Say Yes to the Dress is the American reality television series on TLC following the show at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan. Kleinfeld Bridal recently expanded itself into the Canadian market by adding a store in Toronto. The series shows the progress of each of the sales associates, managers, and shopkeepers, along with profiles of brides as they search for the perfect wedding dress. Common themes include outstanding advice from friends and family, the ability of "perfect outfits" to help the bride overcome personal difficulties, struggling with weight and body image considerations, and the challenge of staying within the budget, especially in terms of dresses by exclusive designer Kleinfeld, Pnina Tornai (one of the few designers who ever mentioned his name in the show). The dress is sold in the show range from $ 1,300 to $ 40,000.
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Cast
Mara Urshel
Mara Urshel is one of the owners of Kleinfeld. Earlier in his career in the retail industry, he served as senior vice president and general merchandise manager at Saks Fifth Avenue. He worked there for twenty years. After he left Saks, he was hired by Casual Corner and Geoffrey Beene Company in executive management positions. He then bought the Bridal Kleinfeld store with Ronald Rothstein and Wayne Rogers on July 9, 1999.
Ronald Rothstein
Ronald (Ronnie) Rothstein is one of the owners of Kleinfeld. He was academically successful; he graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964 and received a law degree from the University of Miami in 1968. He later became a member of the Florida Bar. In 1976, he started his own consumer product company called Oh Dawn, but after eight years, he sold Oh Dawn to the American Stock Exchange. But he remains in executive capacity for several more years. On July 9, 1999, he bought a Bridal Kleinfeld shop with Mara Urshel and Wayne Rogers.
Randy Fenoli
Randy Fenoli is the Fashion Director for Kleinfeld. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and grew up with fashion love. She started sewing her dress when she was only nine years old. As he grew older, he branched off into the areas of makeup art, hairdressers, and entertainment. He then enrolled himself at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology. Later, he was offered a job that worked for Paul Diamond, from The Diamond Collection. He was then offered a job at Kleinfeld where he worked until 2012. He is now an independent consultant.
Dorothy Silver
Dorothy Silver is Director of Sales and Merchandising for Kleinfeld. He started his career in New York as floor manager at Bonwit Teller, but he has spent a majority of twenty-five years in the retail industry in Kleinfeld. He works with Nicole Sacco and Joan Roberts.
Nicole Sacco
Nicole Sacco is the Director of Equipment and Sales at Kleinfeld. He has worked there for thirteen years and has many responsibilities, especially helping consultants with their clients, whether it's finding a dress, closing a sale, or just making sure the client is happy. She works with Dorothy Silver and Joan Roberts.
Nitsa Glezelis
Nitsa Glezelis is the Director of Change at Kleinfeld. He was born in Kos, Greece, and has been in the retail industry since he was twelve. He has worked at Kleinfeld for eighteen years. He works with Vera Skenderis.
Joan Roberts
Joan Roberts is the Sales Director/Bridal Manager at Kleinfeld. Before coming to Kleinfeld, he has worked in the retail industry for twenty-five years. He works with Nicole Sacco and Dorothy Silver.
Camille Coffey
Camille Coffey is one of the few bridal consultants in Kleinfeld. She was first introduced to Kleinfeld when she was shopping for a dress to wear to her son's wedding. He applied for a job and has been working there ever since.
Vera Skenderis
Vera Skenderis is the Change Manager at Kleinfeld. He was born in Athens, Greece. He has worked in the retail industry for thirty-four years. He works with Nitsa Glezelis.
Audrey Pisani
Audrey Pisani is one of several bridal consultants in Kleinfeld. He was born in Brooklyn and has worked in the retail industry for twenty years. Fifteen of those years have been used for wedding clothes.
Keasha Rigsby
Keasha Rigsby is one of several bridal consultants in Kleinfeld. He has worked in the retail industry for fifteen years. Six of those years have been used for wedding clothes. She was first introduced to Kleinfeld when she was shopping for a wedding dress with her cousin. He met one of the owners, Ronnie Rothstein, applied for a job, and has worked there ever since. Keasha has not appeared in Say Yes to the Dress since January 2011 season. She will be performing at a new show titled Keasha's Perfect Dress on the Canadian Slice network. This event will follow Keasha as she opens a new wedding salon.
Debbie Asprea
Debbie Asprea is one of several bridal consultants in Kleinfeld. He has worked in the retail industry for eighteen years. He has been with Kleinfeld for fifteen of the eighteen years. She attributes her love of fashion to her father, who is a dress contractor.
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Spinoff
Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (July-September 2010; July 2011-) is the first spin-off, which focuses on Bridals by Lori, a bridal shop in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to stores, staff and production companies (NorthSouth Productions produces the Atlanta series), the elements are the same as the original series. The Atlanta series itself also produced two spin-offs: Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids (July 2011-) is a spin off that is focused on bridesmaid dresses and bridesmaid showroom in Bridals by Lori.
References
External links
- Official website
- Kleinfeld Bride
- The bride by Lori
- Pnina Tornai
- Say Yes to Dress: Monte's Take Podcast
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