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I love the 1921 dress in the photo! Her shoes, too. I have to get Easter dresses together for my daughters still, or I would be taking notes...

Yes, veiling (in the US at least) is a fairly new phenomenon. I'm not even sure that the chapel caps for schoolgirls go back past the late '40s. (I do have some 1900s family wedding photos with the brides in elaborate lace headdresses, but the whole bridal outfit looks late-Victorian, so I believe they'd brought that over from the old country.) I really wish I could figure out better how to integrate hats into the vintage-fusion style I wear now - the nice thing about veils is that it really doesn't matter what you do with your hair.

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Yes, I was surprised to be seeing that veils were so new! I have occasionally come across vintage veils from the 50’s or 60’s, but those seem rare!

Your ancestors’ wedding outfits sound lovely! The Victorians really did have beautiful headdresses. Yes, veils do make it easy! I would love to start wearing vintage hats as well - one of my favorites are the 1950’s whimsies which are more headband-like. For Mass though, maybe snoods from the 40’s, for which you don’t have to do anything with your hair at all, because the snood does all the work. I’ve been wondering about combining the two and wearing that in place of a veil, maybe even this Easter if I have time.

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Snoods are great! Especially with veil yanking babies, but I recommend them highly for the ease of use in any case. I have two that I got from Garlands of Grace before they closed, and they're my default Mass covers.

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I’ve wanted one for years and you’ve just convinced me I need one! I don’t know if I can purchase one in time for Easter, but I’m curious if I can figure out how to make one. I think my Easter dress should be pretty simple so I ought to have time enough to make a matching one!

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Oooh, yes, go for it! I did knit a snood off a vintage pattern once and it went surprisingly quickly. I've never seen a pattern for the fabric kind, but they're very simple - the ones I have are rectangles with the bottom elasticated and the sides pleated up onto fabric ties.

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I’ve been following this thread from the sidelines, as my inner vintage lover has always admired snoods. You’ve inspired me to try my hand at crocheting them! Perhaps Therese can publish a future post on the snood-making process.

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Yay! Best of luck. I'd certainly be interested in seeing process & outcomes. :)

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Thank you, that’s good to know! I’ve never tried traditional knitting or crocheting, but I did see an article which said it was quick even for beginners. Being an overachiever, I think I might attempt two styles, partially to be safe and partially because I cant decide. Maybe a lace snood made like the fabric ones you mentioned, one that’s Medieval style with strips of ribbon sewn together. My Easter dress is a very pale blush so I’ll have to see what materials I have on hand that will match.

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The medieval style snoods are so pretty! Good luck on your projects. That all sounds lovely.

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Lovely! Sometimes I can't help but wish we could go back to those times if only in terms of fashion.

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I agree! I’m grateful I’m able to design and make my own clothing so that I can try vintage styles. It can be challenging to wear them out of the house, but they’re so elegant and feminine.

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