The association of white with purity and virginity arguably ..
Added 2024-06-08 05:00:13 +0000 UTCThe association of white with purity and virginity arguably has some ties to antiquity: the Greeks followed a wedding practice of women donning white for bridal ceremonies, and they weren’t the only culture.
But looking more globally, brides and wedding parties wore all kinds of colors that still represented purity.
The iconic white, intricate gowns of weddings today are more closely linked to Queen Victoria who, at the time, was an international style icon (or as much as one could be in the 1800s). At the time, white garments were a social status: they were made of superior materials and a result expensive.
Even more than that, they could afford to wear something that couldn’t be easily cleaned, especially in hot summer months.
