Wedding dresses did not always match the white dress of the bride and the black suit of the groom. And even today, not all people and even nations dress the bride in our usual outfit.
Many countries have traditional wedding costumes. And Russian women did not always dress in snow-white dresses. The Russian wedding suit is much brighter and has many features, which you will learn about from this article.
The history of the creation of the Russian wedding suit
No matter how banal it may sound, wedding dresses did not appear in one day. They, like man himself, have evolved and changed with each century. Moreover, the costumes of the bride and groom developed separately in the old days.
What materials are they made from?
For a wedding suit, only the best fabrics are used: silk, brocade, linen, wool. Linen is used for making shirts, and thick fabrics are used for sundresses. The sundress for the princely bride was made of brocade, silk or velvet. And peasant girls could afford inexpensive fabrics. But due to the craftsmanship and decor, their outfits looked festive and no worse than expensive ones.Petticoats were made of linen or cotton.
What do they decorate with?
Costumes are decorated with gold threads, embroidery, beads, pearls and fur. It was these finishing materials that increased the weight of the suit to 10 kg, and for rich families - up to 15 kg.
In cold regions, brides were insulated with dushegreya - something like modern jackets. They were decorated with gimp and embroidery.
Men prefer white shirts or luxurious caftans decorated with embroidery and buttons. Pants can be regular classic ones. The color today is not necessarily red - there are beige kaftans, blue and light blue dresses, white shirts and green sundresses. There are no clear rules here, and newlyweds can choose any color of the outfit, thus showing their individuality.
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