Here Comes The June Bride ~ VFG Fashion Parade for the week ofJune 27th

carla rey

VFG Member
The tradition of a June wedding dates back to Roman times when this festival was celebrated on the first day of June. The festivities centered around the deity, Jupiter, and his wife, Juno, the goddess of marriage and childbirth.

This week the Vintage Fashion Guild celebrates all things "bride-to-be," from traditional or outrageous, mini or maxi, to shades of white, ivory, cream, blush, blue, gold or silver. Show us bridal appropriate gowns, veils, head pieces and tiaras, handbags, footwear, jewelry, bridal hats, and gloves. More than an afterthought: groomsmen's garb is welcome, too.
(Illustration by Zoe Mozert)

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Make your own unique wedding dress from a vintage pattern!
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1980s - with a big portrait collar Vogue 2768

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1960s - simple elegance with a detachable train McCalls 9016

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1960s with empire waist & detachable train - Simplicity 6825

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1950s with long sleeves - Bucher pattern 2972

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For your bridesmaid... a lovely aquamarine blue 1960s dress!
 
at The Vintage Merchant we can help you with all kinds of wedding needs, not only for a bride and groom, but for attendants, for the Mother of the Groom, The Mother of the Bride as well as attire for your guests:

this lovely bridal headband (can wear the spikes to the front, or the back, depending on the look you're wishing for):



This aurora borealis rhinestone choker is one of our favorites to be featured on a princess bride; you can find more rhinestone selections in our vintage jewelry shop on etsy::


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(Photo: Getty Images, courtesy Brides.com)

Elizabeth Taylor Marriage No. 1. Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, May 13, 1950

For her first trip down the aisle, Taylor said "I do" to Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (yes, he was great-uncle to Paris and Nicky Hilton). A then 18-year old Taylor chose a very 1950's gown to say her vows in front of 700 of their nearest and dearest.
The Helen Rose designed gown — Rose also designed Grace Kelly's wedding dress and Taylor's similar look in the original Father of the Bridesold at a London auction for $187,931 in 2013.
 
Elizabeth Taylor's Marriage No. 5. Richard Burton, March 15th 1964 (the first time)
Before there was Brangelina and Bennifer, there was "Liz and Dick." The drama-induing duo met on the set of Cleopatrra and began a scandalous affair. They would wed (for the first time) in Montreal in 1964. Cleopatra's costume designer, Irene Sharaff, crafted Taylor's now iconic canary yellow babydoll dress. She completed the look with hyacinths and lilies of the valley weaved into a dramatic braided updo, and topped off the dress with a diamond and emerald Bulgari brooch. "The only word Elizabeth knows in Italian is Bulgari," Burton once said of Taylor

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(Photos: Getty Images, courtesy Brides.com)
 
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(Photo: Getty Images, courtesy Brides.com)

Elizabeth Taylor Marriage No. 1. Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, May 13, 1950

For her first trip down the aisle, Taylor said "I do" to Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (yes, he was great-uncle to Paris and Nicky Hilton). A then 18-year old Taylor chose a very 1950's gown to say her vows in front of 700 of their nearest and dearest.
The Helen Rose designed gown — Rose also designed Grace Kelly's wedding dress and Taylor's similar look in the original Father of the Bridesold at a London auction for $187,931 in 2013.


And, just look at that tiny waist! She was BEAUTIFUL!
 
The future Mrs. Clinton was married in a similar dress to the gown Gail just listed! Here's the pictures and story:

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Hillary and Bill married in the living room of their new home on October 11, 1975. A local Methodist minister and his wife officiated the ceremony as 15 of their closest friends and family looked on. Following the intimate ceremony, Hillary and Bill's friends hosted a reception in their backyard where a few hundred friends gathered to celebrate.

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The night before the wedding, Hillary’s mother asked her what her dress looked like. Hillary responded, “What dress?” Hillary thought a wedding gown was irrelevant. Astonished, Hillary’s mother dragged her daughter to the Fayetteville mall and went to the only store still open, Dillard’s. Hillary picked up the first dress she saw – a $53 Jessica McClintock Victorian lace gown – and said, “This will be fine.”

A replica of Hillary's wedding dress is now permanently housed in the Clinton House Museum in the couple's old home in Fayetteville, AR.

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