Wedding gown


What year or decade is this story set? I love the wedding gown Felicity Jones is wearing--- how I wish more brides would go back to covering up their boobs, beefy or scrawny shoulders, and tattoos, while sweeping up less road dirt with their droopy hems and trains. This modest yet sleek number would never fly with the flea-brained bridezillas on "Say Yes To The Dress" and "Four Weddings". I recently attended a couple of weddings with frightful examples of the above.

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I believe the film was set in 1932. I loved the simplicity and classiness of her dress...absolutely agree it was much more beautiful than most of the dresses made nowadays. Actually I found myself thinking I wanted all of the outfits she was wearing throughout the film. Great style in the late 20's/early 30's.


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"I love the wedding gown Felicity Jones is wearing--- how I wish more brides would go back to covering up their boobs, beefy or scrawny shoulders, and tattoos, while sweeping up less road dirt with their droopy hems and trains. This modest yet sleek number would never fly with the flea-brained bridezillas on "Say Yes To The Dress" and "Four Weddings". I recently attended a couple of weddings with frightful examples of the above. "

I know, right?!

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- Psycho (1960)

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Agreed. However, when I was wedding dress shopping I could NOT find gowns with sleeves. They had, maybe one or two, really ugly options that looked more like "Hi! I wanted a modest wedding dress so I sewed on some cotton cap sleeves!" I mean really, hideous cover ups, like a t-shirt sewed to a ball gown. I ended up with strapless, as tasteful and modest as I could, no weird cleavage and side boob. To have long sleeves or something classic, I would have had to buy a gown from a boutique, or possibly have one made, but I didn't have thousands to spend, and not enough time to have one made. My dream dress had 3/4 length sleeves and a collar; it was very modern Victorian. Her dress in the film was great; I wish more dressmakers would take the hint that not all of us want our backs and breasts exposed. Such a shame.

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Glad I'm not the only one thinking Dolly's dress was one of the most simple yet exquisite wedding dress I've seen. I was so inspired with her dress that I've tried searching for it on the internet to no avail. If anyone reads this and has a lead to finding a dress like the one worn on this movie, please post info!

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A beautiful dress, though it's one of those that covers up yet shows everything at the same time. Modest AND sexy.

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The way I like clothes. Old school at heart.

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Wow, why are you so worried about what other people wear to their own weddings. I can see why you put the word "nihilist" in your username. I feel sorry for the people who bothered inviting you to their wedding, because obviously you weren't at all interested in sharing their special day in good faith.

I actually thought the dress was lovely as well, but not everyone can wear a long-sleeved, form-fitting, silk wedding gown. Felicity Jones is probably a size 00. Most women are not that small, and most can only afford what wedding gown makers are selling the most of. To each their own, I say. Some of you folks really need to chill out. I'm so sick of people who can't say anything without dragging someone else through the mud.

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I collect vintage clothing; the wedding gown in the film here (a reproduction) is (as you correctly note) VERY VERY TINY and no more than a size 2 (if not a zero)...... I have some examples of similar wedding dresses from the 20s-30s. Most of them are of ivory or white satin (or silk if very fine), and they are BIAS CUT.

I can't emphasize that enough. Dresses in that era were mostly cut on the bias. This is lovely and can be very flattering on a woman with a slim, nice figure. However, if you have any flaws -- any "pooch" around the middle -- wide hips -- a big bust -- or lack good waist definition -- it will be awful. It will highlight EVERY tiny flaw in your body and cling to every tiny bit of fat. Also it is impossible to wear anything under a bias cut dress, like a girdle or corset.

In its own way, it is as harsh a style as the modern fashion of "strapless gowns". I went to a wedding two years ago of a young lady who was a bit overweight and had heavy arms. That strapless dress made her look like a fat, white, shiny sausage tube with the extras overflowing. It was so sad. She was otherwise a nice looking girl, and would have looked fine in a dress with sleeves, that covered her figure flaws.

But fashion is fashion, and a young bride wants the latest style -- not something frumpy her mom might have worn. (As someone else says here: sometimes that is ALL that is available! once sleeveless/strapless became the rage in the later 90s, good luck finding ANY dress with sleeves.)

It is worth noting that in the 1930s, it was still common for a bride to sew her own dress, or her mother or relatives to do so -- or a village seamstress. Even today, "store bought" dresses require very considerable sewing alterations! But I can't recall the last time I've seen a MODERN bride who sewed her own dress.

I'm personally heartily sick & tired of unflattering sleeveless/strapless gowns, and I agree with those here who would like to see a return to more traditional dresses, or just something else entirely. They fall under a category I call "cruel clothes", because they are horribly unflattering to 90% of women, and only 10% really can ever hope to look good in them!

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