Something old
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"Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck:
Items chosen to bring good luck to the bride. In this case, the veil was borrowed and the handkerchief was new.
A British Victorian sixpence, traditionally worn in the bride's left shoe on her wedding day.
Wedding dress
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A wedding dress or bridal gown is the dress worn by the bride during a wedding ceremony.
A white wedding dress
A blue wedding dress from 1840
Detail from The Marriage by Nicolo da Bologna, 1350s.
Helena Fourment, second wife of Peter Paul Rubens, painted by Rubens in her wedding dress, 1630.