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Month: April 2018


Apr
2018

Vintage Photos: The 1950’s Bride

categories: 1950's, vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday

Spring is here and that means wedding season is upon us. So I thought for Vintage Photo Tuesday that I would share some real life 1950’s inspiration for future brides and for those who just love looking at vintage photos (like many of my lovely readers).

Enjoy!

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Palladium wedding rings ad from the 1950s featuring a young woman catching the brides bouquet
Source: Pinterest

1950’s Vintage Photos of a 1950’s Bride & Her Wedding

The bride and her bridesmaids in the most beautiful gowns. LIKE WOW! And look at the hair? LOVE! I do think this is more late 1940s maybe early 1950s photo from the hairstyles & dress styles (the image is labeled 1950s).

Photo of late 1940s / Early 1950s Bride with Two Bridesmaids. The Vintage Wedding Photo features a stunning 1950s Wedding dress & 1950s Bridesmaid dresses.
Source: Etsy

In my vintage photo travels, I have never seen a 1950’s wedding dress with such an incredible scalloped neckline before. So very different, and I love it!

1950s Vintage Wedding Photo: Vintage photo of a 1950s bride in her wedding dress with scalloped neckline
Source: Etsy

1950s bride at her wedding in Oakland, California. Her wedding dress is absolutely stunning! Look at at the lace? WOW!

1950s vintage image of a young Black woman in her 1950s wedding dress on her wedding day.

Source: eBay

A very stylish bride and groom (check out the grooms tie). Oh and that bouquet must of weighed a ton!

1950s Vintage Wedding Photo: 1950s bride and groom vintage photo. Bride is wearing a tea length wedding dress and short veil.
Source: Etsy

The most fashionable family/friends award goes to this brides entourage! High fives all around to keeping up with our bride. Plus we have another very different wedding gown. Almost looks like a pinafore style from what I can see (do you agree?).

1950s Vintage Wedding Photo: 1950s bride on her wedding day, glowing surrounded by her ladies vintage photo
Source: Etsy

1950s Bride & Groom posing in their wedding outfits. What a beautiful couple and what a bouquet!

1950s Vintage Wedding Photo: 1950s Black / African American Bride and Groom.

Source: Pinterest

The Mother/Daughter Dance (or grandmother).

1950s Vintage Wedding Photo: vintage photo of 1950s bride dancing with her mother
Source: Etsy

I absolutely adore when men wear a white tuexedo jacket, black pants and bowtie. It’s such a handsome look and especially on ones wedding day.

1950s vintage wedding photo of the bride and the groom
Source: Etsy

The Wedding Cake. Sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes non existent (we skipped it at my wedding). Our newly married couple in this next photo, don’t really seem to know how to feel about what they eating. Maybe they are thinking they spent way to much money on something edible?

1950s vintage wedding photo of a bride and groom wearing glasses and eating wedding cake
Source: Etsy

The wedding party arrives in a very nice car.

1950s vintage wedding photo of a bride and groom and their wedding party arriving in a 1950s car.
Source: Etsy

Not all brides need to wear a white dress on their wedding, a classy 2 piece suit will do the job as well.

vintage 1950s wedding photo of a young couple coming out of the church
Source: Etsy

Last but not least, I’m going to leave you with a photo that technically does not fit this weeks theme but it is just so awesome, I had to share it.

The 1950’s bridal shower. Oh my goodness! Those dresses! The doll cakes! The little umbrellas! Could this photo get any more fantastic? Love love love.

1950s Wedding Bridal Shower with Doll Cakes vintage photo. Fantastic 1950s Dresses.
Source: Etsy

Extra Reading – Vintage Inn posts on vintage wedding topics:

Vintage Wedding Dress Shopping: I have created a collection of Vintage Wedding Dresses on Etsy that is perfect for one’s upcoming wedding (updated monthly).

Thanks for taking a walk down the vintage photo wedding aisles with me friends!

Question time! What was your favourite photo that I shared? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

Liz


Apr
2018

“The Battle of the Nylons” A look into Canadian Women’s Life, Post WW2

categories: 1940s, Vintage Canada, vintage History, Womens History

While doing research for another blog post, I found some very interesting news stories on the CBC Archives on what life was like for Canadian Women after WW2. Here is a sampling of what they talked about…

Nylons Return Post-War: “The Battle of the Nylons”

About the Battle of the Nylons:

Via CBC Archives:

Nov 2024 update-The story on CBC archives is now gone. Sorry! I will look for something else to share here.

The battle of the nylons was fought this week and, luckily, there were no casualties. Women started lining up early in the morning outside clothing stores across the city as nylon hosiery came back on sale for the first time since 1939. As we hear in this brief radio clip (below), one merchant took no chances, erecting barricades in case of a riot. The sale went off, however, without a snag.

Air Canada (TCA at the time) flight attendants rejoice! In 1946, the post-World War II uniform reintroduced nylons. During the war, the material used to make nylons was reserved for military purposes, making the fashionable item impossible to find (Source).

1940s Vintage Photo of Air Canada (TCA) Flight Attendants in 1946 being excited about nylons coming back.
Source: Air Canada

Here are some images of similar “battles” that happened in the United States.

1940s Vintage Photo of a woman holding her nylon stockings to other women in line December 7th, 1945 in Chicago. Super 1940s fashions.
Source: Glamourdaze

A crowd of 10,000 in San Francisco await their Nylons.

1940s Vintage Photo: 1946 San Francisco Nylon hosiery queues
Source: Glamourdaze

“Feminine Curves are Back, Post War”

Forget the glamour gals — it’s cute-as-a-button Suzy from next door who’s turning the heads of ex-soldiers.

Take a listen to learn all about how men after war are looking for a curvy shaped gal (Nov 2024 update: Seems that CBC Archives has deleted all this content)

1940s Vintage Photo: “The Regular Gals” Celebrating VE Day on Bay Street in Toronto.

Further Reading: Canada Celebrates V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) May 8th, 1945: The Vintage Photos

1940s vintage photo: Celebrating VE Day on Bay Street in Toronto. vintage photo of 4 women in 1940s fashions.
Source: Wikimedia

And… “Working Women After the War”

Should women get the same wages as men? That’s the question tackled in this excerpt from a spirited radio debate about “the fairer sex” in the workplace.

A female Teamster wonders why women were applauded for keeping factories running during the war and then handed substandard pay in peacetime. A male corporate lawyer allows that there are some jobs where women excel – tedious tasks, for example. A female executive says employers may have a point because it costs more to employ women. For example, their uniforms need to be “fussier”, company washrooms need to be “brushed up” and women take rest breaks while their male colleagues continue to toil.

Take a listen…. (Nov 2024-Another clip removed by CBC)

1950s vintage photo of women Telephone Operators.

So friends, what did you think of these little snippets of postwar Canadian life (Share in the comments section below)?

Thanks for stopping by!

FURTHER READING:

Liz