Bridal Fashion of 1950's

I was going through all the images I collected off the Internet when I started looking at bridal gowns. I realized how cool it was to look through all the gowns by decade and see how fashions had changed. I thought I'd share some of my fav images. I pulled these from all over the web and didn't keep track of where they came from...so if the images belongs to you...let me know and I'll happily credit you. When I pulled the pics, I had no intention of sharing them...but the collection was to fun not too!

I'm going to do each decade one at a time, and out of order...so this time we'll start with the 1950's. My good friend Suzy got married last Sept and used the 50's at her inspiration...so it seems like a fun place to start.

This is a pic uf Audrey Hepburn in a 50's wedding dress. This is a movie still...not a wedding photo, but it still shows the style of the time really well.

This is Grace Kelly in 1956 at her Royal wedding in Monaco. This is a formal wedding gown that has been copied and duplicated for decades since. Simply stunning.

Last, but not least is Elizabeth Taylor in 50's wedding fashion. I wish I had a photo of the whole dress, but the detail of this shot shows how fantastic the lace is.

Now, here is a pic of the back of my friend Suzy's 50's inspired wedding dress. It fit's her style so well and I couldn't picture her in anything else. Neither Suzy or I are the type that would be happy in the strapless a-line dress that is so popular today. I personally want a more timeless look. I thinky Suzy captures that perfectly and does it with all her own style.

 

I guess I just don't want to look at my wedding pictures in 20 years and cringe at dated fashion. I know when I look at the Neo-Victorian style dresses from the 80's I get that feeling...

Comments

[cat with the fiddle]

thank you for sharing this! i am getting married this year and i wouldn't want to wear the "in-season" wedding gowns of this decade. i'm glad you showed pictures of 50's weeding styles. as a child, i fell madly in love with audrey's wedding dress as she married director mel ferrer, and to this day would only want to walk down the aisle in something just a few inches below the knee (i don't like anything that drags on the floor!). though i want the top simpler, much like the wedding dress audrey is wearing in the movie for your entry here. for some strange reason, i insist on a wide sash like grace kelly's! haha! but i want to keep it simple yet special. the ceremony would be nothing elaborate, just for close friends and family. i want the dress to reflect that understated grace. thanks for this post!

[kenny]

Lovely dresses and beautiful actress!

[Stephanie]

I want that dress:( so pretty

[miskeen]

Beautiful dress, she looks adorable wearing that.

-missey-

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[wholesale miskeen]

Her vintage dress was cute. I like it. thanks for sharing this.

-mikee

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hi! Thanks for sharing this information, this blog seems so interesting! I love fashion designing! I really like the designs of MacQueen, shame we lost him!

[Nicola Greaves]

My 1950's Hepburn style dress is getting delivered next week... I am uber excited!

[khaki suits]

The 1950's bridal gowns are more feminine compared to what we have today. Fashion really evolve as years pass by.

[Dresses Shop]

Look to the past as retro is in

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