Brides & Wedding Fashion 1950 - 1959

1950, Australian
From the collection of the State Library of Queensland

No known copyright restrictions

1950, Hollywood California, American
Actress Janet Leigh modeling a wedding dress in publicity still
Photoplay magazine, June 1950

In public domain because copyright not renewed

1950 (April), rural Illinois, American

Used with permission of M. Muellner

1950 (April), Melbourne Australia

Used with permission of Joanne Thompson

1950 (May), Japan

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.

1950 (September), Iowa, American

Used with permission of TheVintageMerchant

1950 (November), rural Illinois, American

Used with permission of M Muellner

1951 (February), Iran
Shah Reza of Iran and Shahbanu Soraya
Dress by Christian Dior

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.

1951 (August), Slovenia
Creator: Jernej Sustersic. From the collection of the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.

1951 (September), Northern Ireland
Photographer: H. Allison & Co. From Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

No known copyright restrictions

1951, British
Designer: Norman Hartnell. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Photographer: Elisa.rolle

Licensed under CC0 BY-SA 4.0

1952, Nantucket Massachusetts, American
From the Nantucket Historical Association


No known copyright restrictions

1952, California, American
Ronald and Nancy Reagan, with William Holden and Brenda Marshall

This work is in the public domain in the United States

1952, Netherlands
Photographer: J.F.M. Trum, Fotopersbureau Gelderland. From the Regional Archives of Nijmegen

Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

1952, American
Dress by Cahill Ltd of Beverly Hills, modeled in 2010

Used with permission of Denisebrain

1952 (December), rural Wisconsin, American

Used with permission of anonymous Registered Guest

1953 (March), New Hampshire, American

Used with permission of Vintagiality

1953 (April), Australia
From the John Oxley Library, state library of Queensland

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.

1953 (August), Lyndon Kentucky, American
Dress designer: Marie of Pandora

Used with permission of Past Perfect Vintage

1953 (September), rural Wisconsin, American

Used with permission of anonymous Registered Guest

1953, Wales
Photographer: Geoff Charles. From the National Library of Wales

No known copyright restrictions

1953, Australian
From the John Oxley Library, state library of Queensland

No known copyright restrictions

1953 (September), Rhode Island, American
John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier
Designer: Ann Lowe
Photographer: Toni Frissell. From the Toni Frissell collection at the Library of Congress.

No known copyright restrictions

1954, Germany
Photographers:Roger & Renate Rossing. Attribution: Deutsche Fotothek

licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

1954, American
Fictional wedding of Mr. Peepers (Wally Cox and Patricia Benoit)
Attribution: NBC Television

This work is in the public domain in the U.S.

1954 (January), Suburban Illinois, American

Used with permission of Catherine Lincoln

1954 (January), San Francisco California, American
Actress Marilyn Monroe and baseball player Joe DiMaggio
from Radio-TV Mirror magazine, June 1961

Public domain due to copyright not renewed

1956, London UK

Used with permission of TheVintageVendeuse

1956 (April), Monaco
Grace Kelly
Designer: Helen Rose
Source: goodhousekeeping.com, author Carolyn Picard

Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

1956 (April), Melbourne Australia

Used with permission of Joanne Thompson

1956 (June), White Plains New York
Actress Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller
from Radio-TV Mirror magazine, June 1961

Public domain due to copyright not renewed

1957, Argentina
From the Museo del Cine Argentino

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.

1958, Hungary
Attribution: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Lipovits Károly

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0