Firstly, because we dont have that kind of money (hello, my name is Eire, and I blog for a career)
Attending a 1940s party, tea or informal dinner-dance required women to dress up in their finest afternoon frock or semi-formal cocktail dress
Bright colours like red, yellow, pink and turquoise are common, often with floral or apricot blossom prints
The Sari, India Kilts, Scotland Tracht, Southern Germany and Austria Balinese temple dress, Indonesia Maasai beadwork, Kenya Herero women, Namibia Smi clothing, Lapland Gho, Bhutan Bowler hats, Bolivia Nagaland, northern India Conical hats, Vietnam Flamenco dresses, Andaluca, Spain The ten-gallon Stetson, Texas, USA Sardinian traditional dress, Italy Changing the Guard, Seoul, South Korea The keffiyeh, shemagh or ghutrah, the Middle East Coiffe, Brittany, France Kimono, Japan Menswear, Todos Santos Cuchumatn, Guatemala The Chanel suit, Paris, France Given that learning about traditional garb gains insights into the country they're part of, we've rounded up a few items to give you a lowdown on traditional dress around the world
Whether youre exchanging I dos in a casual city hall ceremony, a tropical oceanside reception, or a fun Sunday morning soire, this is a fabulous silhouette that will make a modern statement