Royal wedding dresses: a history
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2011
- What can history teach us about Kate Middleton's choice of wedding dress? Dr Joanna Marschner reveals the style and symbolism of two centuries of royal wedding dresses. Find out what the dresses say about attitudes to royal marriage, about the the state of the nation - and about the personality of the brides who wore them. From Princess Charlotte's silver gown of 1826, through Queen Victoria's iconic white silk dress, through to Princess Margaret's Norman Hartnell designed couture gown. The dresses are part of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection looked after by Historic Royal Palaces at Kensington Palace.
I was hoping they would point at a dress and tell us who wore it.
I would recommend buzzfeed or Mode then, not short film in documentary style with an actual historian. This video goes a lot deeper historically than just pictures of the dresses. You have to actually listen to what she's saying and to me, it's much more interesting.
As a historian i appreciate this brilliant video. It is beautifully informative without inviting shallow judgement from contemporary society.
I went straight to comments to see if this was documentary style or a video of dresses.
I love a good documentary.
Thanks for the warning I will not waist my time now
Mines definitely not there because I never got married
Awesome editing. I can't see any of the dresses and don't know which one belonged to which person.
yes, exactly why im not watching anymore of this.
I was very confused on which dresses were being talked about. I thought the presenter seemed all over the place. Instead of keeping the camera on the dress being talked about, it would move to pan all of them, making it very confusing.
I can tell from the other comments that I am not alone in finding this documentary lacking. The obvious thing to do would be to show less of the commentator and more of the dresses.... or decent photos of the dresses.
Very peculiar that they did so little of that.
Yes, all they needed really was a narrator.
+Jean-Luc Kilmer
Michelle www.ellethekitty.ca What the hell is she talking about? Too bad you can't see the dresses.
Michelle www.ellethekitty.ca most definitely
Pictures of the dresses being worn on their respective days as well as closeups of the detail work would be appreciated.
The shimmery silver gown is my favorite one. So beautiful!!!
DarkLadyJade I think that it is Princess Charlotte’s dress.
AbSolutely gorgeous
Believe that one was Charlotte who died in childbirth and Victoria became queen at about 18 years old. I could be wrong.
@@Donna-cc1kt You are right, it was worn by Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales.
The close-ups of different types of lace!! The details are amazing. The skill and time needed to produce that!
Princess Margret’s wedding dress is one of my all-time favorites. So beautiful.
This documentary was not clear, concise or presented well. Instead of showing a side angel of Dr. Marschner nervously speaking a picture of the dress should be shown with the princess wearing it. Then, it would be helpful to see a full length picture of the dress, front and back, followed by detail photos. If Dr. Marschner is indeed passionate about these dresses she should show the dresses with only her voice narrating. I have no idea what the producer of this documentary was thinking?
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I agree with everything you said 100%
@@Carol-D.1324 I also agree with you both! I realize she was a bit nervous but the "um" just about broke my last nerve! They could of practiced with her!
@@debbieorr5751 mine too.
Could not have said it bettet
Um... Um... Um... Um... Its nearly painful how nervous this highly intelligent knowledgeable woman is when talking about this topic. You know she is likely very, very well spoken but this isn't her thing.
I read that white wedding dresses weren't the most popular option until Queen Victoria wore one.
Yea Queen Victorian set the trend, but it took decades for it to be the color most brides wore. At the time the wedding dress was the wife's best dress and would be worn more then once, probably on various special occasions. For that reason it was a dark color was chosen, it was easier to keep dress stainless.
***** True.
Same with our now traditional Christmas, we have Albert and Victoria to thank for more than we think! couldn't imagine Christmas without a Tree and a wedding without the white gown, could you?
peeka boo Personally, I could imagine a gold and white gown ... but that's just me.
+Erika Bienne after doing a lot of reading about the history of Wedding dresses, i chose an autumn dark orange satin to represent the idea of harvested wheat women would carry to represent fertility. Simple with a rounded neck, long bell sleeves buttoned at the wrist, princess seaming to fit the bodice, and attached gathered waist skirt falling to just above the Ankle, which my mother and i then also did the sewing. No veil, just baby's breath, then again baby's breath and long stemmed white roses. My own mother, married in 1954, had that same style, but hers was a periwinkle blue, but a lace layer in the same color all round. Both of us married in very small village chapels - mine was the same style and the color to match the autumn season i was born to, as an acknowledgement to my mother. As the day progressed, each change of dress/coat was lighter in autumn shade, so that the final going away outfit was an off-white color and the small bouquet was short bud yellow roses.
As someone who loves this type of history I am pretty well versed on the different dresses and their wearers , but most are not and it would be nice to better label who belongs to what gown
What I found most disappointing was not that Dr. Marschner played with her hands (that is a trait that helps some people to concentrate), but that the video footage was horrible. There was almost never a full view of a dress, or a direct front or back view. Horrible.
I don' t see the dress clearly
I see only the woman telling.
+Rumpoey Thampatanajit I agree.
+Rumpoey Thampatanajit Agreed. Camera work atrocious!!!
In 2014, the wedding dress belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales, transferred ownership from her brother Charles, 9th Earl Spencer, to her sons, as Diana had requested that her belongings be handed back to her sons when they both turned 30.
This video is for people who don't mind doing their own research, or who have already done previous research into the historical clothing of the Royal family. It barely scratches the surface of the depth of historical Royal clothing. Honestly each piece could easily have its own hour long segment. But this short video inspires me to search for more and I rather enjoy that. There is always so much more to learn out there!
Queen Elizabeth's dress is my favorite British royal dress, but princess Margaret's dress is surprisingly lovely as well.
i think of ASMR
she has such a calming voice .-.
The earliest wedding dress here belongs to Charlotte princess of Wales🥰 it appears to be shimmering silver , but was also seen with gold thread , born to a king and queen who apparently only consummated there wedding night and hence had a beautiful daughter, princess Charlotte who married the prince of her choice, sadly she died in childbirth and her son stillborn.....changing the course of the royal family that stands today 🥰
What a great reminder for women to remember that the pedestal doesn’t actually protect wealthy white women from death.
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She is amazing actually containing all the amazing details in such a small video, many people don’t get that
So many "ums", so little pictures of actual dresses.
Couldn't stand the frantic piano and chamber music, plus I still can't figure who wore some of the dresses? Wish it was more clearly explained. Who wore the silver one?
+santa croce101 Princess Charlotte, which was explained clearly at the beginning.
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed the video, but I too would have loved to see more dresses.
So Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress is no where to be seen in this video.
Couldn't you at least use some pictures of the dress. Showing some other dress while referencing the Queen is deceptive.
+Wendy Garcia I did some internet research and discovered that the fabric used in Princess Elizabeth's dress was of very poor quality. It has deteriorated very badly and the sleeves have torn out of the armholes, etc. Currently, the dress is undergoing preservation work, but is in a very bad state.
4:07 was Princess Elizabeth's dress.
Laura Happel That's not Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress.
@@satine990 Yep, that looked like Princess Alexandra's dress
Would like to have seen Marschner point out details on specific dresses intstead of standing in one place. The link between the narrative and the dresses themselves is sometimes missing.
I think that is probably because it was filmed in the style of a documentary, not like a typical youtube video. It almost seems to me like it's a part of some bigger documentary but I don't know
Could we have an updated version of this with higher resolution, clearer indication of which dress belonged to whom, and a narrator who says 'um' far less?
Thank you for sharing - such beautiful dresses. Love Alexandra's lilac gown, stunning.
It wasn't lilac. I remember her wedding and it was white with gold threads running through it. This film misrepresents all the gowns. It really is a waste of time......
I wish the dresses of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent were featured in the exhibit. They are gorgeous gowns.
Indeed! Where is she as I am rolling asunder trying to get to sleep at night and know that a lovely, soothing voice, like this historian has, would sooth me to sleep? Dr. Marschner has a calming, alto voice which, if listened to while trying to get to sleep (and b4 a valium) would be of such great help.She could talk about anything from the needlework put into these gowns, which interests me, not, to the evolution of musical theatre, which interests me immensely, and I'd be asleep at 2 sheep.
I expected founding a video with a clear history of Royal dresses ; pictures , years , owner ... this video is so poor !
I would recommend buzzfeed or Mode then, not short film in documentary style with an actual historian. This video goes a lot deeper historically than just pictures of the dresses.
Totally agree! Also pictures, if available of the actual people wearing the garments, very poorly done film
still she seems to know a lot
It would have been nice to see pictures of the people who are as matter of fact still alive, like the Queen. It makes a better film if authentic footage is shown. Anyway, Kandy Kandy writing in caps is just gauche, and therefore : are you all there? I thinketh not
3:44 The back/silhouette of that dress is stunning.
can't you make it so the woman face the camera and not her sides? it is kinda disturbing... and also like everyone else comments, you could have shown more pictures of the gowns and given more details about them :)
I could listen to this woman talk all day - she has a very soothing voice.
The Princess Margaret gown is the heirloom style of all time.
Thank you for the upload.
Agree with earlier comments. More of the Dresses please.
her voice is so pleasent I could listen to it forever
I found her voice so relaxing. I have an asmr playlist and it made me think of it. I also love the English Royal traditions, despite what people say. So all in all, really enjoyed this.
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video does not give enough details about the actual dresses. more info is given about the times.
she so passionate and adorable i watched the whole thing even though its not what i expected it to be.. its the dream when u r passionate about ur job
Everyone who can't see the little gems that this amazing historian is dropping is obviously lacking in any analytical skills. Lots of details here just Google all the things she says. Literally a stack of books would fall on your tiny little heads. I commend her ability to composite so much in such a short video. Bravo
Why does it show a close up of Princess Alexandra’s dress when she is talking about Princess Elizabeth’s dress? Couldn’t they have shown a photo instead?
Really disappointing I would have liked to have actually seen all of the dresses instead of bits and pieces. I did like the information but we should have seen each dress in its entirety.
Same here.
Of the dresses shown here, I like Princess Alexandra of Kent's, but I'll always like Princess Anne's 1973 autumn/winter wedding dress the best.
You have to give her a bit of a break. It's very rare that any person can talk about any subject for any length of time without saying "umm". Yes, she does say it a lot, but if you look at her body language. you can tell that she's VERY nervous. Her body is angled away from the camera, her head is angled to the point where she has to look sideways at the camera, she continuously plays with the ring on her hand...she is super uncomfortable & still manages to be incredibly informative. Poor gal!
Was hoping to see older dresses. We all kind of know the contemporary ones, but I wanted to see the elaborate old fashion "transaction" dresses
Additional comment is that the dresses they showed as the Expert spoke Were sometimes NOT the dress they were talking about. I do not see Queen Elizabeth’s dress among the five dresses yet the Expert spoke about it.
Some years ago all of the major royal wedding gowns were put on display at Kensington Palace. It was an absolutely stunning event. You could get very close to each gown and really see the detail. This is what Historic Royal Palaces do so well. Alas, all you can see today at Kensington Palace is the dreadful "Enchanted" exhibtion - which looks for all the world like a low grade 6th Form art school project.
I loved Princess Margaret's dress! You could wear that today! Princess Charlotte's dress was also very excellent.
I really enjoyed your documentary taking us through two centuries of royal wedding dresses. I would love to see the collection. Where is it displayed?
The dress lying down is exquisite .
Where is all the Honiton lace that was on Victoria's dress? There was a huge flounce on the skirt that was later taken off for her daughters' dresses. Also, I always heard that she commissioned the lace to boost the flagging British lace industry and only later had the idea of including it on her wedding dress . . . .Maybe that's an urban myth.
So pretty dresses from history! I really love history!
Very annoying with the ummm ummm ummm all the time. Queen Elizabeth the 2nd's gown was not shown. If you look at photo's of it, it was very regal and bling for it's day. I was pretty disappointed with this presentation overall
I remember Diana’s dress on her wedding day looked so sadly wrinkled. Who would have known that she would grow into the stunningly beautiful icon she became. ❤️❤️❤️ Such a sad ending to a wonderful person. 😢😢😢
I could talk to her for hours. She is so sweet and enthusiastic about everything
Not wonder Victoria left her prints on the design industry.. that we still can see on home designs... specially those that have been preserve and make into museums..
Have to agree about the narrator. She didn't need to be on camera so much. I would have liked closer and longer looks at the dresses.
They are completely wrong about Elizabeth II's dress is not like the one they showed when talking about it and they are completely off on the topic because of it. Her dress was extravagant. It was satin with extensive embroidery and the mood of the wedding wasn't meant to show reserve, but to be celebratory after winning the war. The war ended 1945 and Elizabeth was married in 1947.
They didn't show HM's dress at all. It's a shame because it is a beauty.
@Amanda Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress was 'limited' to 100rationbook coupons because the UK lived under strict 'austerity' measures after WW2 bankrupted the country. The american Marshall Aid Plan had not yet rescued european economies by the time of Elizabeth's wedding. The end of war did not mean the end of economic woe.
this is great- but I wish we got full views of each one- rather than just close ups or really far away blurry shots
Would like to have seen the dresses in detail
I was lucky enough to go and see this exhibition
Although I watched until the end, I found it hard because the woman kept saying "Um". If she said it once she said it about 60-65 times
No clear picture of each dress. Very disappointing video!
beautiful
it would have been a nicer vid if they actually showed more of the dresses and less of the lady narrating it...she did a good job with explaining history but i would have really liked to see more of the dresses. thank you for sharing this.
pls help: Watch the episode on history of royal wedding dresses.
Mark the sentences which are true according to the episode:
- All wedding dresses bear a statement.
- Queen Victoria was advised to wear her coronation ceremonial dress for her wedding.
- Princess Elizabeth's dress carried a promise of changes and a better future.
- Media attention brought on significant changes to royal wedding dresses style.
- Royal wedding dresses has always represented power and importance of the political union.
- While choosing fabrics for the dress, the level of manufacture's recognition was one of key factors.
- Royal dresses have always been designed by famous dressmakers.
I'm trying to draw a royal dress by watching this VERY short documentary, I still got nothing.
They are each beautiful in their own right. Stunning.
Sophie of Wessex had a wonderful dress.
umm umm-show the dresses please!
Lovely & informative!
My dress would be a message, a symbol of life.
Excellent appreciate the video, though little detail. Can you tell me, was itVictoria or Elizabeth 2nd who introduced the white gown?
Diane and fergie looked beautiful on their wedding day
As do all brides .
Their dresses were typical of the eighties. Unfortunately.
Halfway through the video and just the curator is all we see..
This video focuses on two things dear to my heart weddings and history. I have a bachelor's in history so I really love this . We'll done :)
Sheen Boo love that Silver color my kind of color for a dress don't really like white
totally agree with other comments here... I thought they were going to go dress by dress telling the history of each...not just a dissertation about wedding dresses... which is fine, was interesting , just not what I was expecting.
I like the two white ones
Great info, but... Too many close ups relative to wide shots of individual dresses. It would have been nice to see the whole dresses, overall styles and lines, not just details. Focus pulled too slowly.
So many beautiful dresses!
It would be great if they re-uploaded this in a higher resolution. I can tell the dresses are beautiful but I feel like I need spectacles to see them lol
Love how everyone is so mad about not being able to fully see the dresses, negating the fact that this is a promotional video it entice people to VISIT the museum and donate to keep them in business 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Well said.So many moaning Minnie's on RUclips.You'd think they were paying for the privilege.You are right it's NOT a documentary.
Indeed. And instead of showing the same dresses again and again and some only from afar it wouldn't have hurt to include Diana's and Katherine's dresses, too.
I would of liked to seen a pic of the bride in the dress then the dress itself next to that pic so I could of known who's dress was whose! Thank you though!!
Beautiful Gowns
Can you re-upload this? It's stuck at 240p and I can't really see ilany details because of it
Do love princess margaret's dress
Well, that was underwhelming
WOW, Amazing!
Lovely.
The sparkling one behind her was my favorite. Anyone know who wore it?
Empire design. Probably Princess Charlotte who married V & A's uncle and eventually became the Belgian king. Char was the Eng king's daughter (Geo or Wm) and heiress to the throne but died in childbirth. She's rather forgotten in history. Her death started the race to the altar to produce a legitimate heir to the Eng throne. V's father won. (That's a rather gallows humor story in Eng history.)
@@richardw3470 tyvm! I would wear that one today if I could afford it!
@@janina8559 Colors are all wrong for me but design would be good. Oh, and I'm the wife not RW.
@@richardw3470 i just figured Richard was a fancy boy so thanks for clarifying 🤣🤣🤣
Interesting. Thanks for the info :]
My favorite one is the Regency era wedding gown worn by Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, the heiress presumptive to the British throne until her untimely death in childbirth.
Does anyone know the name of the background music ??????????
it's crazy but in 16th women wore dresses w/ revealing and no sleeves and in 20th they used to wear big dress which covered every single part of their body..
this is seriously cool!! Thank you for sharing the story!
The dress shown, while the lady is discussing The Queens dress it is actually Princess Alexandras that is shown then it's princess margarets
Victoria's dress is so pretty
I love her english accent! It sounds really posh but sexy too... :)
Definitely the things of dreams. What lovely gowns.
Interesting but would have been much nicer to show a dress, say who wore it and then show a picture or painting of her wearing it.
We would like to see more of the dresses details other than this lady talking about them.
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