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Bridal Party: Pomp, Power, and the Myth of Virginity

Social Commentary post by Michael Braithwaite on June 19, 2012 - 12:08pm; tagged history of the wedding dress, Queen Victoria, sex and the city, virgin itit, Wedding dress, white wedding gowns.
Princess Di in a massive white dressa black and white photo of a bride in a long white dress with a train

Oh hey! Speaking of perpetuations of antiquated notions of female sexuality, did you know that the Western tradition of white wedding gowns actually has nothing to do with virginity?
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