When Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon got married with the Duke of York in 1923, their wedding ceremony took place in Westminster Abbey. The wedding dress for her was the traditional and classic with full length. A court train is flowing behind. The dropped waist and generally unshaped bodice were fashionable at that time, and in the way the headdress was worn low over the brow, clasping the veil to the bride's head in a way that echoed the cloche hat every woman was wearing then. In the contemporary press this style was described as "medieval". However it is really very trendy all those days, except for the length. She chose a traditional bouquet (which does not appear in her official photographs as she laid it at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior on her way out of the Abbey, in memory of her brothers, and others killed in the War). Many brides made the medieval effect shown better by carrying sheaves of white lilies which were very popular brides at that time. Elsie married Charles Locking in in 1925 who was also a stylish bride at that time. When she was 26 years old, she chose a casual wedding dress which she could wear again to dances at parties. She uses fabric like beige lace over old gold silk. Her wedding dress looks just like a casual dress which you could use at normal occasions. The design was casual but very beautiful. With shapeless bodice, dropped waist and short skirt, she could have felt very comfortable with a wedding dress like that. Her big extravagance is that she made the dress herself. She carried bronze chrysanthemums to use for her wedding flowers for her big wedding day.
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