At least 100 brides-to-be around the country are in the throes of a pre-nuptial frock emergency after luxury Perth bridal house Pallas went into voluntary administration.
It was another dark day for Perth retail yesterday with 23-year-old WA streetwear chain Live Clothing also going into the hands of external administrators.
Pallas, with salubrious salons in Claremont and Paddington in Sydney, has been the go-to for monied brides since 2002.
Jeremy Nipps, co-administrator from insolvency firm Cor Cordis, was quick to reassure panicked Pallas clients that they would still receive their gowns.
“There’s been a few distressed brides that have reached out,” he said.
“All they want is confirmation their dresses will be delivered for their wedding day.”
Mr Nipps said the dresses were being completed with funding from a third-party at no additional cost beyond the agreed sum.
Administrators were called into Pallas Bride & Fashion two days ago, a month after the Australian Taxation Office applied to the Federal Court to wind up the company.
Mr Nipps said the business was suffering from working capital and cashflow constraints and had been unable to secure new…