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Fringes and Tassels. Medieval Fashion Revived.
This newspaper article suggests that a renewed interest in Renaissance fashions and medieval handicrafts can be seen in the elaborate cord trimmings, satin embroidery, coloured fringes and tassels that were being incorporated into home decoration…
Coronation Fashions
This article from the Western Mail points to the mounting anticipation regarding dress regulations in the lead-up to King Edward VIII’s coronation, which was expected to take place in May 1937. Questions had clearly started to circulate…
Heiress Marries Prince
In this article from the Western Mail, news from Paris informs readers about a cheering crowd of 3000 people, mostly women, who mobbed Miss Barbara Hutton, the American Woolworths’ heiress, and Russian Prince Alexis Mdivani as they left the…
A Page for Women and Perhaps Men: Medieval Angels
Included on this page from the Western Mail in 1935 is a photograph of three women, identified as the Petter sisters, dressed as ‘medieval angels’ at a Halloween Ball in London.
To Hold the Bridal Veil
In these pages, the latest fashion advice from London regarding bridal headgear is relayed. The article begins by informing readers that wealthy English brides were wearing diamond tiaras on their wedding days. However, it surmises, it was unlikely…
Weddings. Henry-Christie
This article from the wedding column of the Western Mail gives an account of the wedding of Marjorie Christie and Norman J. Henry at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 July 1933. The bride’s dress is…
A Medieval Inspiration
In this instalment of “The Ladies’ Section†of the Sunday Times, an illustration is provided of a fashionable wedding dress described as being “of medieval inspirationâ€. The simplicity of the dress, the caption…
Tags: clothing, dress, fashion, gown, headdress, medieval lines, moire, pearl, simplicity, trimmings, wedding, wedding dress, women’s fashion
Wedding Fashions
In this column on wedding fashions in 1929, readers are advised that the favoured style for wedding dresses has changed from the short straight frocks of the previous year to long medieval style dresses. A long frock, the author suggests, is more…
Tags: bouquet, bride, brides, bridesmaids, brocade, chiffon, clothing, coronet, dress, fashion, gown, headdress, jackets, lace, lilies, medieval lines, medieval style, roses, satin, tulle, veil, velvet, wedding, wedding dress, women’s fashion