Xuzi Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 This slideshow of historical English royal wedding dresses is up on BBC.com. I had no idea Queen Victoria's wedding dress was still in existance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Fascinating -- I took a History of Costume course years ago and loved it.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjones Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thank you for that! It was just what I needed after a day with my boyish boys. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britomart Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 This slideshow of historical English royal wedding dresses is up on BBC.com. I had no idea Queen Victoria's wedding dress was still in existance! Some of her bloomers are still in existence! I saw them when I was in college. My friends and I heard that the Reagan library was hosting a Queen Victoria exhibit, so we drove out . . . it was a great exhibit, and had cool stuff like some water colors she did as a young woman (very pretty), but we were all slightly ashamed of ourselves when we saw the bloomers hanging on the wall - we were pretty sure Her Majesty wouldn't have wanted us looking at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Fascinating! I really enjoyed that. and her bloomers are still around for everyone to gawk at?! I agree, I am sure "We" would not be amused! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 This slideshow of historical English royal wedding dresses is up on BBC.com. I had no idea Queen Victoria's wedding dress was still in existance! Oh, that was DELICIOUS! Thank you so much for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thank you for that. It was beautiful and very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 This was really nice to see. Thank you. Our dd, who loves designing and sewing, will really enjoy this. Thanks for sharing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I had no idea Queen Victoria's wedding dress was still in existance! I majored in English and theatrical costume design (dead useful, those were) and in one of my many design classes, I had to do a report on royal wedding dressed (huzzah!). Queen Victoria's dress actually had many layers of lace down the front (that matched the lace shown on the shoulders in the slide show), but she had it all removed after the wedding to be used in other garments so she could carry a part of her day with her. IIRC, part of the lace was also used in the christening gown for her children. In the photos of her as an old woman, she is usually wearing some of the lace from her wedding. Albert must have been a heck of a guy, because she really loved him. Princess Margaret's dress (shown in the slide show) is my FAVORITE. It's so simple, yet incredibly stylish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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