These first three show bridal gowns from 1964, 1965, and 1966. Look how the 1966 one shows the empire waist, while the 1964 and 1965 ones have the princess lines and the very shapely waist. Guess which style I like best?
And, if anybody's got any others from this period or anything 1970-s or earlier, please send them in. They are hard to find!
Some of the file names seem to indicate the dates.
These first three show bridal gowns from 1964, 1965, and 1966.
Look how the 1966 one shows the empire waist, while the 1964 and 1965 ones
have the princess lines and the very shapely waist. Guess which style I
like best?
These three are the beginning of the styles that we saw through the
boring 1970-s. Look at how loud the dresses in the middle picture are!
These have got to be from a spring collection in the late 1960-s or the
early 1970-s. Notice the floppy hats on the bridesmaids. These would
continue through the 1970's and then disappeared. I wonder why?
You know about how people make jokes about the football players who don't have a neck. How about the brides who don't have a waist! A gown should show off the figure, not hide it!
These next few ones are prom and party dresses from the late 1950-s and
the early 1960-s. Notice how the ones on the left come in either long or
short. All these follow the figure close, showing off the curves of the
bust and waist, something that will disappear as the 1960-s fade into
the 1970-s.
The second from the right one here shows some of the absolutely cutest dresses I've ever seen, on models with incredible figures you don't see today!
Here are a couple bridal dresses, informal and formal, from 1960. Notice
how all these dresses emphasize the figure, something you won't see again
until the 1980-s.
These next couple rows are prom and party dresses from 1959 and 1960.
The center one above is my absolute favorite out of this page. It's elegant and timeless, you could wear this to a prom today and get everybody to go absolutely ga-ga. It's worn by a model who like the dress, is incredibly beautiful, shapely, and timeless!
The one on the right above are super cute, and really show off the
femininity of the stunning models. I have to laugh when I think that
no catalog or web site today would ever use the line "Gay As The
Party" when selling dresses like this. Again, notice how dresses
of this day really showed off the figure, emphasizing the femininity.