Wedding Fashion History
All of the following wedding articles are on our websites. They are original articles printed in fashion magazines, books, and catalogs for the specific year.
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The Costume Gallery Website's on-going research project
The Young Victoria: The Costumes That Made the Film.
Includes an illustration of Queen Victoria's wedding dress.
A Year in Fashion: 1853: Empress Eugenie's Wedding Trousseau
A Year in Fashion: 1856: Bridal Dress
A Year in Fashion: 1867: article: Princess Dagnar of Russia's Marriage
A Year in Fashion: 1867: article: Ladies' Bridal Dresses
A Year in Fashion: 1872: article: Bridal Dresses
A Year in Fashion: 1872: image: Victorian Bridal Party
A Year in Fashion: 1876: Wedding Dress
A Year in Fashion: 1877: Etiquette: Wedding Outfit
A Year in Fashion: 1882: Etiquette: Courtship and Marriage
A Year in Fashion: 1882: Etiquette: Weddings
A Year in Fashion: 1889: article: Fashion Trends: Wedding Dresses
A Year in Fashion: 1894: The Art of Dressing the Bride
A Year in Fashion: 1896: A Bridal Toilette
A Year in Fashion: 1901: Social Observances: Weddings: Good Form in Men's Attire
A Year in Fashion: 1901: Social Observances: Weddings, Misc.: Advice to Correspondents
A Year in Fashion: 1902: Fashion Plates: Bridal: (3 images) April; June; October
A Year in Fashion: 1912: The Bride & the Bridal Party
A Year in Fashion: 1920: Amatuer Dressmaking: Trosseau Innovations
A Year in Fashion: 1921: Book of Etiquette: The Bride's Outfit
A Year in Fashion: 1923: Designer Monge Bridal Fashion Illustration
Photographs: Early 20th Century Weddings
Photographs: 1940s Weddings
Photographs: Valentine Museum: Actual Wedding Dresses from
1865-1912