In the period of the '80s and 90s, a very popular color for wedding gowns
was coffee-au-lait. Not brown exactly, but stronger than cream. I have seen
two Worth gowns of this period, with provenance of being wedding gowns.
kathleen
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From: "Adele de Maisieres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Wedding traditions (was Tango in a Hoop )
Barbara -_- M aren wrote:
think that prior to the Edwardian era, that blue was a popular color for
wedding dresses but I can't remember where I read that.
Hm, at the costume museum in Bath, I remember seeing pre-1900 bridal
dresses
which weren't white, and many could probably just count as "Sunday best" ,
but couldn't spot a trend to a particular color like blue. In fact, I
think
even then light, pastel or cream colors dominated.
I went to a similar exhibition a few years ago. Out of thirty-odd
dresses, there was only one white, and I don't remember any particular
colour trend. I think there were quite a few strong/dark colours as well
as some light ones, so I suspect that colour was a function of season,
fashion, and personal taste.
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Adele de Maisieres
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