I want to write my graduation thesis on wedding dresses.

White was not the color of the bride's wedding dress from the beginning. /kloc-before the 0/9th century, women only needed to wear the best clothes and any color to get married. 1840, Queen Victoria of England wore a pure white satin dress at her wedding. This dress caused a great sensation at once. Newlyweds have followed suit, and people have paid great attention to the royal bride since then.

Although white is the standard color for western weddings, there are exceptions. Some newlyweds are willing to continue to respect tradition and choose traditional clothes for their wedding.

The woman who got married during World War I wore a black wedding dress, probably in memory of her dead brother or father.

During the war, the bride wore a military uniform, just like her groom's!

Just after the war, people can't afford expensive wedding dresses and romantic carriages. The happy bride and groom are both clever.

In the 1920s, revolutionary changes took place in women's lives. Young people question everything, and the fabric of clothes is used less and less. A symbolic fashion invention in the 1920s was the swimsuit. In that case, why not get married in a bathing suit!

The bold bride abandoned the uncomfortable traditional clothes and chose clothes that were in line with the spirit of the 1920s: the skirt was shorter, the bottom was more than ten centimeters off the ground, and the waist was loose, instead of the rigid tight clothes of the Victorian era.

A talented artist can design such a wedding dress in just a few minutes.

But it takes a long time for these wedding shoes to be made by talented craftsmen. These are princess shoes, which were worn by the British royal family Princesse Marie when she married Viscount Delasselle on February 28th, 1922. This wedding is a milestone in the history of media coverage.

This is the first royal wedding filmed in the audience, and the wedding photos have spread all over the world. The princess wore a satin dress designed by French fashion designer paul poiret, and the wedding dress worn by the bride became the fashion of bridal dresses in the 1920s.

Loyal subjects hope to imitate Princesse Marie's clothes. Wearing a wedding dress with small flowers. In the 1920s, clothes became shorter and shorter, but wedding dresses became longer and longer.

In the 1930s, new styles became popular. This fashionable little hat looks very beautiful with the wedding dress.

On June 3rd, 1937, journalists from all over the world flocked to a castle on the Loire River in France to report a wedding that was talked about in the street at that time. British Crown Prince Edward VIII gave up the throne and married wallis simpson, a divorced American civilian. Facing the media eager to cause a sensation, their appearance was carefully prepared. The bride wore a simple sky-blue dress, which was carefully designed and produced by American fashion designer Manbocher. Later, millions of dresses of this style were sold in the United States, and its unique color was called Wallis Blue.

The wartime rationing system in the 1940s also influenced wedding dresses. Silk and nylon were in short supply during the war, so many newlyweds borrowed wedding dresses when they got married … or simply put on their best clothes, whether it was white or not.

If you want to get married and think it's too much trouble to plan your own wedding, why not hold a group wedding with other 4 1 couples?

After the war, long-lost couples reunited and weddings were held everywhere. ...

From 65438 to 0947, christian dior's "new trend" clothing caused a whirlwind in the clothing industry. This is a reflection of people's psychology in the hard war years. Dior abandoned practicality and comfort, and designed a new style of clothing, with an hourglass waist and dazzling femininity. The corset is back, the hat is popular again, and the skirt is about 30 cm from the ground. This style is noble, gorgeous and radiant.

Fashion designers use a lot of fabrics, as if to celebrate the end of material shortage in this way, and they follow Hollywood fashion. Although this magical fabric of nylon is very cheap, it looks as gorgeous as satin.

1949, American movie star rita hayworth married ali khan in new fashion clothes. She didn't wear a wedding dress, only a wide-brimmed hat.

It was not only the royal family that inspired people's wedding dresses, but also the trendsetting movie stars … even the first lady of the United States at that time. Jacqueline Kennedy attracted the public with her impeccable style.

At that time, the most striking wedding was held in Monaco. 1956 On April 9th, American movie star Grace Kelly left Hollywood and married Moroccan Prince Rainie III. About 1500 journalists came to this small principality, which could only accommodate 5,000 people at that time. Grace Kelly walked to the altar in a wedding dress. Her dress was a farewell gift from MGM, and the designer was helen rose. Grace wore a lace wedding dress and a turtleneck dress, which opened the eyes of the public. This kind of clothing is very famous and is imitated today.

In the same year, anita ekberg got married in a completely different style of dress. This up-and-coming Hollywood star combines dazzling, sexy, bright and pure perfectly. In the eyes of this extremely fashionable newlywed, fashion should be detached and free from vulgarity, jumping out of the rules set by fashion authorities.

This is the idea of French sexy star Bridget Buffon. 1June, 959, when she married Jacques Charriere, she wore a pink and white checkered skirt. The specific reason is that Feng Ba wants to avoid the media. The wedding was held in secret, and they thought that an unconventional wedding dress could help her avoid photographers.

Young people in the 1960s followed in the footsteps of Buffon and other movie stars and created their own new rules. They refused to be alike, and opposed the old moral concepts and traditional weddings.

In the 1960s, some brides advocated returning to nature and getting married on the beach or in the forest. Of course, flashy carriages are out of date.

Although the style of the skirt is traditional, the fabric is not. Many clothes are made of nylon.

In the 1960s, more and more people became adventurous and bolder. ...

Mary gent walked into the church in a miniskirt and high-heeled boots, and the older generation was dumbfounded.

Some people still like their weddings to be super romantic … others wear casual, simple flowered pants and even jeans.

Avant-garde people also have an influence on wedding dresses.

The fashionable bride, American movie star sharon tate, got married in a short skirt with flowers instead of a wedding dress.

Wedding dresses are also influenced by novelty and fashion, such as paper wedding dresses. After the wedding, the dress was thrown here.

Some people may say that this is a symbol of contemporary marriage. For a new generation of young people, marriage seems to be out of date, and celibacy and cohabitation have replaced marriage.

At first, hippies opposed marriage, and then the whole society was examining the issue of marriage. Women began to challenge traditional roles. Having a house and having children in the suburbs is no longer every woman's goal.

But fashion designers are still designing wedding dresses for fashion shows … or designing unconventional wedding dresses for those bold brides.

Like us, wedding dresses have undergone numerous changes in the 20th century. Influenced by the royal family and Hollywood stars, it also reflects the change of social attitude towards marriage. But no matter how far away from tradition everything becomes, the wedding still maintains the fairy-tale charm, and the pure white wedding dress always exudes eternal romantic sentiment. (Excerpted from the global column of CCTV website)