{"id":1945,"date":"2019-05-22T08:27:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T08:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wedding-dress-secret.com\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2019-05-21T14:52:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T14:52:02","slug":"downton-abbey-themed-wedding-dress-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theweddingsecret.co.uk\/magazine\/downton-abbey-themed-wedding-dress-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Downton Abbey-Themed Wedding Dress Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let\u2019s\nface it, Downton Abbey may be off our screens (for now) but the mania is never\nfar away. We all can\u2019t get enough of this popular period drama that swept the\nglobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The award-winning ITV series follows the lives of the Crawley family and their servants at their opulent Edwardian country estate in Yorkshire.\u00a0The estate used as the backdrop for Downton Abbey is actually Highclere Castle in Newbury. And \u2013 wait for it \u2013 you can get married there<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Filled\nwith exquisite houses, beautiful gardens and the most intricate of costumes,\nDownton Abbey simply oozes vintage glamour and romance. So, it\u2019s not hard to\nsee why this is such a sought-after wedding theme!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love\nthe concept of 1920s glamour combined with the regal elegance that Downton\nAbbey exhibits. And, who doesn\u2019t love a vintage style dress?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edwardian Fashion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Downton\nAbbey starts in 1912 with the sinking of Titanic. Although this comes after the\nEdwardian era, fashion did not change much in the years before the First World\nWar. Of course, Downton Abbey covered many historical events and the changing\nfashions of the \u201810s and \u201820s are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In around\n1900-1914, pre-war Edwardian fashion consisted of simple shapes, high\nwaistlines, gloves and hats. Figures were softer as corsets became less extreme\nand allowed for a more natural silhouette. From 1908 onwards, women\u2019s\nwaistlines continued to rise. Furthermore, around 1914, they were at their\nhighest and the empire waist from the Georgian period featured a brief revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This period really saw the dawn of modern fashion<\/a> as we now know it today (minus the gloves and hats of course). Everything else can still be seen to this day, from long fitted skirts right through to tiny little jackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of\ncourse, we cannot ignore Lady Sybil\u2019s harem dress from the fourth episode.\nOrientalism was on the rise in the 1910s. Designer Paul Poiret strove to make\nthings different, and credits himself with the abolition of the corset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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