Archive for the ‘Vintage Wedding Dresses’ Category
Considering the Green Wedding Dress
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008You may not have quite looked at this way but your wedding dress is not exactly an ecologically friendly item. Every time one is manufactured it leaves quite a carbon imprint on the environment. This is a fact that is pointed out very nicely by an article by staff writer Dino-Ray Romos in Insider Bay […]
The Wedding Dress Collector
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008In the Nashua Telegraph there is a great story about a woman named Ruth Marchel who has collected vintage wedding gowns over the years.
Among her prizes in her collection is a Miriam of New York wedding gown from 1939 which was made from ivory satin and had a fitted bodice that is almost like a […]
Amazing Civil War Wedding Dresses
Monday, September 15th, 2008They say that the Belle gown and the Ball gown are variants of the Scarlett O’Hara style of dressing so why not go the whole hog and just buy a beautiful gown from one of the Reproduction Civil War sites online? There is one huge site like this on ebay called Fiddle Dee Dee and […]
Vera Wang Mermaid Gowns
Monday, September 8th, 2008Some people don’t like the look of the Mermaid Wedding Gown because they find it very cartoonish or maudlin. Who wants to look like Gloria Swanson making her comeback in Sunset Drive as she walks down the aisle on here wedding day?
Vera Wang has tried to make this vintage shape seem fresher by making it […]
How to add history to your wedding gown
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008According to a CBC story, in 2002, a Dutch couple in their eighties presented the Calgary Aerospace Museum with a wedding gown created from the parachute of an Allied Airman from World War II.Â
This may be an old story, but what a great idea – making wedding dresses from recycled parachutes. After all, they are made from really […]
Trendy wedding gowns that bare your shoulders
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008There is quite a trend lately toward brides baring their shoulders in their wedding gowns. These dresses usually have a bodice cut straight across the bust, just like a 1950s prom dress. This style looks great in ivory or cream colors as it sharpens the sharp line of the cut of this style of dress. The waist […]
Vintage wedding dresses
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007A few weeks back, we posted a story about 1950’s style wedding dresses that was wildly popular. Now, we’re back with a new post about vintage wedding dresses and a Web site that all you old-style dress lovers will really appreciate. The site is Vintageous Vintage Clothing and it features gorgeous formal wear and cocktail […]
