This train made history on March 20. It was entered into the Guinness World Records for the longest wedding dress train. The picture shown above is the history-making train. It measures more than 9,022 feet! Can you imagine? I thought Princess Diana’s was long at 25 feet. Wow!
This made me wonder. How did the tradition of having a train on a wedding dress come about? As with the white wedding dress, the train also came from the era of Queen Victoria. Kings and Queens had long worn coronation robes that trailed regally behind them, so it only seemed natural Queen Victoria’s wedding ensemble included an 18-foot train of satin and lace. This addition to the gown was an immediate sensation and soon after, Victoria’s designer, Charles Worth, was inundated with requests from the high society across Europe. This long train tradition remained popular until the styles of the 1920’s started opting for shorter, simpler styles and successive styles since then have threatened it several times. However, whenever fashion changes, as it always does, the long, elaborate gowns begin to reappear as well as the train.
What about you? Are you having a long train on your wedding gown or opting for a shorter version? Please comment and share.
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