Virgin Brides

Virgin Brides was a company specialising in weddings and bridal wear. It was part of the Virgin Group, and was founded in 1996. For the launch of the store, Sir Richard Branson shaved his beard and wore a wedding dress. On 12 December 2007, Virgin Brides stopped taking any more orders. This was due to the company not being able to make any profit because of an intensively competitive bridal market.

Date founded:

  • Dec 1996

Founders:

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Richard Branson

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English industrialist, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up an audio record mail-order business in...

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