1950 wedding dress

Actress Doris Day posing in a wedding dress (1950s?)

The Audrey Hepburn Library has a large collection of photos of Audrey Hepburn. There you can find editorial photo shoots, newspaper gossip and movie stills featuring Audrey Hepburn…such an amazing source of inspiration! Here are some of my wedding related favorites: See Also Wedding Design, Wedding Ideas 5 Eco-Friendly Wedding Exit Toss Ideas & Where…

Cortana bridal collection | Cropped Tulle lined Jacket with silk lace buttons. 1950’s corseted waist cut tutu skirt

Dior - 1950 - Vintage Wedding Dress

Wearing my lucky scarf from Blessed Seraph. Makes me feel fabulous. I swear it has special powers. I am sick and have 2 pitches today. he 'gorgessity' of the scarf makes me feel better. Bring on Dr Footlights. Dr Footlights is a legend of the theatre. No matter how sick you are, you call on Dr Footlights and his quick shot of adrenalin will push you through the performance. Today, the Fire Starter and I have been hit by a bug and we just have to get through till the curtains close. Act One…

I adore this dress, and I hope you will, too! I was told this dress is from 1952. Definitely 50s lace style. The dress has a top layer of embroidered lace, the skirt has two layers of tulle, and then a layer of something similar to silk (sorry, I'm not sure). The top is just lace with the silk type fabric below. The top of the dress is adorned with a sweetheart neckline with a beautiful top layer of lace cut straight across and lace bunched short sleeves. The dress has a train (not too…

"YOU HAVE YOUR IDEOLOGY AND I HAVE MINE.” - Kahlil Gibran

Thank you to those who emailed me in response to my post below - it was fascinating to hear your stories of the women in your families who had actually lived through the flapper era. Of course that whole period was cut very short. The slightly hedonistic lifestyle could not survive the great depression of the 30's. And with the start of another world war, women no longer had the option of shopping for glamorous luxuries. The Make do and Mend booklet produced in 1943 encouraged women to…

hollyhocksandtulips: “ Woman with veiled hat, 1950s ”