Why so many people choose 50s style wedding dress?

The reality of 50s style wedding dresses is that when you choose a more vintage look for your wedding attire, you attract guest’s eyes - and not your dress!

There was a time when you cannot even see an 50s tea length wedding dress inside a bridal store. In fact, some of them will turn you away if you ask for it or at the most point you to a couple of bridesmaids' gowns. Not anymore, since bridal designers are making them more now, bridal stores can give you options than what your brain can handle. You will be surprised how many there are.

Vintage Themed weddings are growing in popularity. These types of celebrations are perfect occasions for sporting an 1950 wedding dress. Vintage Themes range as wide as anyone's imagination and personal preferences. It could be a  garden wedding, a outdoor or a beach wedding themed around any common interest shared by the bride and groom.

Choosing 50s tea length bridal gown is an economically sound decision. First of all, there is no need for separate garments for the ceremony and after wedding dance or activities. The 1950 wedding dress will work well in both settings. Since they are constructed of less expensive types of fabrics quite a bit of money can be saved in purchasing the 1950’s dress. There is no need to use extra expenses for veils, trains or layers and layers of material. The1950 wedding dress does not need all of these.

History of 1950s wedding dress fashion

Have you ever wondered who or what started 1950 wedding dress fashion?? Take a look and find out! The 1950's were exciting years in the world of fashion. 

Following a period of imposed frugality during the war, the media was highlighting glamour that had never been seen before so widely, and the effects that Hollywood would have on the way that women dressed during this period was to create an impact that no-one could have anticipated.

The origins of 1950s fashion began with Christian Dior’s “New Look,” in 1947. The “New Look” consisted of a below-mid-calf length, full-skirt, pointed bust, small waist, and rounded shoulder line which used in today’s 1950s tea length wedding dress. The look became popular post WWII.  At first, the style was not well received by Americans; however, that quickly changed as the trend dominated fashion magazines.  Other styles that became popular during the post-war period were “a tailored, feminine look with gloves and pearls, tailored suits with fitted jackets with peplums, with a pencil skirt.  1950s wedding dresses had fitted bodices and full skirts, with jewel or low-cut necklines or Peter Pan collars.  Shirt-dresses and halter-top sundresses were also popular.  Skirts were narrow or very full, held out with petticoats, while poodle skirts were a brief fad.  Gowns were often the same length as day dresses with full, frothy skirts, and cocktail dresses were worn for early-evening parties.  Short shrugs and bolero jackets were often made to match low-cut dresses.

When buying in a vintage wedding dress store you will able to try on any 50s wedding dresses to ensure they fit before you buy. However, when buying a 50s vintage weddingdress from the internet, you'll need to understand what your measurements are beforehand.

Pre-Loved 1950’s wedding dresses

We know,Fashion is something special for everybody, each bride-to-be can discover an ideal wedding gown to flatter her rich taste on today’s market. If you want to be elegant classic in your wedding , donot want be over luxury, then an vintage inspired 1950’s wedding dress maybe your best choice.

If you look in the past who wears wedding dresses 50’s, you will find many movie stars for example Jean Seberg’s wedding in 1958, Marilyn Monroe ‘s wedding in 1956, 1950’s wedding gowns are the original beginning of fashion wedding gowns. Every designers get inspiration from 1950’s wedding dresses designers.'

The biggest advantage of 1950’s wedding dresses is perfect for wedding venue outdoor and not church. As most of 1950’s wedding dresses today are short length and made of luxury duchess satin. Mostly summer weddings are held by the beach or on the cruise, one cannot imagine a bride wearing a long white dress with such beautiful venue behind.

Perhaps in the wedding shop, the 1950’s style Wedding Dress will not attract eyes compared with the long tradition fashion wedding dress, but when you appeared as the protagonist of the wedding, the 1950’s Wedding Dress is absolutely better than the effect of modern wedding dresses.