What were wedding dresses in the beginning of the last century. Photo

The perfect combination of glamour and fashion trends.

Wedding dresses has always been a special outfit. They can tell a lot not only about the taste and preferences of the bride in clothing, but also about the social status of her family. Whatever time was not a speech of the bride in this special day trying to look like a real Princess and wanted to wear the most luxurious and beautiful dress. In this review, the story of what kind of wedding dresses worn by the bride in the 1920s.

Today dresses have become more affordable and you can easily choose the right style and price model. Women can easily visit any Bridal salon, choose from a variety of clothing designs and order one that have them to taste.

However, in the past it was not always so.

Group wedding portrait of the 1920s or 1930s. Swindon, England

The bride in a satin dress with an oblique hem, and an embroidered veil

Bridal gown of Golden velvet, 1927. In this Mod, Cecil married Richard Greville.

The bride and groom.

Historically, wedding dress reflecting the socio-economic status of the family of the bride. At that time, as families who had limited opportunities, try to dress according to their budget, the rich families spared no expense on fabric and tailors. These expensive dresses were made from exclusive fabrics or velvet and silk.

Industrialization has led to the fact that the fabric became easier to buy and it was cheaper. People have access to more elaborate garments for special occasions. By improving the media and accelerated the delivery of even the most isolated women of the working class began to follow the latest fashion trends.

Wedding Jensen Of Hanabana.

Mae Doherty in her wedding day, 1924.

Minnie Hausel.

The “roaring 1920s” with their glamorous “the Great Gatsby” and meetings of the smugglers were a period of beautiful clothes with bold accessories. Brides of this era famously danced the Charleston, abandoning the conventions of fashion and starting to choose comfortable and simple clothing. Not surprisingly, wedding dresses also began to sew in a similar style.

Wedding dresses of the jazz era were essentially the same. They were of similar length and silhouette, with a dropped waist and intricate decorations.

Dresses of the 1920-ies were usually short, with high-low hem (front shorter than rear). To them, as a rule, accompanied by a wedding veil or a hat in the style of “Cloche”. Most of the dresses were white, although also met the shades of eggshell, ecru and ivory.

Penrose wedding in Lismore castle, Waterford

Portrait of the bride Poulsen Studios, Brisbane, 1929

Ruby Smith on the day of her wedding, Dolby, 1928

Luxurious lace and bright detail personified the glitz and the glamour of the jazz era. Some brides who were not averse to show off their legs at the wedding, wore short “playful” pleated skirt. In General the dresses were mostly made of silk or satin in pastel colours.

Some dresses were decorated with intricate gold or silver lace, placed on the bodice or short sleeves. Fans of art Deco style proudly sported extravagant geometric patterns of shimmering pearl beads.

The frame of the movie 1922.

Studio portrait of a bride in a hat-the Cloche.

The bride dressed in wedding dress with full skirt, trimmed with lace, and hat with veil.

Wedding dresses

Also, many of the brides wore a special armband or beads and sparkly hair accessories, which accounted for a substantial portion of their graceful appearance.

But since the 1930-ies the situation with wedding wedding outfits have changed: the couple ceased to follow the momentary fashionable trends, and preferred models of dresses from the Victorian era.

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