Wallis Simpson's Wedding Dress

Today marks the anniversary of the marriage of Wallis Simpson to the Duke of Windsor on June 3, 1937.

Mrs. Simpson wore a dress designed by Mainbocher with a hat to match by Carolyn Reboux.  The dress became one of the most copied in history.

The Duchess gave her wedding dress to the Metropolitan Museum in 1960, where it still resides today.  It was originally a shade of blue to match her eyes, but has since faded due to unstable dyes.

Weekend Eye Candy - Jacqueline Kennedy's Wedding Dress

Every year in June I devote my Weekend Eye Candy posts to wedding dresses and brides.  I going to start this month with one of the best known wedding gowns of all time.

On September 12, 1953, Jacqueline Bouvier married then congressman John F. Kennedy.  Her gown was made by Ann Lowe, an African-American couturier working out of New York.  It is said that Jackie would have preferred a simpler gown with clean, straight lines to complement her figure, but she bowed to the wishes of the Kennedy family in wearing this one with a huge bouffant skirt.

The long lace veil was originally worn by Jackie's grandmother.  Her headpiece was made of matching lace circled with wax flowers.  The same was flowers decorated the skirt of the ivory silk taffeta gown.

Here you can see the true color of the gown.  It is on display at the Kennedy Library in Boston.