From the romance of its evolution to the splendor of its design, the wedding dress is unlike any other garment, a talisman from a fantasy world, the manifestation of dreams coming true. This book draws on wedding garments in the V&A's renowned collection along with photographs, letters, memoirs, and newspaper accounts to explore the history of the white wedding dress and the traditions that have developed around it from 1700 to the present. Paintings, drawings, and wedding photos depict queens, princesses, celebrities, and everyday women in their gowns. The text considers the dress in the context of the commercialization of weddings that began in the Victorian era. The Wedding Dress is not only about costume, but also about the cultivation of the image of the bride. Hardcover in dust jacket, not price clipped. An almost as new book in a jacket with just some very light rubbing to the panels and flaps. 208 pages. Size 31.5 x 24.8 x 2.4 cm. If you would like to browse the other books