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White Wedding Gown A Traditional Look
The Traditional White Wedding Gowns
A marriage hasn’t always been important to just the couple involved. During medieval times, a marriage was viewed and celebrated as a merger -- between two families and yes, businesses. The bride’s wedding gown was often a marker of status of the bride's family. Judging by the gown’s style, material and color, one could tell the general importance of a family, particularly nobility.
Wedding gowns remained to designate the family of the bride and their standing in society. Characteristics, such as the length of the train, were commonly in direct relation with the bride's family's wealth. Brides who came from wealthy families wore wedding gowns made of fine material like silk and satin, and their wedding gowns had vibrant colors. Brides who came from less distinguished families wore wedding gowns made of less prestigious materials.
Wedding gowns continued to be modeled after modern fashion, a trend in all cultures, including Western society, after the 1900s. Looking back at a popular wedding dress in the 1920s, the short gown and long train fad prevailed. These wedding gowns were made to look similar to dresses worn during this era.
It is amazing to learn that it wasn’t until the 1940s that wedding gowns again started to become a traditional white and more commonplace again as in the Victorian era. Mary, Queen of Scots, was first to wear a white wedding gown at her wedding to Francois II of France. Before this, event wedding gowns were in bold colors such as purple and red. It is important to note that white was the color of mourning in France, so it was quite a shock to the French when they saw Mary wearing a white wedding gown.
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The trend of wearing white wedding gowns didn't catch on in a hurry. In fact, white wedding gowns didn't gain wide acceptance until another queen, Queen Victoria, wore an elegant white wedding dress. This picture of the Queen in a white wedding dress was widely publicized and circulated. As a result, white wedding gowns became a big trend that stuck.
Different notions concerning white wedding gowns have become common throughout time. At one point in time, a white wedding dress was meant to represent virginity. Today, however, brides can wear wedding gowns in whatever color and style they want, regardless of their virginity. In fact, some brides even wear white wedding gowns on their second, third or fourth trip down the aisle.
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