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If I had been a bride in 1800
I would wear this dress: I’m not sure about the hairstyle, but the dress? I’m so there! The over robe, the wrapped sleeve trimmings, the pleated ruffle, and the metallic gold trimmed petticoat. *swoon* I guess I would prefer if it were a little more white, and a little less oyster I think I’d wear it with these shoes: Or a pink and white version of the bridesmaids shoes (below) With the necessities taken care of, every well dressed bride needs a fan: Do you think a suitably romantic pastoral scene, something with nymphs and roses, would be too much to ask for? For my groom, I’m trying to decide between this coat: And this one (only in black, which may be the colour it was to begin with anyway): (in a totally imaginary wedding it’s OK that he doesn’t get a say, right? right?) For bridesmaids, this robe, in grass green. Divine! If I were the evil bride, I’d make them wear these dresses. Hehe. Since I’m not though, I’m even going to let …
The 18th century wedding dress: then, and now
The 18th century was the dawn of the modern wedding dress: it saw the first emergence of white dresses as a trend, the first dresses specifically for weddings, and it is the oldest century from which we have a reasonably large selection of extent dresses. The 18th century is also a very popular era among this blog readers, and is a stunning, and unusual (at least at the moment) era to draw dress inspiration from. So let’s look at some 18th century wedding gowns, and some more recent 18th century inspired wedding gowns. First, a complete ensemble with excellent provenance, from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. No, it’s not white. And most modern brides aren’t into bonnets, but it still has so many elements I would instantly steal as a wedding dress designer. That fabulous quilted petticoat… The pinked fabric framing the face and bust… The beautiful sleeve ruffles… Or you could just wear the dress exactly as it is, as it’s already a thing of beauty. Next, another coloured wedding dress. The shape …