That was probably a combination of a tighter laced than normal corset and "photoshop" bc they did actually have ways of retouching photos during that period to make women's waists smaller. It may also have been due to her wearing a bustle and padding around the bust to make those areas appear fuller, a common place thing in undergarments at that time.
@@readroyal6661 corsets in the Victorian era were not tight laced at all, it was only a handful of women that practiced tight lacing and it crossed a point where it was considered improper. Victorian fashion was all about the illusion. Women would wear dresses that were on or just off the shoulders as this broadens the shoulder or they would wear extra padding in the sleeves to achieve it (think Cinderella’s dress) they would then have a number of petticoats and/ or a steel crinoline to keep the shape of the skirts which would puff the skirts out at the hip and bum to give the illusion of wider hips. Coupled with the broader shoulders and maybe 2-4 inches off your natural waist from your corset, your waist would look very small
@@janikb3538 @MillieJay14 I study fashion history. I know that tight lacing was not nearly as common as people make it out to be, but people did lace down to a certain extent on special occasions. This is very different from tight lacing which could be very dangerous and painful. People can comfortably wear a corset and lace down about 2 inches, without it being dangerous or painful. I also did say that it could have been a mixture of this AND a bustle AND padding. I’m fully aware it was all about illusion, hence why I talked about various techniques used.
They also wouldn’t be wearing crinolines in 1895, they would be wearing a bustle. And to reiterate, they did have means of photoshopping pictures to further the illusion.
EJZYEBEJZYE they said Great Great (Or 2nd Great) Grandmother. was the original bride to wear it. Implying, that siblings, aunts, maybe even cousins wore it as well
Damn, the first woman who wore the dress her waist was snatched! Edit: yes, I know she wore a corset. I’m not asking a question, I’m just saying her waist was very small as a result.
Your right. Other then the missing puff up sleeves and corset it was a lovely dress. I would like to wear something like it but more fitted to my own body and less puffy sleeves. Still for how old it is it is still very much in style (if you take into account what it should look like).
@@ViaMirage yes luv, a victorian dress, not to mention a heirloom, needs to have the right undergarments because it looks uncomplete without a corset and a petticoat. she looks like she bought that dress of amazon in a bargain price.
"Every mother wants their daughter to wear the wedding dress that they wore" False. I know plenty of women with daughters that don't care about that, and my own mother has never expressed wanting me to wear her wedding dress.
My mother dyed her wedding dress purple. :( I would've loved to wear it, but not with this colour. She dyed it long before she had me, but it never even crossed her mind, that her daughter might want to wear it one day. It came totally unexpected for her when I told her.
I agree. When my mom got married in 1961, she decided to rent a wedding dress so she definitely wasn't thinking of that. And her own mother eloped in 1927. Actually both my sets of grandparents eloped.
Of course, so does Dita Von Teese. It's an incredibly small waist even with a corset. Must have been torture to wear though, no wonder she's not smiling in that wedding photo! :D
maybe because she bought the dress that suited her and her body and the rest just wore it because it was passed down to them and they wanted to wear it. but don't get me wrong im not saying the other girls should not have worn it or anything.. =)
Had it fit properly, like on the original bride, it would have been great. It was also 3inches too short even after the “200 hours” of work. Love the tradition though.
That dress was meant to be worn by a corseted lady, it looks frumpy and misshapen when the corset is missing. The only thing to do was wear a corset or tighten and adjust the dress; also the sleeves needed repuffing, otherwise they fall listelssly adding to the overall limp impression.
It's really kind of sad that they didn't do those things. I'm sure the tradition was the most important thing, but she really did not do that dress the justice it deserved and actually could have.
Oy, this dress does not work at all without the proper undergarments. Victorian gowns such as this had a chemise, corset, and 3-5 layers of petticoats underneath a silhouette such as this. They also had puffs to wear around their arms to give the sleeves shape. They way she wore it, it just looks sad. It looks like a cheap Victorian costume, even though it's the real deal. What a shame.
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102 even the husband said the bride is way more beautiful than the dress! Must've cost a ton to refurbish that relic. Tradition maybe but it did not look great on her!
@@cherylmedeiros6287 so maybe the husband only cares about his wife a dress is just clothes to cover urself up and a person is something that is alive he doesn't care about the dress he cares about his beloved wife
None of them looked as good as the original wearer. The dress was meant to be worn tight and most of them did, but this last one was too tall for it and the bust/waistline were loose and as dull as a unfitted prom dress.
She would have had to get in a super small corset and tightlaced herself if she wanted to look like the original. Very few people still do tightlacing like that nowadays, a few thousand at best. A huge petticoat would have made the dress a lot better however.
They could have altered it better to fit her. I mean, it's beautifully restored, but ill-fitting, which could have been fixed while leaving wiggle room for another bride.
achanwahn it looks like it was made to be fitted to a mannequin of similar size to the bride rather than actually fitted to the bride. On the mannequin it looked beautiful, but it could've fitted the bride better
achanwahn it’s I’ll fitting because she isn’t wearing the proper undergarments. Women wore chemises, drawers, stockings, up to 4 petticoats a maybe some padding for the butt, a corset, corset cover, bosom filler out, and sleeve puffs. All these undergarments made the dress fit good. But if you just wear the minders underwear it looks dumb
It’s lovely that this dress has been passed down but it looked awful on her she has a lovely figure & a beautiful face that warranted a beautiful dress
I agree to all you said. She's an attractive girl, I know it's a tradition but if the dress doesn't fit maybe it's time for it to be a side exhibit. The fabric isn't going to take much more before they have to take stronger measures to preserve it.
It her wedding day , it should be her wanting to wear it . ....or not. If so....wear it correctly , not just thrown on . It doesn't become the bride or the dress if that respect is not involved. Period .
In all honesty...the very first bride was the best. The other brides don't have the physical attributes the Victorian bride had. She actually was the best bride for the dress and while it may seem a lovely idea to carry on the tradition...where is their tradition of having a different dress to pass onto their daughters. A lot of pressure to wear the dress that wasn't as nice as the original owner of the dress. Sorry for being so mean but it wasn't a nice look at all.
The original brides sleeves were lovely and full and she obviously had a big underskirt under the dress. She was also a few inches shorter than the subsequent brides. Some things should definitely be left in the past. Ive no idea why these women didnt wear a hoopskirt under it! The dress looks so deflated!
My thoughts exactly! The dress looked so sad & deflated, and I desperately wanted to take some bleach to it because of all that yellow XD ! But I definitely agree the very first original bride wore it best :) .
what do you mean? All little girls dream of their wedding dress looking like stained yellowed satin that fits like a parachute in all the wrong places.
You just know they had an argument the second she got engaged. Her mom probably paid for that whole expensive wedding and held that over her daughter's head if she didn't wear that ancient thing.
They probably should’ve had it fitted it looked a little too loose, not to mention that it wasn’t worn with anything else like the petticoat or the sleeves so it looks mEh
I agree with everyone in the comments... its a nice thought but that dress is hideous on her. Its an old Victorian dress and the only who managed to pull it off with the physique and style was the first person who wore it, Mary.... otherwise... no.
She should have gotten a photograph with it on for display and then wore an actual dress that fit her for HER big day. Some mothers live vicariously through their daughters and take away the magic.
That was a cool story. The dress - soooooo beautiful. I'm surprised none of the other brides wore the sleeves puffed out and the skirt over a crinoline and petticoats like the original Victorian bride though - she looked like a Disney fairy princess!
The dress is GORGEOUS, it's just not worn as it should be, if you check the first picture it's OMG amazing. She needs the puff in the sleeves, an apropriate corset and of course more lenght as someone already mentioned
Maria Loudis Probably, as the hoop skirt would have just hiked it up more. She could have had the waist dropped a bit and had a panel added in i mean its not like they didnt take the damn thing apart!
No its 200 hours... Assume 4 hours a day because 8 hour work days. And that's being generous that half her work day was this dress. It would take about 2 months.
The dress looked best on the great great grandmother because that's how it was designed to wear. The other women ignored that important detail and that's why it looks frumpy on them.
Yikes, that sure looks bad. The thing about Victorian clothing is that it needs a corset, all the undergarments, petticoats and bustles to look good. It's a shame, could have been beautiful but it just looks deflated.
I thought they were going to reveal an 'after' shot of the dress once it had been restored but no that badly fitted floppy mess was the final version? If you've taken it apart and re-stitched it there's definitely room to tighten the shoulder straps so it doesn't fall off like that and put some pouf back into those sleeves even if she objects to wearing the appropriate undergarments just fixing the neckline would help a lot. Also the 'tradition' of wearing this family garment had a very slow start this was originally made in the 1890s and the next bride was in the 1940s, 50 years later, assuming both brides #1 and #2 were about 20 when getting married that means bride #2 was born when bride #1 was about 50 so more likely to be her grandaughter not her daughter. If the original bride's daughters were OK with saying no to the dress how did grandma's wedding dress become such a strong tradition.
I think that dress is elegantly beautiful...I hope that their marriage endures any, and all hardships, and their love for each other grows stronger every day..
Sarah in 1960 and Laird 1977 rocked the dress but Mary 1895 wore it as it supposed to wear - with billowy sleeves and big ballgown skirt. They should've added length to the hem and made the bodice corseted as they used to do back in the day. The remnants of the gown lacked form and if they really wanted to keep it original then they should've restored it to its original condition - a big showstopper princess ballgown with dropped waist, fitted armholes, and loved how the neckline showed just enough. This was and could be a beautiful gown.
That’s really sad. To feel forced into such an ugly dress just because it has been passed down for so long. I definitely would not want to be in her shoes. 😐
It's beautiful as an antique, but I disagree with the mother: I wouldn't want my daughter to wear my wedding dress. I also want my wedding dress to be individual, to me (so not the latest clone-a-dress trend, ex: the strapless, corset-laced, many-pickups-on-the-skirt trend of the 2000s).
That's a nice late-victorian dress. too bad that it was so ill-fitting. It was obviously re-made to fit not-tightlaced form of later brides, so I don't see the harm of fitting that dress to her since it was already being fixed. That is, since i think donning intended undergarments(corset for smoothness and sleeve supports) wasn't even considered.
Absolutely lovely! What a sweet bride and a gorgeous gown! I would love to have had something like that passed down in my family! I wish you the happiest of marriages!
A 19th century dress in that style looks good only if worn with the 19th century style undergarments that go with it, or else there is very little or indeed nothing keeping the dress in the shape it was meant to have. Hoop skirt, petticoats, corset, and yes, there even were things put inside the sleeves to puff them up. This looks like a poor fit, sorry, but that's the truth.
The dress should have been tailored to fit her. It was too large which made it unattractive. If she has a daughter, I hope they have enough sense to have it properly fitted on her. I'm surprised neither the mother or the bride seemed to notice how unflattering it was.
Every mother wants her daughter to wear her dress?? LOL No. I was married at City Hall wearing capri pants and a collard shirt. The life long marriage is more important than a one day wedding.
You can tell Abby doesn't like the dress and only did this to please her overbearing mother. Instead of manipulating your daughter into something she doesn't really want, her mother should've helped her find a way to incorporate the old dress into something new. (if that's what Abby wanted). They could've had some of the fabric sewn into the new gown or into her bouquet, for example.
Agree.. I will never understand women who force their wedding dresses on their daughter...Your daughter should have her own wedding and her own dress, not have to replicate your wedding so you can relive it through her..
How can you just assume that her mother is manipulative? You weren't there. You don't know what happened between them. Not gonna argue whether she liked the dress or not, but you're too fast to assume that her mother is a manipulative witch. Don't burn her at the stake!
I love the slight hesitation from the groom. That guy has to go into politics that's the best response I think you could get from anyone... "the bride is more beautiful than the gown". Heck what bride WOULDN'T look better than that gown!
The first bride looked awesome in it because it was tailored for her and her only. All the other ones didn't have the same body type and it looked terrible on them.
"Something old......" something extremely old that it looks like yellow sack. Nice sentiment but either update that dress or burn it. Poor Abby's daughter and granddaughter
Every mother doesn't want their daughter to wear the wedding dress they wore...Every mother wants their daughter to look breathless in a dress that suits them.
Jane (1986) and Ann (1992) messed up that dress's look. Idk what it was, Ann looked tired. lol Abby is cute, but the dress should have been accessorised to looked the way it was made to look. 1) Needs a thinner (cinched) waist. 2) Needs a bigger skirt. Needs poofing up in the skirt. 3) sleeves need poofing or puffing up. All 3 of these go together to create the intended style or final look for this particular dress.
I understand it's a family tradition for them with the dress and it's a beautiful thing for them to do . but seriously she looked like a frumpy hot mess .. Was not pretty at all. ..
I love that she even held a single rose like her mom did on her wedding day. I love the smibilisime of all of the woman handing the dress down but at the same time every woman deserves their own special dress. I like that they've all changed it and made the dress a little different but I think it's time to put it in a shadow box and start the tradition with another dress bc this one has definitely seen it's last days. I love Goethe groom said that the bride is definitely more beautiful than the dress. He was really sweet.
my mom had a simple civil ceremony in the 1980s. sure as hell dont think she wants me to wear her grey mauve and navy striped shoulder padded dress she wore on her wedding day lmao.
How woman in my family feel is that if a mom's care so much about their daughter wearing her dress then it's more about the mom at that point. Granted - this bride loved the idea but some mom's are just over board when their daughters don't want to wear it
+sushibu I agree! Some moms are crazy!! If the daughter doesn't want to wear the dress, she doesn't! And they try to like pick their daughters wedding gowns! It's insane.
"The bride is more beautiful than the dress." The Groom played that well lol.
Ximena Parsons that's wat I thought too I was like 😏 u sly fox u
Ximena Parsons I am the groom lmfao bruuuuh. That dress should stay in the Victorian era. I'm sorry 😂
When I was scrolling down and reached this comment the groom said it
smooth real smooth
Ximena Parsons 1:53 Her face when she said that
“The bride is more beautiful than the dress” is just the husband’s way of saying that the wedding dress is ugly
Rebecca Ye lol
True
🤣🤣 so true.
Kinda correct
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The First Lady literally OWNED that dress Sis was snatched
That was probably a combination of a tighter laced than normal corset and "photoshop" bc they did actually have ways of retouching photos during that period to make women's waists smaller. It may also have been due to her wearing a bustle and padding around the bust to make those areas appear fuller, a common place thing in undergarments at that time.
@@readroyal6661 corsets in the Victorian era were not tight laced at all, it was only a handful of women that practiced tight lacing and it crossed a point where it was considered improper. Victorian fashion was all about the illusion. Women would wear dresses that were on or just off the shoulders as this broadens the shoulder or they would wear extra padding in the sleeves to achieve it (think Cinderella’s dress) they would then have a number of petticoats and/ or a steel crinoline to keep the shape of the skirts which would puff the skirts out at the hip and bum to give the illusion of wider hips. Coupled with the broader shoulders and maybe 2-4 inches off your natural waist from your corset, your waist would look very small
@@readroyal6661 girl learn fashion history before commenting 🤡
@@janikb3538 @MillieJay14 I study fashion history. I know that tight lacing was not nearly as common as people make it out to be, but people did lace down to a certain extent on special occasions. This is very different from tight lacing which could be very dangerous and painful. People can comfortably wear a corset and lace down about 2 inches, without it being dangerous or painful. I also did say that it could have been a mixture of this AND a bustle AND padding. I’m fully aware it was all about illusion, hence why I talked about various techniques used.
They also wouldn’t be wearing crinolines in 1895, they would be wearing a bustle. And to reiterate, they did have means of photoshopping pictures to further the illusion.
I love how it slowly deflates through each picture
Omg YES 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
EJZYEBEJZYE i don’t think it’s just “great grandmothers” some could be siblings, etc.
EJZYEBEJZYE they said Great Great (Or 2nd Great) Grandmother. was the original bride to wear it. Implying, that siblings, aunts, maybe even cousins wore it as well
It looks better that way though
I’m gonna say it... that dress is hideous
Damn, the first woman who wore the dress her waist was snatched!
Edit: yes, I know she wore a corset. I’m not asking a question, I’m just saying her waist was very small as a result.
Corset.
Snatched? Someone stole it?
@@RecoveringChristian lol.... the slang words nowadays 🤣
-Tracey - yaaas qwueeen slaaaay
@@RecoveringChristian all of those too 👍😁😁😁. I'm Irish, we say weirder sh#t, l can't judge 🤣
it looks bad because they didn't puff the sleeves up like the original and the corset is WAY too loose
Yeah I'd love to see it the way the original woman wore it, victorian style.
Your right. Other then the missing puff up sleeves and corset it was a lovely dress. I would like to wear something like it but more fitted to my own body and less puffy sleeves. Still for how old it is it is still very much in style (if you take into account what it should look like).
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armin-too-deep, I agree. The dress looked deflated, and needed to be worn with a corset. I also didn't like it off the shoulder.
armin-too-deep I hate to say it but it looks bad on this lady.
It’s gorgeous but they need the undergarments. Corset, petticoats etc etc
Is it really? 😐
I love the sleeves wish they weren't deflated tho
Yeah, the dress seems to be making her waist bigger. Not very flattering.
It would look so much better in proper undergarments, now it looks frumpy and deflated
@@ViaMirage yes luv, a victorian dress, not to mention a heirloom, needs to have the right undergarments because it looks uncomplete without a corset and a petticoat. she looks like she bought that dress of amazon in a bargain price.
"Every mother wants their daughter to wear the wedding dress that they wore" False. I know plenty of women with daughters that don't care about that, and my own mother has never expressed wanting me to wear her wedding dress.
my mom straight up told me i couldnt wear her wedding dress
My mom’s wedding dress is from the 80s and we both agree that it is horrid-looking.
My mother dyed her wedding dress purple. :( I would've loved to wear it, but not with this colour. She dyed it long before she had me, but it never even crossed her mind, that her daughter might want to wear it one day. It came totally unexpected for her when I told her.
I don’t even know where my mums wedding dress is , if she owns it or not
I agree. When my mom got married in 1961, she decided to rent a wedding dress so she definitely wasn't thinking of that. And her own mother eloped in 1927. Actually both my sets of grandparents eloped.
the first lady wore it best
+Rebellious Lost Alien her waistline! Gave Dita Von Teese a run for her money!
She had a corset on.
Of course, so does Dita Von Teese. It's an incredibly small waist even with a corset. Must have been torture to wear though, no wonder she's not smiling in that wedding photo! :D
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maybe because she bought the dress that suited her and her body and the rest just wore it because it was passed down to them and they wanted to wear it. but don't get me wrong im not saying the other girls should not have worn it or anything.. =)
My aunt had a wedding dress that she passed down to my mom. They both married men from the same family. They both got divorced so they burned it 😂
Lol 😂😂
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Lol!
hahaha genius😂
.....The sentiment and tradition is cute, but that dress looked like a satin potato sack on her.
Why is it so loose and frumpy?? And no corset?
I actually liked it
In fact that her grand grand grandma looked better in the dress as her black and white photo shows.
The internet is brutal!
And the length doesn’t fit
It doesn't suit her shape, pure and simple. Only one in her family to not inherit curves.
Had it fit properly, like on the original bride, it would have been great. It was also 3inches too short even after the “200 hours” of work. Love the tradition though.
Yes they should have taken it to someone who specialized in Victorian dressings. Not some random bridal shop.
thedeetzes it’s because she isn’t wearing the proper undergarments
That dress was meant to be worn by a corseted lady, it looks frumpy and misshapen when the corset is missing. The only thing to do was wear a corset or tighten and adjust the dress; also the sleeves needed repuffing, otherwise they fall listelssly adding to the overall limp impression.
It's really kind of sad that they didn't do those things. I'm sure the tradition was the most important thing, but she really did not do that dress the justice it deserved and actually could have.
This is an odd question, but where do you purchase your corsets? Thank you for your response;)
I buy mine at a corset shop that custom makes them.
It's not a wedding without catty criticism...
How is this catty? It's constructive, there is a big difference.
Oy, this dress does not work at all without the proper undergarments. Victorian gowns such as this had a chemise, corset, and 3-5 layers of petticoats underneath a silhouette such as this. They also had puffs to wear around their arms to give the sleeves shape. They way she wore it, it just looks sad. It looks like a cheap Victorian costume, even though it's the real deal. What a shame.
corgi
Thank you, very cool
So true her ancestors wore it better and looked good
Kellie C agree
Yes I agree. I think it would look good in her with all the proper undergarments on.
That dress belongs in a museum not on a bride anymore.......
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No. It's a tradition. Your joke is not funny.
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102 even the husband said the bride is way more beautiful than the dress! Must've cost a ton to refurbish that relic. Tradition maybe but it did not look great on her!
There missing couple things
@@cherylmedeiros6287 so maybe the husband only cares about his wife a dress is just clothes to cover urself up and a person is something that is alive he doesn't care about the dress he cares about his beloved wife
0:35 Mary’s waist said ⌛️
OMG YUSSSS
FRRR MARY WAS DOING HER CHLOE TING
9 year old me making that diy waist trainer with saran wrap
None of them looked as good as the original wearer. The dress was meant to be worn tight and most of them did, but this last one was too tall for it and the bust/waistline were loose and as dull as a unfitted prom dress.
She would have had to get in a super small corset and tightlaced herself if she wanted to look like the original. Very few people still do tightlacing like that nowadays, a few thousand at best.
A huge petticoat would have made the dress a lot better however.
Agreed!
+kimsterthegreat 🖒 Yes.
Too big in the bust too. It really just did not fit her well.
The fit was terrible
They could have altered it better to fit her. I mean, it's beautifully restored, but ill-fitting, which could have been fixed while leaving wiggle room for another bride.
achanwahn it looks like it was made to be fitted to a mannequin of similar size to the bride rather than actually fitted to the bride. On the mannequin it looked beautiful, but it could've fitted the bride better
achanwahn it’s I’ll fitting because she isn’t wearing the proper undergarments. Women wore chemises, drawers, stockings, up to 4 petticoats a maybe some padding for the butt, a corset, corset cover, bosom filler out, and sleeve puffs. All these undergarments made the dress fit good. But if you just wear the minders underwear it looks dumb
It was altered, she's just not wearing the proper undergarments for such a heavy dress. Gravity was making it look saggy.
It’s lovely that this dress has been passed down but it looked awful on her she has a lovely figure & a beautiful face that warranted a beautiful dress
I agree to all you said.
She's an attractive girl, I know it's a tradition but if the dress doesn't fit maybe it's time for it to be a side exhibit. The fabric isn't going to take much more before they have to take stronger measures to preserve it.
yeah that dress did not fit her body figure right at all
Faye Ayres it’s because she isn’t wearing the right undergarments
It her wedding day , it should be her wanting to wear it . ....or not. If so....wear it correctly , not just thrown on . It doesn't become the bride or the dress if that respect is not involved. Period .
She needs the right undergarments
She did a 120 years old dress a disservice by wearing it like a cheap 1980’s tacky dress. Soo bad! 😂😂😂
Yely 1978 that’s because she isn’t wearing the proper undergarments
In all honesty...the very first bride was the best. The other brides don't have the physical attributes the Victorian bride had. She actually was the best bride for the dress and while it may seem a lovely idea to carry on the tradition...where is their tradition of having a different dress to pass onto their daughters. A lot of pressure to wear the dress that wasn't as nice as the original owner of the dress. Sorry for being so mean but it wasn't a nice look at all.
The dress could go to a museum, however, since it carries such a good story.
The original brides sleeves were lovely and full and she obviously had a big underskirt under the dress. She was also a few inches shorter than the subsequent brides. Some things should definitely be left in the past. Ive no idea why these women didnt wear a hoopskirt under it! The dress looks so deflated!
the dress deflated over the years lol
Agreed! Victorian undergarments were 80% of the style. She should have had a hoop and corset if she wanted it to look authentic.
My thoughts exactly! The dress looked so sad & deflated, and I desperately wanted to take some bleach to it because of all that yellow XD ! But I definitely agree the very first original bride wore it best :) .
Love the history but hate the dress. Based on his comment, it doesn't seem as if the groom liked the dress either.
I don't really think it's the dress that counts it's more of the sentimental reasons
+Sena Farooqi Read your reply again ^^^
Lisa Maynard just autocorrect lol
Natasha Coda Well, you'd hardly want him to say the dress is more beautiful than his bride.
The dress would look better if it was worn correctly, A good soaking in borax, to get the yellowness out, wouldn't hurt either.
I so prefer the First Lady who wore it.the rest forget it.
The bride only wore the dress to please her mother.that must have taken away her true joy as the dress did not fit her well.
what do you mean? All little girls dream of their wedding dress looking like stained yellowed satin that fits like a parachute in all the wrong places.
Not the dress's vault the bride had no boobs!
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@@lisatheboywonder6744 most definitely
You just know they had an argument the second she got engaged. Her mom probably paid for that whole expensive wedding and held that over her daughter's head if she didn't wear that ancient thing.
I honestly thought the dress was ugly......and I feel so bad
Facts lol
Exactly and they even tried making it up to date by having it off the shoulder and being really lose but it didn’t work out
The man thought the same.
They probably should’ve had it fitted it looked a little too loose, not to mention that it wasn’t worn with anything else like the petticoat or the sleeves so it looks mEh
It was beautiful.
I agree with everyone in the comments... its a nice thought but that dress is hideous on her. Its an old Victorian dress and the only who managed to pull it off with the physique and style was the first person who wore it, Mary.... otherwise... no.
Actually looking at all the pics she was the most prettiest in the dress
Many people have to wear it after her
Katarina Belic I think it looks beautiful
@@jabxjaie I love the SIX reference!
I would've wear it for the pre wedding photograph... the dress looks too fragile to be worn for the actual event.
She should have gotten a photograph with it on for display and then wore an actual dress that fit her for HER big day. Some mothers live vicariously through their daughters and take away the magic.
WORN IT not wear it ...smh
Dawn BLiesener Maybe English isn't her first language
That was a cool story. The dress - soooooo beautiful. I'm surprised none of the other brides wore the sleeves puffed out and the skirt over a crinoline and petticoats like the original Victorian bride though - she looked like a Disney fairy princess!
The dress is GORGEOUS, it's just not worn as it should be, if you check the first picture it's OMG amazing. She needs the puff in the sleeves, an apropriate corset and of course more lenght as someone already mentioned
Agreed! I was so disappointed that she didn't wear any undergarments to make the skirt fuller, and the bodice without any support was just kinda sad
Better in theory than i practice I think. That dress is horrifying and it was way too short for her.
I wonder if the dress being so short is the reason she didn't wear a hoop skirt under it?
Maria Loudis Probably, as the hoop skirt would have just hiked it up more. She could have had the waist dropped a bit and had a panel added in i mean its not like they didnt take the damn thing apart!
Miss. Unicorn Youre 12 right? Her dress is god awful and even she knows it.
Miss. Unicorn Byeeeeeeeeee :v
Mermaid Atlantica I think the dress is beautiful
2015: nah
2016: nah
2017: nope
2018: NO
2019: yes perfect time to put this on everyone’s recommendation
Literally me
It was only three years ago i-
2020
2021
Well you see-
1:40 Lmao why does it look more like a funeral than a wedding.
It's the dresses funeral cuz it looks dead XD
Omg yea 😂
Right! 😆
“200 hours” or I mean you could say 8 days and 8 hours but you do you boo.
Well, the woman didn't do it 8 days in a raw, That's why People used hours insted of days
No its 200 hours... Assume 4 hours a day because 8 hour work days. And that's being generous that half her work day was this dress. It would take about 2 months.
Lol
Lol, you measure work in hours not days. You sound like 14 year old girl who has never worked in her life.
Felice Dimensions row*
Her husband did not like that shit.........he called her the bride, as if she wasn't his bride lol
lol
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The dress looked best on the great great grandmother because that's how it was designed to wear. The other women ignored that important detail and that's why it looks frumpy on them.
What was it?
Dang great great grandmother Mary’s waist was snatched
Yikes, that sure looks bad. The thing about Victorian clothing is that it needs a corset, all the undergarments, petticoats and bustles to look good. It's a shame, could have been beautiful but it just looks deflated.
Tbh the first bride was the one that wore it better the other ones were just a no no
Khadiza Ahmed I know right? 😭😭😂
I love how the dress has gone from generation to generation, it still is so beautiful, classy
I thought they were going to reveal an 'after' shot of the dress once it had been restored but no that badly fitted floppy mess was the final version? If you've taken it apart and re-stitched it there's definitely room to tighten the shoulder straps so it doesn't fall off like that and put some pouf back into those sleeves even if she objects to wearing the appropriate undergarments just fixing the neckline would help a lot.
Also the 'tradition' of wearing this family garment had a very slow start this was originally made in the 1890s and the next bride was in the 1940s, 50 years later, assuming both brides #1 and #2 were about 20 when getting married that means bride #2 was born when bride #1 was about 50 so more likely to be her grandaughter not her daughter. If the original bride's daughters were OK with saying no to the dress how did grandma's wedding dress become such a strong tradition.
Perhaps the original bride had boys and no girls, so that the first opportunity to wear the dress again came with a grand daughter.
I think that dress is elegantly beautiful...I hope that their marriage endures any, and all hardships, and their love for each other grows stronger every day..
Sarah in 1960 and Laird 1977 rocked the dress but Mary 1895 wore it as it supposed to wear - with billowy sleeves and big ballgown skirt. They should've added length to the hem and made the bodice corseted as they used to do back in the day. The remnants of the gown lacked form and if they really wanted to keep it original then they should've restored it to its original condition - a big showstopper princess ballgown with dropped waist, fitted armholes, and loved how the neckline showed just enough. This was and could be a beautiful gown.
Pia Colada you think Laird rocked it? 1960 and original were good.
I can't decide if the family should keep it or if it should be in a museum. It is priceless
It’s a lovely sentiment and heirloom but sometimes traditions were meant to be broken
My mom rented her wedding dress
That’s really sad. To feel forced into such an ugly dress just because it has been passed down for so long. I definitely would not want to be in her shoes. 😐
@@ghukifymooth3827 same with my mom
It's beautiful as an antique, but I disagree with the mother: I wouldn't want my daughter to wear my wedding dress. I also want my wedding dress to be individual, to me (so not the latest clone-a-dress trend, ex: the strapless, corset-laced, many-pickups-on-the-skirt trend of the 2000s).
That's a nice late-victorian dress. too bad that it was so ill-fitting. It was obviously re-made to fit not-tightlaced form of later brides, so I don't see the harm of fitting that dress to her since it was already being fixed. That is, since i think donning intended undergarments(corset for smoothness and sleeve supports) wasn't even considered.
Yes! I was really missing the undergarments! Without them the dress really didn't look that good.
Maybe she didn't want all the stiffness of those types of undergarments.
Absolutely lovely! What a sweet bride and a gorgeous gown! I would love to have had something like that passed down in my family! I wish you the happiest of marriages!
Why does the title say to watch her say, “I do”? We don’t see this.
A 19th century dress in that style looks good only if worn with the 19th century style undergarments that go with it, or else there is very little or indeed nothing keeping the dress in the shape it was meant to have. Hoop skirt, petticoats, corset, and yes, there even were things put inside the sleeves to puff them up. This looks like a poor fit, sorry, but that's the truth.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I PREFER THE WAY THAT DRESS LOOKED ON THE FIRST BRIDE!!!!IT WAS PUFFED AND MUCH MORE ELEGANT!!!
I love how he says "here comes the bridee" at 1:45
It looked best on great great grandma when it was worn appropriately and fitted to the bride's figure.
Honestly doesn't fit the bride at all, but if she's happy, I guess that's all that matters anyways.
I would've just had it at the wedding for a viewing
Tanisha Kelly Garrett - Best idea yet, LOL!!
the first bride’s waist said: ).(
She wore a corset underneath like it was supposed to be worn.
Beaah that makes more sense thanks
apples first bride looked amazing
“The bride is more beautiful than the dress” that’s his way of saying the dress is ugly
The fact that it lasted for so long, now THAT is what you call quality workmanship!!
The dress should have been tailored to fit her. It was too large which made it unattractive. If she has a daughter, I hope they have enough sense to have it properly fitted on her. I'm surprised neither the mother or the bride seemed to notice how unflattering it was.
Pamela Hicks blinded by the tradition
Pamela Hicks i think they did but they ran out of time
Pamela Hicks I think it's the style lol
Pamela Hicks
Not the point. It's tradition.
Did none of you see 1:13 and forth? They tried mate but it’s hard taking something apart but still keep the same stuff 😑...
Looks like she's 5 wearing her granny's dress.... Poor thing..... the groom was like dang I got ripped off....
I would have bought a second dress for reception
Ely Garcia I bet $5 that she did- "I don't want it damaged..." 😄😄😄
yea, me too.
Every mother wants her daughter to wear her dress?? LOL No. I was married at City Hall wearing capri pants and a collard shirt. The life long marriage is more important than a one day wedding.
Laura S. Unfortunately, most people care more for that one day than the marriage itself..
You can tell Abby doesn't like the dress and only did this to please her overbearing mother. Instead of manipulating your daughter into something she doesn't really want, her mother should've helped her find a way to incorporate the old dress into something new. (if that's what Abby wanted). They could've had some of the fabric sewn into the new gown or into her bouquet, for example.
I think that's a nice idea but it wouldn't have worked for her because it wasn't her dress, it was her family's.
Agree.. I will never understand women who force their wedding dresses on their daughter...Your daughter should have her own wedding and her own dress, not have to replicate your wedding so you can relive it through her..
'every mother wants their daughter to wear their wedding dress' that is the first time ever I heard this ._.
I'm sure the mother was paying for that wedding, so that was why the girl didn't object.
How can you just assume that her mother is manipulative? You weren't there. You don't know what happened between them. Not gonna argue whether she liked the dress or not, but you're too fast to assume that her mother is a manipulative witch. Don't burn her at the stake!
This is absolutely amazing. What a beautiful family tradition. I'm happy it was able to be restored as it looks like it was in pretty bad shape.
It would look better if the Corset was Tighter and the Sleeves were Puffed. But, it’s Beautiful !
It's a very nice tradition, but hell, I can see the look on the groom and the bride. They do not like this dress xD
I love the slight hesitation from the groom. That guy has to go into politics that's the best response I think you could get from anyone... "the bride is more beautiful than the gown". Heck what bride WOULDN'T look better than that gown!
Sharon Middleton XD
+Sharon Middleton haha. Love it.
Or they just hate each other... lol.
Melle Aeron
The first bride looked awesome in it because it was tailored for her and her only. All the other ones didn't have the same body type and it looked terrible on them.
"Something old......" something extremely old that it looks like yellow sack. Nice sentiment but either update that dress or burn it. Poor Abby's daughter and granddaughter
The dress deserves to be in a museum. Poor girls mom probably forced her to wear the dress lmao
🤣🤣It's possible!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
U mean 😎🥰
If this is what 200 hours of tailoring achieved, I think they need a refund.
The dress looks like a bad Labyrinth cosplay
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Don't think she spent less to restore such an old dress instead of buying a new one but if this was her dream ...good for her.
I think most of the dress was new material and they salvaged some of it.
Her mum looked so great in the dress.
Every mother doesn't want their daughter to wear the wedding dress they wore...Every mother wants their daughter to look breathless in a dress that suits them.
“The bride is more beautiful than the dress” obviously!! 😂😂
Actually, the bride looks like tired fish.
Hell yea
Translation: "The dress is ugly."
I agree.
Jane (1986) and Ann (1992) messed up that dress's look. Idk what it was, Ann looked tired. lol
Abby is cute, but the dress should have been accessorised to looked the way it was made to look.
1) Needs a thinner (cinched) waist.
2) Needs a bigger skirt. Needs poofing up in the skirt.
3) sleeves need poofing or puffing up.
All 3 of these go together to create the intended style or final look for this particular dress.
The bride says “I do” but that dress screams “I Don’t!” 😳
11th?! OMG I WOULD BE SO HAPPY IF I COULD WEAR A WEDDING GOWN THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN IN MY FAMILY!!!
I understand it's a family tradition for them with the dress and it's a beautiful thing for them to do .
but seriously she looked like a frumpy hot mess .. Was not pretty at all. ..
It's not that big of a deal...
Magi Algarin it's her wedding day... aka one of if not the biggest day of her life lmfao
Hot mess bro calm down what HAPPEND if it becomes a cold mess HAHAHAH youtube jokes
A Clark girl you're talking about her being ugly but yet look at your profile pic
What if the next woman in the family is fat.
Then she'd have to work in the gym 24/7.
+ninjasigrid ahaha omg! fret not, it's easy to let out wedding dresses. Have you seen like a back-tied corset using ribbons? kind of like that.
Lol I was thinking that too😂😂😂
Lol i was thinking that
+ninjasigrid They could tailor it in order it fit her.
this dress belongs in a museum cuz it’s literally a piece of history at this point
I would’ve had a mannequin displayed with it on
What a great idea, she could also have just worn if for a picture or two
Some things are better left in the past.
I love that she even held a single rose like her mom did on her wedding day. I love the smibilisime of all of the woman handing the dress down but at the same time every woman deserves their own special dress. I like that they've all changed it and made the dress a little different but I think it's time to put it in a shadow box and start the tradition with another dress bc this one has definitely seen it's last days. I love Goethe groom said that the bride is definitely more beautiful than the dress. He was really sweet.
Smibilisime?
lol the hubby: "the bride is...more beautiful than the dress"
Mom: Ever mother wants their daughter to wear the same dress as they did
Me: I wonder did they ever wash it 😂😂
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0:35 Look at that waist!
bengalifob2 woah I didn’t notice that
bengalifob2 oh my..
actually no its not every mom's dream lol
Lemon Ade right ! Straight up Lies
my mom had a simple civil ceremony in the 1980s. sure as hell dont think she wants me to wear her grey mauve and navy striped shoulder padded dress she wore on her wedding day lmao.
It's a beautiful dress, but I think it looked frumpy because she didn't wear the right petticoats/undergarments to give it its proper shape.
Oh no what happened to the corset
Mom: you should wear our family dress that has been worn 10 other times.
Me: Oh Hell No!
Plus the groom won't be surprised. At that point is was time to use the fabric (gloves/handkerchief/baby gown/something), and retire the dress.
@@rainbowgirlism a lot change it into a christening gown...
@@irishcountrygirl78 yes, I always said that's what I would have done with my wedding dress had I been married and had children.
Did I hear the groom say the bride is more beautiful than the dress lool
Beautiful couple!
I wish them a lifetime of Love and Wonderful Blessings.
So beautiful for their families 🤗
I'd be the first one to break the tradition - that dress is horrific!
it was too short
I hope this dress goes on another 100 years.
What a beautiful bride and a lovely tradition. This is a lovely storey to tell.
I like the dress it's pretty fancy to me
I do too i mean like lots of people think it's ugly but to me it's beautiful
+Whitney Chen I know! It already takes my fancy and should to others since it is beautiful
+• Cipher • I just think it's a bit creepy.
+Test Channel yeah it's fancy but old and creepy
Love the name and the pic
How woman in my family feel is that if a mom's care so much about their daughter wearing her dress then it's more about the mom at that point. Granted - this bride loved the idea but some mom's are just over board when their daughters don't want to wear it
+sushibu I agree! Some moms are crazy!! If the daughter doesn't want to wear the dress, she doesn't! And they try to like pick their daughters wedding gowns! It's insane.
What a blessing to his family
What a beautiful story.