mixture of pearls and rhinestones,” Osterhoudt added. Osterhoudt admits she won’t be wearing the dress anytime soon because she is not getting married or even engaged yet. “Im so freaking excited about this find, i may not even use it when it comes to the day because im not getting engaged or married for awhile but maybe its fate,” she writes in the video caption. Article continues below advertisement Commenters to the video shared in Osterhoudt’s excitement, and some said they might run out to see what they could find on the racks at Goodwill. “I’m not even engaged but now i wanna go thrifting for a wedding dress,” said one person. “I’m a bridal stylist, and let me tell you.. YOU HIT THE JACKPOT,” said another. Even the dress designer Galia Lahav commented on Osterhoudt’s video, “damn gurllllll.” Article continues below advertisement Galia Lahav wedding dress prices are in the thousands. If you were to shop for a wedding dress on Galia Lahav’s website, you would have a hard time finding any dresses under $1,000, even among those that are on sale. The gowns range from about $1,700 to over $4,000. The luxury brand is popular with celebrities and has been worn by Paris Hilton, Beyoncé, Vanessa Hudgens, and Jennifer Lopez. Article continues below advertisement The viral video prompted Galia Lahav to donate more dresses to Goodwill. “We thought it would be an exciting idea to play fairy godmother and donate a few dresses ourselves to Goodwill for more Cinderella moments,” Yael Friedman, spokesperson for Galia Lahav, told People. It shows that sustainable shopping might pay off in more ways than one. If you’re a bride-to-be, maybe check out Goodwill the next time you’re hunting down that perfect dress!