Traditional Wedding Dresses

 As with all types of clothing, wedding dress has changed his style and fashion for centuries. In the Middle Ages, when the marriage was a matter of policy, above all, women had to dress in a way that best reflect their families. Higher social status of the bride, the rich colors and the most expensive fabrics used. Fur, velvet and silk is often included in the project. Styles and colors of the richest women were copied low social status of women, as they could.

Despite the centuries and styles come and go, brides continued to dress with a hot clothes made from materials that are rich in bold, and that money can buy. Another factor that indicates the date and the public wealth, the bride was the amount of material used. Those who can not afford something new, wore their best dresses of the church on their wedding day.

In the fashion of the 1920s wanted a wedding dress is shorter than the front to the back and a long tail. They were worn with a wedding bell style bedspreads. In the 1940s, the obsession with fashion trends, which stopped after a Victorian design full skirts are back in fashion. Today, as many new styles and designs have been created, Victorian skirt is still popular with many brides.

Mary Stuart was one of the first women to wear white when she married François II of France. White was not the traditional color of the wedding and was considered quite harmful, because it was the official color of mourning in France at the time. It was not a subtle message. It was only in 1840 that white became popular after Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coberg. To take advantage of white lace she owned, Victoria insisted on a white dress. After the wedding portrait was published, many wives copied the dress in honor of the queen.

The tradition of wedding white continues to this day. Along the line, he raised his association with purity and virginity is a symbol. Initially, the blue has been associated with purity and white dress was not designed to symbolize the innocence of the bride at all. Today, in a white dress, as a rule, a tribute to tradition and has very little to do with virginity and purity.

Indian wedding dresses, as varied as the cultures, religions and regions that make up this vast country. In the northern Indian wedding dresses are usually white, symbolizing auspiciousness or green, which represents fertility. Wedding Dresses in South India, usually white or cream color.

Styles of wedding dresses in India has not changed much over the years. Some of the most common models: chameez sari, choli and gaghra shalwa. Most people are familiar with the sari. This fabric is wrapped around the body and is fixed by inserting it into a belt or pins. Gaghra skirt consists of long and short blouse. The scarf is called a dupatta draped over the bride's chest. Chameez shalwa consists of a long tunic over pants. Dupatta also accompanies this dress, but the bride can specify if it is draped over the chest, neck or head.

Indian wedding dresses complicated and delicate piece of work consisting of intricate patterns, threads, beads and sequence. Brides of rich Indian families have their dresses embossed with gold or silver. Dresses are usually made of cloth, which reflects the light, like satin, silk or chiffon. Brides have plenty of necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, and ornaments for the hair on her wedding day. Tradition says that they look as rich as possible.

The Chinese have a saying about marriage: "It's natural to get married when you grow up." They focus on marriage and have a lot of traditions associated with it. Red color is considered lucky in China, it seems clear that it will play an important role in such an important ceremony. Wedding invitations are the red gift envelopes and therefore red wedding dress for the bride.