婚纱的变革
<p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="white">white</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bridal">bridal</span> <span word="gowns">gowns</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="V">V</span>&<span word="A">A</span>, <span word="Lindsay">Lindsay</span> <span word="Baker">Baker</span> <span word="investigates">investigates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taboos">taboos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connubial">connubial</span> <span word="chic">chic</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="default">default</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ubiquitous">ubiquitous</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="represent">represent</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="symbolised">symbolised</span> <span word="virginity">virginity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="purity">purity</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="explores">explores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garment">garment</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="bridal">bridal</span> <span word="gown">gown</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ostentatiousness">ostentatiousness</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="connotation">connotation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purity">purity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="important">important</span>,” <span word="curator">curator</span> <span word="Edwina">Edwina</span> <span word="Ehrman">Ehrman</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span>.” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="painstakingly">painstakingly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="washboard">washboard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="garment">garment</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> & <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>, <span word="Wedding">Wedding</span> <span word="Dresses">Dresses</span> 1775-2017 <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dresses">dresses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="upends">upends</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="assumptions">assumptions</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="ivory">ivory</span>) <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> – <span word="popularised">popularised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1840 – <span word="has">has</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="endured">endured</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="denying">denying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="totemic">totemic</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="encapsulates">encapsulates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span>, <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="designers">designers</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transformative">transformative</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Ehrman">Ehrman</span>. “<span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.”</p>
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