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| There are quite a few wedding dress and bridal shops in the Richmond upon Thames area: | ||
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Angela Stone Bridal 234 Sandycombe Road, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2EQ, T: 020 3274 1003 Wedding dresses for every occasion - from beach to city and country weddings. Also vintage wedding dresses and short wedding dresses.
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Angelina Colarusso Bridal
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Fiorismo Bridal and Couture
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Silhouettes Bridal Gowns |
Wedding dresses have traditionally been based on the
popular styles of the day. For example, in the 1920s,
wedding dresses were typically short in the front with a
longer train in the back and were worn with cloche-style
wedding veils. This tendency to follow current fashions
continued until the late 1940s, when it became popular
to revert to long, full-skirted designs reminiscent of
the Victorian era. Although there has always been a
style that dominates the bridal market for a time, and
then shifts with the changes in fashion, a growing
number of modern brides are not choosing to follow these
trends. This is due in large part to non-traditional and
non-first-time weddings, and women who are marrying
later in life. Today, Western wedding dresses are usually white, though "wedding white" includes creamy shades such as eggshell, ecru and ivory. One of the first women to wear white at her wedding was Mary Queen of Scots, when she married Francois II of France. However, white was not then a tradition but rather a choice and one considered inauspicious, since white was the official colour of mourning in France at the time. White wedding dresses did not become a popular option until 1840, after the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Victoria had worn a white gown for the event so as to incorporate some lace she owned. The official wedding portrait photograph was widely published, and many other brides opted for a similar dress in honour of the Queen's choice. |
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