Vintage Wedding Dresses — A Glimpse of Old Fashion!
Vintage wedding dresses can be seen at a function held at DAR museum to celebrate the phylogeny of fashionable wedding dresses over the years. The exhibition will witness old and new designs of the wedding gowns worn by the people of United States of America. It will also feature the dress collection from the Valentine Richmond History Center.
The idea to display the vintage wedding dress came up because almost everyone considers weddings to be one of the most important events of their lives. They preserve all the materials associated with it, like the wedding gown or dress, veils and other props. Therefore, the DAR ended its long wait of 114 years and grabbed this opportunity to provide a good platform for these antique objects to be shown at one place without any hassle.
How exciting it is to see the dresses and gowns worn by three generations of a family stretched over the period of almost 70 years! That's the reason why you should not miss this event as it is going to feature the wedding dress worn by Mary Radcliffe in 1885 and her next two generations living in Philadelphia. The latter two dresses are from the years 1914 and 1942. These queens found their mother's dresses and gowns so charming and valuable that they picked some parts from them and reused them in their own dresses, especially the veils and the laces.
A visit to any of these exhibitions would reveal that the wedding gowns and dresses were not white in color prior to the latter half of nineteenth century. Queen Victoria started this trend. The tradition of wearing a veil was inspired by the Jewish brides and was restarted in the first half of the nineteenth century. The veil is symbolic of the modesty and purity that a bride was considered to portray at the time of wedding.
Author Notes:
Denise Hawthorn contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.elegant-wedding-dresses.com.
As one of 12 children, she has designed numerous wedding gowns for both friends and family. Denise is an experienced seamstress, and has become a self appointed expert.
