1821 Wedding Dress
By the 1820s, the French Empire style was already changing. This circa 1821 English wedding dress is an example of an upper-class bride’s gown and is made of silk with silk gauze oversleeves. The style had changed since the height of its popularity in the early 1800s. This gown has a slightly lower waistline and there are more trimmings, like the silk flounces on the skirt hem and slashes on the bodice.
- Date of Work
- 1821
- Medium
- silk, satin, and gauze
- Credit
- © Victoria and Albert Museum, London