couture wedding gowns

Old ball gown designs?

I'm invited to a wedding and the bride wants the bridesmaids to wear couture-ish ball gowns..She is obsessed over them like from the 1600's through 1800's.

And she has us looking for ours cause she is very busy trying to get her stuff done for the wedding...

I tried looking up the dresses and I can't find anything at all..

I would really use the help please and give links..
Much is appreciated.

1600's - 1800's is kinda vague. Styles varied quite a bit throughout those times. The bride should do some research and get more specific. Some examples...

1600's (17th century)
- big collars, big sleeves, wide hips, etc
- http://www.costumes.org/history/quicherat/MariedeMedicis.JPG
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/163x_8.shtml
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/1659_2.shtml

1700's (18th century) (Rococo)
- http://www.costumes.org/history/18thcent/lacroix/chrome14.jpg

17th and 18th century were similar, but things definitely start to change in 19th century...

Late 1700's to early 1800's (Regency)
- (watch the movie "Emma")
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/arte/a1805_1.shtml
- http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/bonc/3timesearch/tsnineteenth/1800-1829/1800-1829.html

Mid to late 1800's (Victorian)
- (watch movies like "Anna and the King" and "Gone with the Wind")
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1865_4.shtml
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1866_4.shtml
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1883_1.shtml
- http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1888_1.shtml

if she really wants something EXACTLY like those, id look into costume places, or try to find a seamstress that can make things like that.

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