Two-piece wedding dress, 1872
Item 11565 info
Brick Store Museum
The early 1860s saw the introduction of bonnets with a slight depression in the front and a ruffle or bavolet gathered at the back.
It was considered indecent to see the back of a lady's neck.
But as hairstyles became more elaborate, bonnets began to get smaller until ribbon ties almost disappeared. By the 1870s and 80s bonnets were largely replaced by hats that were worn higher to accommodate rising hairstyles.
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