1945
Wedding dress
Wedding dress, sweetheart neckline lace faux bustle back, train, Irish lace bodice, net mitts. Short sleeves with a square sleeve head to expand the shoulders. Extremely long silk chiffon train. worn with Mittls: 1985C 1945.53B
During WWII many weddings were rushed but as the war ended in 1945 there was a rush on weddings and many very elaborate weddings planned to welcome fiancés home from the front. The sweetheart neckline was developed by pin-up girls appealing to boys at the front and became adapted by their ladies back home as a sexy line. The broad shoulders embody the American ideal woman who was strong and healthy.
Provenance:
Mrs. Wojno, 125 Marbern Drive Suffield, CT 06078
Construction Label:
Machine
1985C 1945.53A
Wedding dress, sweetheart neckline lace faux bustle back, train, Irish lace bodice, net mitts. Short sleeves with a square sleeve head to expand the shoulders. Extremely long silk chiffon train. worn with Mittls: 1985C 1945.53B
During WWII many weddings were rushed but as the war ended in 1945 there was a rush on weddings and many very elaborate weddings planned to welcome fiancés home from the front. The sweetheart neckline was developed by pin-up girls appealing to boys at the front and became adapted by their ladies back home as a sexy line. The broad shoulders embody the American ideal woman who was strong and healthy.
Provenance:
Mrs. Wojno, 125 Marbern Drive Suffield, CT 06078
Construction Label:
Machine
1985C 1945.53A