When I taught history of costume, many years ago, I remember reading the occasional reference to a white wedding dress for a royal/noble bride, supposedly because it was difficult to bleach silk to a pure white color--hence it was expensive and conferred status. Let us also remember that white was very popular for both day and evening wear during the early 19th century, so a bride's white dress might indeed be one she continued to wear long past the wedding. Even after Victoria, brides in the mid- to late- 19th century often chose colors, and, of course, in the 20th century, there were many instances of brides (often war brides) wearing colored suits to be married in. So saying so and so started a trend might be over-simplifying, but what does one expect from a newspaper article? Ann Wass In a message dated 5/10/2011 4:53:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, otsi...@socket.net writes:
Would love their source for their information as some of it conflicts a little with what I have heard. Also it is broad brushing info. If you are only using Anne and Vicky as the comparison it would be Victoria. Victoria was a trendsetter due to wider media spread. This sight is closer to what I have heard but still no docs. http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/weddingdress.htm What i find annoying is that every site repeats the Anne of Brittany marrying in a white gown but I can not find a source that verifies it. Most pics. have her in gold, black or pink/red. Is there a written source? De -----Original Message----- I am sorry for the previous URL... this is better: http://tinyurl.com/3c98gfr Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
