Comments on: More on colored gowns

By: Mari

Mari — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:00:53 +0000

Where can I find the brand of the colored dress you pictured?

By: Knows

Knows — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:23:47 +0000

“Married in…”

Oh, wait, you’ll never get married.

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:49:57 +0000

The mannequin has a buffalo head in order to signify the bull-headedness that can afflict the bride-to-be.

No, really - I went back into the link and checked. The display mannequin is featureless to avoid distracting the onlooker, and the hair is dressed (albeit in a stylized way) in the historic fashion suitable to each dress. This has been successfully done by both the Kyoto Museum and the Met. Unfortunately, because the folks who did the display chose to use BLACK rather than WHITE (per Kyoto and the Met) for the mannequins, all the detail is lost, lost, lost, and the mannequins look as if they do indeed have buffalo head. Go back, and you can see dim outlines of the hair dressed low and back for the 1860’s, the curls of the 80’s, the 90’s pompadour, etc.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:49:10 +0000

The mannequin looks like it has a buffalo head.

By: enygma

enygma — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:50:24 +0000

Nice link; but yeah, the mannequin is a bit freaky. The bodice of the featured dress is lovely, as well.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:19:03 +0000

Wow! Thanks, La BellaDonna! Those are BEAUTIFUL!

(the mannequin scares the heck out of me, though)

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:05:31 +0000

NtB, a Tuesday giftie for you! Since you’ve been in a researching mood, I am attaching a website of historic bridal gowns for your edification and that of your lovely readers.

http://members.aol.com/waltztyme/brides.html

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:55:37 +0000

Married in purple…

Oh, to hell with it…

By: Megaera

Megaera — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:46:19 +0000

hee! I guess violet’s alright since nothing rhymes with purple!

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:32:52 +0000

“brides who could afford it often wore blue.”

Likewise, a blue house, a hundred or so years ago, was a status symbol, since blue paint was more expensive than other colors.

The reference to the green dress reminds me of the term “crumpled skirt” referring to an, um, amorous woman.