vintage bridal fashion: short wedding dresses!
it seems like short wedding dresses had their real heyday in the 1950s-1960s, and to a lesser extent the 1970s.
on the long end of short, you have tea-length dresses (an incredibly flattering and underrated length, imo) very popular in the 1950s.
on the short end, mini dresses of the 1960s, 70s, and everything in between those lengths. below are some favorite examples.
1955. the full photos do this dress justice, very pretty and sparkly.
1959. short dresses are often paired with short veils, to great success (another great thing is that they don’t hide the shoes!)
1960. the dress is amazing obviously, but she also has a very cute pixie haircut. short everything.
1962. i go nuts for t-shirt style sleeves and necklines on a dress. and her flower headpiece is adorable. also gloves.
1962. i love this simple wedding look with all my heart. the sparkly veil added a touch of magic for the ceremony and i love that she’s wearing her glasses afterwards :’)
1966. the rare but beloved coat wedding dress!
1968. love this water lily/lotus headpiece. and the hairdo!
1969. a color choice! I’m weak for baby blue and brown so this one has me by the throat.
1970. adorable babydoll dress. ribbon in her hair and everything.
some words that come to mind with these looks are sweet, simple, chic, playful, easy, relaxed, fun, and i think that’s part of the appeal of short dresses for many brides (it’s why i like them so much anyways)
