by Jessica Lang
Adorable, authentic vintage gowns for brides of all ages. If wearing vintage styles appeals to you, shop around for a vintage bridal shop online. They are far and few in locations.
Vintage Vogue Special Design Dress
It not until the death of Queen Victoria in 1907, the traditional color for a wedding gown was often black, not white. It was only the wealthiest could afford a white gown that they would probably never wear again.
This is a fabulous original vintage dress
70s EMPIRE WAIST BRIDAL GOWNS PATTERN SIMPLICITY 5462
From diamond white, colorful rose, ivory, to blue wedding dresses shown here. These bridal designs were glamourous in their days and still looks timelessly classy today. Here’s a look at one retro wedding designer company, ReVamp. Designer Annamarie von Firley, a designer with a passion for collecting and wearing vintage clothing, is the heart of ReVamp.
Paulette 1950’s Cinderella Gown
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The bride of the 1950s had a plethora of choices for weddings. “Paulette” is five piece gown fit for a fifties princess. The bustier and separate cascading overskirt are made from a sparkling champagne silk dupioni lined with a contrasting pale pink dupioni on the fold over edge of the bodice and lining the entire skirt and modest train. The pink silk is visible in the folds of the skirt as it falls from the waist in soft pleats to the floor. The bouffant underskirt is a fairy tale confection of numerous feather light layers of the palest pink tulle, net and silk organza. “Paulette” also comes with a seven-foot long shawl of champagne dupioni and lined with pink silk dupioni. This is truly a dress borrowed from a debutante’s dreams.
Lillian 1940’s Gown
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“Lillian” is a stunning and accurate example of bridal wear from the early forties. This lovely dress is stitched in a buttery golden silk charmeuse with an overlay of caramel lace. The silk under-dress is princess-line, five-gore skirt fitted closely at the bodice and waist and is sleeveless with a sweetheart neckline. The overdress adds an air of modesty with a princess-line bodice, wrist-length leg-o-mutton sleeves that fasten with 4 loop and button closures, a high rounded neckline and fastens down the front of the dirndl skirt with 58 self-covered loop and button closures. The overdress made of carmel colored floral embroidered net adds a formal note appropriate for a church wedding.
Vivienne Bridesmaid Dress
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Vivienne is a remarkable study in contrasts. The bodice is stitched in a luxurious hunter green silk velvet off set by the airy quality of the ten layers of tulle and nylon net of the skirt. Hand stitched on the outer layer of the skirt is a net ruffle framed by silk velvet spagetti that repeats on the skirt. The cups of the bodice are layered with rayon taffeta, tulle, net and repeat the ruffle and spagetti detail from the skirt that shapes and celebrates the bust line. Vivienne has a halter strap in front that loops through the halter of the back. The bodice sports five layers, as well as boning. Both the bodice and the skirt are fully lined. This fabulous dress requires over 20 hours of hand work that is done in-house to our highest standards of quality. Vivienne is a “must have” for the Holidays.
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