She picks up a box lying on the street in Long Island and finds an old surprise: “It’s been there since 1987″
A woman was enjoying a peaceful weekend walk near Long Island (United States) when she stumbled upon a piece of history.
The woman in question, Anne Trapani, had set out for a casual weekend stroll through her Long Island neighborhood. It was just another calm, ordinary day, or so it seemed.
As she passed a pile of boxes carelessly discarded on the curb, she spotted a modest package that has since captured the hearts of social media users. “I love thrifting and anything nostalgic, so it broke my heart to see it sitting on the sidewalk with other boxes that were being thrown out,” Trapani told Newsweek.
The box turned out to be a bridal preservation box designed to store a wedding dress. Upon opening it, she found a vintage wedding gown, meticulously preserved and in near-perfect condition. “I was completely shocked when I saw the dress. I’d never opened a preserved wedding gown before,” Trapani said, immediately drawn to the craftsmanship and quality of the material.
The video of her discovery, which has already surpassed 2.1 million views on TikTok, shows Trapani’s awe: “I couldn’t imagine the dress ending up in a landfill, so I brought it home.”
Trapani hasn’t revealed whether she learned more about the original owner of the dress, but she did say she plans to keep it. “I don’t know yet what I’m going to do with it, but I’m thinking about turning it into a silk skirt and top,” she said. “I’d love to learn from a seamstress and give the dress and fabric a new life.”