Reading this thread, and the questions about necklines and sleeves, I
wonder did it have any effect that a wedding dress is made for going to
church, in the first place? Even quite recently, many people would
frown upon a wedding dress that was off the shoulder or sleeveless - it
might be covered up with a shawl or bolero jacket for the ceremony, and
then uncovered for the reception. What was the dress code for church in
Victorian times - I suspect it was much more severe in middle and lower
classes, but what could an upper-class bride get away with?
Jean
Penny Ladnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
Albert Cat,
I have etiquette books from the later part of the Victorian period.
They suggest that the bride wear her wearing dress for the first year
after the wedding. She is to wear to special events.
My grandmother married in 1901 and had a nice white wedding dress. She
wore it church frequently. BTW, she was of modest means.
Penny Ladnier,
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