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008 110214s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781851775064 (hbk)
020 $a1851775064 (hbk)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn741033719
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050 00 $aGT1752$b.E47 2011
100 1 $aEhrman, Edwina.
245 14 $aThe wedding dress :$b300 years of bridal fashions /$cEdwina Ehrman.
260 $aLondon :$bV&A Pub. ;$aNew York :$bDistributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams,$c2011.
300 $a208 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.) ;$c32 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-203) and index.
505 00 $tSilver and white, 1700-90 --$tThe white wedding dress, 1790-1840 : a working-class wedding --$tCommercializing the white wedding, 1840-1914 : too old for white --$tTowards the modern, 1914-45 : to wed in red --$tReady-to-wear, 1945-90 : a civil wedding --$tChoosing white, 1990s to the present.
520 $aFrom the romance of its evolution to the splendor of its design, the wedding dress is unlike any other garment, a talisman from a fantasy world, the manifestation of dreams coming true. This book draws on wedding garments in the V&A's renowned collection along with photographs, letters, memoirs, and newspaper accounts to explore the history of the white wedding dress and the traditions that have developed around it from 1700 to today, when designers from Vera Wang to Vivienne Westwood continue to challenge the aesthetic. Paintings, drawings, and wedding photos depict queens, princesses, celebrities, and everyday women- including Kate Middleton - in their gowns. The text considers the dress in the context of the commercialization of weddings that began in the Victorian era. The Wedding Dress is not only about costume, but also about the cultivation of the image of the bride.
650 0 $aWedding costume$xHistory.
650 0 $aWeddings$xHistory.