-Once upon a time, there was a Snow Queen. . . and a Nightingale. -You know how the story goes.
These were two of three dresses from a Costume-exhibition I once did together with friend and colleague, Birgitte Ubbe, at The City hall of Odense, Denmark.
Our exhibition consisted of six costumes, three each, that were inspired by the fairytales of world famous writer, Hans Christian Andersen, who was born here.
The Nightingale that is shown here, wore a fine silk brocade corset with a peplum and long skirt with tulle and a train. She carried her own empty golden cage in one hand.
The Snow Queen wore a long flared skirt, a corset top with a long triangular train and a bolero with an attached pointed hat. All made in underlined silk taffeta.
The third mannequin wore a black transparent dress with long flared sleeves and a pointed hat, posing as the witch from the Tinderbox. All made in silk organza.
But, I was just thinking, that they might as well do as wedding-dresses. If you imagine them in the right fabric and colours of course. -For the dramatic bride, who wants to make a statement perhaps.
How does your wedding dress look like? Like a fairytale Queen or more simple or practical ?
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