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Or at least, I know I do!
I love the frothy tulle, the chantilly and French lace, the little pearl beads…. the whole “bouffant” beauty of 1950’s wedding dresses. To me, a 1950’s dress *IS* a wedding dress… it’s the vision that little girls carry around in their heads of what a bride wears on her big day. I just decided to roll with that vision instead of abandoning it because I had grown up!
I hope the following images help you understand why I am *this* close to being obsessed by vintage wedding fashions!
If you’re similarly inspired, and want a real, second-time’s the charm 1950’s wedding gown, these links will be a great start for your search!
Where to find a true vintage dress:
Ebay
Posh Girl Vintage
Fancy Ephemera
Vintage Wedding
Unique Vintage
Vintageous
Where to get modern reproductions:
Candy Anthony - amazing designer based out of UK - check out his stuff for inspiration!
Dolly Couture
Stephanie James
P.S. My parents are adorable. For Christmas, they got me “Maria Therese” - the retired 1950’s bride from the Silkstone barbie collection (yes, I collect barbies, and you should too 
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Isn’t she gorgeous?
I collect Barbie’s also!
My cake toppers were a barbie and ken.
And my parents surprised me with the David’s Bridal Barbie wearing my dress 
I LOVE 1950’s dresses!! I’m currently looking for a 50’s style for my bridesmaids. My dress is very similar to Tricia Nixon’s on the cover of Life. Love it!
Great post I love Barbie too. I’ve always liked her, then on one family vacation we got really tickled by a shirt we saw “I hate Barbie, that bitch has everything” - and now it’s a huge joke with us. So my mom is always buying me Barbie stuff.
My first official wedding was in 1984 (5 years old) and I was a flower girl. I got to wear this beautiful sky blue dress, that I still have!! I still remember my thank-you gift was “My First Barbie”. She was also wearing a beautiful sky blue dress. The skirt was all ruffly and wrapped around her legs a bunch of times! I loved that Barbie!! I still have it too!
Miss Shortcake - we are so much alike! I am pretty much obsessed with the 50’s era as well. I WISH I were a 50’s housewife. I bought the cutest apron that you might enjoy as well. It’s the 50’s Kitchen from Jessie Steele - I LOVE it and I wear it all the time when I’m baking from my vintage Betty Crocker “Cooky Book” (although from the early 60’s it’s close enough for me!)
oh I love Silkstone Barbies. I love the outfits that they wear. I’m a true Silkstone collector and wish I could get more and more in the future. I’ve been wanting the Maria Therese one so badly. I love vintage stuff and I know where you are coming from.
I think we were bestfriends in another dimensions 
Love all your ideas… cant wait to see more.
I collect Barbies too ~ but only the wedding Barbie’s. They are so beautiful
Love your posts so far!
Have you seen the pronovias vintage collection?
It might work well for you if the 50’s are your benchmark!
Besos!
Your post made me think of Betty Warren’s (Kirsten Dunst) wedding in Mona Lisa Smile.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0304415/MLS-431-DF-3308.jpg.html?path=gallery&path_key=0304415&seq=3
Just a bit more inspiration for you!
yay for barbie and 1950’s fans!
kpenn - where did you get your new apron?
flamingo - we can be friends in this dimension too, ya know! Canucks unite!
lali - there aren’t any pronovias dealers out here in winnipeg unfortunately, but thank you for the suggestion!
HCB - I TOTALLY forgot about Mona Lisa Smile - and this is from the girl who wore cardigans, red lipstick, and loafers for a week after seeing the movie for the first time! I’m definitely going to to rewatch it now for the Betty’s wedding scene!
You might want to include Whirling Turban in your list of modern reproductions. They do gorgeous custom stuff!
http://www.whirlingturban.com/vintage_wedding_dresses.htm
If I hadn’t gone with another historical period, I SO would’ve done the 50’s - so romantic!! =) *sighs at the dreaminess*
Miss Shortcake - you can get it off http://www.jessiesteele.com
however- I just noticed you are a fellow Canadian (woohoo!), so you might find it a better deal if you can find it on ebay. The shipping to Canada from the Jessie Steele website is very expensive. I got my apron WITH shipping for about $30…
I LOVE Tricia Nixon’s dress- any ideas for designers with a similar look?
Hah! I tore apart a planner and put it into a big 3-ring binder, too! That binder has saved me SO many times…
Thanks for the links, Miss Shortcake! The more I look into maybe getting a vintage dress, the more obsessed I become–the top photo with the elbow-length sleeves & cute gloves looks so adorable & so quintessentially wedding-y.
I love this post!! I LOVE this look - my fiance and I have been taking swing dancing lessons. For the reception I really wanted to change out of my ceremony dress into a funk - funky 50’s style dress so we coudl dance without a huge heavy dress! My sister was goign to try and make one out of a “dress up” dress from when we were little - but my mom gave it away. Anyway - the current plan is to get the Watters 9390 bridesmaid dress in white and have a blue crinoline under it! I’m so excited!! It is tea length and with some crinoline under it I think it could be exactly what I’m going for!! I’d put a link in - but watters doesn’t link straight to the dresses.
very nice
tricia nixon’s wedding dress is a true classic, beautiful!
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Mrs. Shortcake, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 24, Marketing Manager/Children's Lit Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Master's Student/Personal Trainer Engagement Date: August 7, 2007 Wedding Date: October 2008 Blogging Since: Venue: Ceremony in a historic church, tented lawn reception at a golf and country club About Me: 1950's housewife sent to the future, reborn as crafting-obsessed, jill of all trades. I enjoy decorating, writing, baking sweet things, singing show tunes/dancing in public, wearing pearls, and knitting sweaters for my furbaby, Harvey, to chew upon. I heart pink, and believe that sparkles are the new black.
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