Arizona Costume Institute

The blushing bride 🎊 💖💐

Nothing quite says romance like shades of rosé! 🩷 During the 1950s, pink became an “it” color for women, not just in the home but in fashion, and for a time pink wedding dresses were en vogue.

ACI member Bonnie Gibson shared these heartwarming images from the wedding of her parents, Gail King and John Gibson, on June 6, 1954. Enjoy these Kodachrome slides, which show a glimpse of the bride’s blush-hued wedding day.

Explore the beauty of pink fashion in The Power of Pink exhibition, which has its own rosy-hued 1950s wedding dress on view now through July 7.

Learn more at: https://phxart.org/exhibition/pink/

Image credits: Courtesy of Bonnie Gibson; Custom Wedding Gown, 1955. American acetate satin and cotton lace with bead embroidery. Lent by the Estate of Nancy Youngman of Flagstaff, Arizona. Kenneth J. Lane (American, founded 1962) Necklace, mid 20th century, pearl with rhinestone clasp. Gift of Mr. Vernon Taylor, Jr. and Family.

‼️ NEXT WEEK ‼️

ACI members are invited to enjoy cocktails and engage in a fashion conversation with .

🎟️ FREE for ACI Members
🎟️ $5 for nonmembers

Guest speaker Hermann Plank will talk fashion in the digital sphere, with his presentation going into detail on NFTs and providing a first glance on how fashion designers and brands can mint their own designs, and customers can buy and trade fashion NFTs.

Join us for a 5:30 pm reception, followed by the 6:30 pm lecture. 🕥

See you there! 👠