Wedding Photograohy Biogarphy
Source(google.com.pk)Following the introduction to the V&A collections, a statement explains how the exhibition and its catalogue have been organized around the V&A collection of wedding garments. Ehrman explains: the catalogue “links wedding outfits in the Museum’s collection to contemporary accounts of weddings found in diaries, letters, memoirs and newspapers to create a chronological survey of the white wedding dress.” Throughout the course of the book, it is clear Ehrman has done extensive research into the history of wedding dresses and their connections to British history and culture. As a publication linked to the V&A, whose collections focus extensively on British history, the exhibition catalogue aims to explore the connection between British culture and wedding dresses.
Throughout the exhibition catalogue, the use of photographic evidence strongly supports Ehrman’s research. Particularly in the case of the early history of wedding attire, the use of contemporary paintings to depict fashionable styles for brides reinforces the text. As modern photography was not invented until the early 19th century, paintings depicting wedding ceremonies from the 18th century are of great importance. In the case of wealthy brides of the early 18th century, Ehrman states, “letters and diaries show that aristocratic and very wealthy brides often chose silver, white and silver, and white bridal clothes.” While Ehrman used primary sources, such as letters and diaries of the time, to discern this information, she also presents details of numerous paintings within the book, which collectively sustains Ehrman’s research.
Ultimately, without the inclusion of paintings and photographs in this catalogue, it would be extremely difficult to visualize bridal fashions of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century. Obsession over bridal fashion and wedding ceremonies came to fruition in the late 20th century, as the general public began a steep incline towards fixation of celebrity weddings. Ehrman further discusses this fascination with celebrity weddings in the final chapter of the book, “Choosing White: 1990s to the present.”
The Wedding Dress: 300 Years of Bridal Fashion, is broken into six chapters, entitled: Silver and White, 1700-90; The White Wedding Dress, 1790-1840; Commercializing the White Wedding, 1840-1914; Towards the Modern, 1914-45; Ready-to-wear, 1945-90; Choosing White, 1990s to the present. Each chapter features colorful reproductions of primary sources, including paintings, satirical cartoons, images of bridal ensembles, and photographs. While I do not think the book can be considered a coffee table book because it features in-depth research concerning bridal fashion, it does feature nearly two hundred high quality images.
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Wedding Photograohy Wallpaper Photos Pictures Pics Images 2013
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