Italian silk and wool wedding ensemble, 1901.
Such a unique and gorgeous Art Nouveau-inspired gown!
Side view:
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
American cotton dress, ca. 1885.
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
American wedding corset, ca. 1875.
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The queen of the Belgians in her wedding dress. Published in the Court magazine no. 4. for Oct. 1832, by Edward Bull, 26, Holles St. Cavendish Square.”
Courtesy of the NYPL.
French bridal gowns originally featured in Petit courrier des dames, March 20, 1834.
Courtesy of the NYPL.
“The Queen in her Bridal Dress, Engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Chas. Heath by W. H. Mote from a drawing by W. Drummond, Esq.”
Courtesy the NYPL.
“Purity : Wedding dresses, Godey’s improvement on the French.” Originally published in Godey’s Lady’s Book, Nov. 1850.
Courtesy the NYPL.
Oh, you know… Just some average wedding presents from 1896.
Diamond and pearl necklace, convertible into a tiara. Presented by the Royal Warrant-Holders of England. Diamond and pearl tiara. Presented by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Diamond tiara. Presented by lady and gentlemen friends. Bridesmaids’ brooch. Presented by the bridegroom. Diamond and pearl ornament, to be worn as brooch or pendant. Presented by the Drapers’ Company. Diamond and turquoise necklace. Presented by the ladies and gentlemen of the queen’s household. Diamond and ruby necklace. Presented by the queen.
Presumably, these were gifts to Princess Alexandra (Queen Victoria’s granddaughter) who married Ernst Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Maximilian, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on April 20, 1896.
Originally published in The Illustrated London News, 1896. Courtesy the NYPL.
Somehow I’m just seeing Christina Hendricks’ wedding photos now (she got married last October). While I’m generally tired of the strapless wedding gown craze, I think she looks just lovely, especially with those pretty earrings. I also love the fact that her bridesmaids (not in this picture!) wore different vintage dresses that flattered each of them individually and complimented the Fall color theme.
Half of the bridesmaids from what I’m going to assume was the controversial 1871 wedding of Queen Victoria’s daughter, the Princess Louise and a commoner, John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne.
