![]() The White Wedding Dress Becomes a Must Have ![]() Princess Charlotte, Queen Victoria's cousin, used a white at her wedding in 1816, and this dress is kept in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The white color of the wedding dress appeared in England in the nineteenth century. The French fashion of the time was in turn inspired by the classical Greco-Roman era. The fashion of the 1800s was marked by the French and bourgeois style with a high waist. In 1660, Princess Maria Theresa of Spain wore a black dress on her wedding day to Louis XIV of France, and the wedding dress of Catherine the Great of Russia was made of silver brocade. Gradually, over the years, dresses started to have more "ornaments", with more colors, bows, ruffles, lace, as well as precious jewels attached to them.Īt the Wedding Ball of the Duke of Joyeuse with Margaret of Lorraine-Vandémont in 1580, we can observe that the outfits of the couple do not differ from those of the guests. The choice of color was not accidental, because the color symbolized the Duchy of Guise where the bride came from. The "birth" of the white wedding dress began in 1558 when Mary Stuart married Francis II wearing a white dress. In the 16th century, the Court of Spain stood out for its fashion, with breathtaking corsets, an "accordion" neck, and a wedding dress that ended with a wide train, all to get a straight and proud outfit for the bride. In Italy, wedding dresses were lighter, with printed flowers, a tiara woven with jewelry, and a beautiful veil. In Burgundy, the style of brides was Gothic, overlapping two brightly colored dresses with a belt at the waist, a cone-shaped hairstyle, with a scarf attached. In Greece, in the 4th century BC, a yellow wedding dress was worn, and Islamic brides wore black tunics, which represented purity for them.įifteenth-century Europe was marked by the fashion of the Court. During this period we see red wedding dresses with gold decorations representing royalty and power. The religious idea of purity will be installed much later. It was not necessary for the dress to be white: at that time, a woman in high society, if she used the color white, it was for the price of the fabric, not to reflect the purity of the bride. The bride at that time represented her family and especially the social category to which she belonged. It was a union of 2 families for economic, political, or social interests. In the Middle Ages, the wedding did not have the characteristics of love and romance that we know today. In the days of the Lombards, brides wore a wide black tunic and a red cloak. Let us explore a little the history of the wedding dress.įor example, in ancient Rome, brides wore the same white tunic they wore every day but wore a purple veil adorned with a wreath. The color and design of a wedding dress in ancient times are not similar to what we know today.
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