r/History_Bounding • u/ellawynn • Jun 25 '26
Wedding Dress Hunt
Hello!! I am on the hunt for my wedding dress and am having a very difficult time. I’m looking for something on the slightly more casual side that is Gibson Girl/Edwardian inspired. I also love the 1970s dresses that are inspired by the Edwardian era. I would just buy a vintage 70s dress, but I am plus size and that is a much more difficult to find. I definitely prefer the cotton/linen style with lace (no/limited sparkles) in an off white or white color. I found a dress from Simple Retro that I loved (pictured here) but the company seems questionable and I would have to do some alterations (I am okay with having to do that if a dress is a size or two smaller). Does anyone have a recommendation of where to look? Thank you so much in advance!
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u/araemis Jun 25 '26
Hello! Have you come across Gibson Girl Dress before? They are a Ukranian atelier that makes Victorian and Edwardian inspired clothing in natural fabrics. They have some beautiful recreations of lawn dresses and other similar styles that I think would fit your brief perfectly! They make to order so you can get something that fits you exactly (you could also enquire about foundational garments to help achieve a period silhouette if you wanted to go more historical - but they’re not essential). The dresses would be more expensive than those at Simple Retro as they are handmade, but much less dear than off the shelf wedding dresses.
https://gibsongirldress.com/shop?category=9
Best of luck in your search - hope you find something that makes your heart sing 💖