weddings Vintagiom, a benefit for the Dunedin Historical Society, brought Vintage Wedding Dresses and attire for ladies, gentlemen and children out of trunks and closets and onto the runway. The luncheon, tea, silent auction and fashion show at the Dunedin Country Club was coordinated by Dunedin Vice Mayor Deborah Kynes and a bevy of assistants. Community leaders and tennesseans wore elaborately accessorized wedding ensembles, dating from the turn of the century to the 1990s.
The fashions came up from carefully preserved private compendiums. Many were once worn by the models' or audience members' grandmothers, mothers or friends. Stylists from Gregory's Salon, with help from Brigitte Rowe, Marge Chavarria and Aimee Trachtenberg, did the hair and makeup, Pinellas County Director of Human Services Maureen Freaney joined Deborah as co commentator, and harpist Victoria Garcia played, as the audience watched, listened, and learned about wedding anthology.
Wedding attire has exchanged and evolved over the years, reflecting the social, political, and even industrial state of the times in which it was worn. Tightlycorseted nineteenth century brides traditionally wore black, until England's Queen Victoria selected white, a symbol of wealth at that time, for her wedding to Prince Albert in the mid 1800s. The late 1800s brought about a change in taste, as cream, beige, burgundy or brown wedding dresses came into vogue. Dresses also became more practical, since they were customarily re worn later for parties and special occasions.
Tum of the century dresses were simple and slimmer. Less emphasis was placed on little waistlines, so cumbersome corsets were no longer worn. 1920s brides continued the trend of straighter lines, while raising hemlines and lengthening veils and trains.
Shoulder trains became pop as well. During the 1930s Depression era, Hollywood influenced bias cut, silk satin dresses or garden frocks, topped with beribboned wide brim chapeaus, found favor with brides. White again became the color of choice, with its meaning having morphed into "purity." 1940s bridal styles were heavily influenced by World War II. Brides wore short, tailored suits of clothes as well, usually with shoulder pads, or dresses that had been recycled, made from parachute nylon, or purchased with ration coupons. American fashion designers, such as Christian Dior, came into their own, and professional bridal associations were born.
Post war prosperity in the 1950s brought about 2011 Wedding Dresses in attention to 2011 Wedding Dresses preparations and pouffy, ruffled white dresses. This trend continued into the 1960s, when designers, such as Bianchi and Priscilla of Boston, became famous for their high fashion wedding gowns. Wedding gowns changed drastically during the conflicted 1970s, with brides going to extreme points by selecting retro, ethnic, or creatively radical gowns, mini skirted dresses or even pants. The stable economy of the 1980s saw brides return to elaborate gowns.
This trend continued into the 1990s and twentyfirst one c as well. Whether they opt for traditional or ultra modern styles in white, pink or black, most modern brides are sure of their own sense of style and choose wedding ensembles to suit it. Whatever your wedding tastes, there are a few superstitions that have survived over the years. It is considered to be bad luck to make your own wedding dress, try on the entire ensemble before the actual event, or for a bride to look in the mirror too often on her wedding day. And, while it is nice to wear a borrowed wedding gown, it is supposedly bad luck for whoever lends it to you.
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