Paris Dreams of a Wedding Magazine Feature 1965 - French Couture Dress Fashions
[Six full pages on four sheets, separated and printed on front and back]
Paris Dreams of a Wedding
Wedding dresses-the kind young girls dream about long before they dream about husbands-stole the show at almost every French couture collection this spring. Never before were wedding dresses so enchantingly individual. And when we asked outstanding Parisian debutantes to pose in them for our photographer, he was pleased to note that not only is it true that every bride is beautiful but also that every girl is a perfect model in a wedding dress.
By TRUDY OWETT, Fashion Editor
Enclosed in a private garden-a trellis veiling scattered with flowers a dress of cloqué piqué, as simple and charming as a child's party dress. By Yves Saint-Laurent. The something blue for all our brides, Roger Vivier's satin shoes. Our model is Count Ramolino de Coll Alto's daughter Caroline. The family are direct descendants of Napoleon.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HELMUT NEWTON
a simple double organdy dress is wrapped in its own cocoon-a clouk that ties at wrists and bosom, is bordered all around with a ripple of fluting. By Simonetta and Fabiani. Starting a new tradition, she carries branches of apple blossoms. Our model is Ghislaine Charveriat, granddaughter of Count de Thieulloy, who owns the historical château of Saint Gratien in the Somme.
Like a field of Queen Anne's lace, an embroidered orgundy dress is strewn with appliqued organdy flowers. Organdy capelet circles round with still more flowers. By Marc Bohan for Christian Dior. Our model is Chantel de Billy, a descendant of Joan of Arc, who delights in parties, dancing and languages. She speaks, besides French, fluent Italian and is studying for a Ph.D. in English. The romantic hairdos for all our brides by Thérèse Chardin.
in full bloom above a mantle of heavy rippled cloqué, an orange-blossom-laden headdress. White satin ribbons wind round the throat, tie and trail to the hemline. By Philippe Venet. Our model, Diane Benoist d' Azy-Culbert, has two American and two French grandparents. She went to college in the U.S., studied art at London's Royal Academy. Her mother is Vicomtesse Benoist dI Azy. We borrowed our brides stockings from Beautiful Bryans.
embroidered in intertwining roses, Jacques Heim's organdy dress has a matching capuche that frames the face romantically and its oven length of rose-laden train. Our model is Christine Payen de la Garanderie, a descendant of Chevalier du Mont Saint Michel, a founder of the order of Templars.
a curved dress of heavy cotton lattice lace. Over it, a head-to-toe mist of sheerest tulle veiling. Our model once again is Diane Benoist d'Azy-Culbert, who wanted especially to wear this dress designed by her Rue Fabert neighbor, Hubert de Givenchy. All makeup created for Elizabeth Arden by Jacques Clémente.