Vintage Wedding Fashions
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Which royal bride's 1947 wedding dress, made from rationed fabric coupons, inspired post-war bridal fashion?
About Vintage Wedding Fashions
Vintage Wedding Fashions is a free nostalgia trivia quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 11 easy, 4 medium questions. Walk down memory lane with these questions about bridal fashion and wedding styles from decades past! A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.
A few sample questions
1. Which royal bride's 1947 wedding dress, made from rationed fabric coupons, inspired post-war bridal fashion?
Answer: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947, and her Norman Hartnell-designed gown, paid for with saved ration coupons, inspired brides during the austerity era.
2. What type of bridal veil, covering the face and flipped back during the ceremony, was the traditional choice in the 1950s?
Answer: Blusher veil
The blusher veil, which covered the bride's face as she walked down the aisle and was lifted by her father or groom, was standard etiquette in the 1950s.
3. Which Hollywood actress set a bridal fashion trend with her high-necked lace wedding dress when she married a prince in 1956?
Answer: Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly's 1956 wedding gown, designed by Helen Rose of MGM, featured a high neckline, long lace sleeves, and a full skirt that became one of the most copied bridal designs ever.
4. What was the standard color for a groom's wedding suit in the 1950s and 1960s?
Answer: Dark charcoal or black
Grooms in the 1950s and 1960s typically wore dark charcoal or black suits or tuxedos, following formal wedding traditions of the era.
5. What type of ruffled shirt did grooms commonly wear with tuxedos at 1970s weddings?
Answer: Ruffled front tuxedo shirt
Ruffled front tuxedo shirts were a signature 1970s groom's look, often in pastel colors with matching velvet bow ties.
Things you'll learn along the way
- Tiaras and small rhinestone crowns were the favored headpieces for brides in the 1960s, adding sparkle and a touch of royalty to the bridal look.
- During WWII, fabric rationing meant many brides wore their best suit or day dress instead of a traditional white gown, sometimes in colors like blue or pink.
- The cascade (or waterfall) bouquet, with flowers and trailing greenery flowing downward, was the most popular bridal bouquet style of the 1960s.
Frequently asked questions
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How many questions are in Vintage Wedding Fashions?
Vintage Wedding Fashions has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
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