18thVirginia
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- Sep 8, 2012
In June, our thoughts often turn to weddings. The fashionistas tell us that brides started wearing white in the 1840s and continued on through the 1860s, but that was mainly for the wealthy. The average woman wore her best dress, which was more often of colored fabric than white. For young women who married soldiers, a wedding was often a hastily pulled together affair and might even take place at an encampment.
While looking at day dresses and evening gowns, I came across various colored wedding dresses and thought that it might be interesting to see some of them. And when I wasn't looking for them, found some additional white gowns as well.
Purple Silk Wedding Dress, 1863
While looking at day dresses and evening gowns, I came across various colored wedding dresses and thought that it might be interesting to see some of them. And when I wasn't looking for them, found some additional white gowns as well.
Purple Silk Wedding Dress, 1863