Since Alfred Angelo, one of the nation’s biggest bridal chains, announced it was going out of business and filing for bankruptcy last month, Patricia Redmond — the company’s bankruptcy attorney — has been a woman on a mission, the Wall Street Journal reported today. At two dozen former Alfred Angelo locations across the country, she has found ways to deliver gowns, dresses, veils and garters that customers had already paid for. The day before Alfred Angelo’s closure, store managers were instructed to return store keys to the bankruptcy trustee. Despite some landlords changing the locks, the trustee and attorney were still authorized access to the stores, as the company had yet to receive court approval to reject the leases. All prepaid orders are being treated as unsecured claims in the bankruptcy case, and could take years to be repaid, which there is no guarantee will happen. Though she’s not counting, Redmond’s efforts have saved the day for hundreds of brides, bridesmaids and mothers-of-the-bride.
