(Part I of this series and part II, if you're not coming to this from one or the other.) Royal weddings need to be dealt with on their own, because their dress traditions differed from those of ordinary and even aristocratic women. These differences are key to understanding the context of the gown that Queen … Continue reading Before Victoria: Royal Weddings (Part III)
Category: 1730s
Before Victoria: the White Wedding Dress in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries (Part I)
The history of white wedding dresses is a popular topic, and a few related narratives have built up in both popular and academic writing: Queen Victoria was the first to wear a white gown for her wedding in 1840, and women began to copy her, creating a tradition. Queen Victoria was not the first to … Continue reading Before Victoria: the White Wedding Dress in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries (Part I)
Petticoat (and Stomacher) Situations
The Facebook discussion on my last blog post was really helpful - it made me realize that I should have been much more explicit about what I was discussing regarding timeframe and class level, and I plan to update the other post to reflect that in a bit. But I also thought it would be worthwhile … Continue reading Petticoat (and Stomacher) Situations
Mimic of Modes 