With spring wedding season right around the corner, it is this time of year when we see enquiries for Bridal Fabrics really begin to pick up pace and whether you are a bride to be searching for the perfect material to create your dream gown or a professional seamstress working on a very special commission, our extensive range of beautiful Bridal Fabrics will be everything you need for the perfect bridal gown and bridesmaid dresses.
Surprisingly, the white wedding dress is something of a modern phenomenon. Prior to the 19th century, brides rarely purchased a new dress for a wedding ceremony and would walk down the aisle wearing what was known as their "sunday best". Wedding gowns would be created in almost any colour with blue being a particularly popular choice. A blue bridal gown was considered to represent purity, piety and a connection to the virgin mary. However, there were certain shades of Bridal Fabric that brides would steer well clear of when creating their dream dress. The colour green was considered to bring bad luck and would almost never be spotted on a bride to be.
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It is Queen Victoria who is largely believed to be responsible for the white wedding tradition we know today.[/caption]
It was not until Queen Victoria tied the knot with Prince Albert in 1840, that the white wedding as we know it really started to take off. At the time of the much anticipated royal nuptials, accounts of Victoria's lavish wedding were not only spreading around the shores of Britain but were also spreading across the Atlantic and brides everywhere began to replicate the extravagance and luxury of Victoria's dress and the white wedding dress would soon become a way of showing off wealth and social ranking with brides wearing dresses made from enormous amounts of luxury Bridal Fabrics decorated with lavish embellishments. As with anything in fashion, choices of fabrics and fashionable styles are largely dependent upon the socio-economic climate of the time so as a result, the fashion of wearing opulent white gowns waned during The Great Depression and the Second World War when money and Bridal Fabrics were scarce, Brides once again reverted to wearing their best everyday dress, often in darker colours. Legendary Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe famously married Joe Dimaggio in a low key ceremony at San Francisco City Hall in 1954, wearing a black suit with a white fur trimmed collar. However, following the economic boom in the latter half of the 20th Century, ladies took a lead from iconic brides such as Princess Diana and Grace Kelly and once again began to drape themselves in luxury Bridal Fabrics and veils for the most important day of their lives.
Our selection of Bridal Fabrics include traditional materials suitable for dressing your entire bridal party including a selection of stunning satins, chiffons and lace.
It is Queen Victoria who is largely believed to be responsible for the white wedding tradition we know today.[/caption]
It was not until Queen Victoria tied the knot with Prince Albert in 1840, that the white wedding as we know it really started to take off. At the time of the much anticipated royal nuptials, accounts of Victoria's lavish wedding were not only spreading around the shores of Britain but were also spreading across the Atlantic and brides everywhere began to replicate the extravagance and luxury of Victoria's dress and the white wedding dress would soon become a way of showing off wealth and social ranking with brides wearing dresses made from enormous amounts of luxury Bridal Fabrics decorated with lavish embellishments. As with anything in fashion, choices of fabrics and fashionable styles are largely dependent upon the socio-economic climate of the time so as a result, the fashion of wearing opulent white gowns waned during The Great Depression and the Second World War when money and Bridal Fabrics were scarce, Brides once again reverted to wearing their best everyday dress, often in darker colours. Legendary Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe famously married Joe Dimaggio in a low key ceremony at San Francisco City Hall in 1954, wearing a black suit with a white fur trimmed collar. However, following the economic boom in the latter half of the 20th Century, ladies took a lead from iconic brides such as Princess Diana and Grace Kelly and once again began to drape themselves in luxury Bridal Fabrics and veils for the most important day of their lives.
Our selection of Bridal Fabrics include traditional materials suitable for dressing your entire bridal party including a selection of stunning satins, chiffons and lace.