“Going away outfits”

1972.
White flared trousers, a red velvet smock type top, ( maybe made me look pregnant but I wasn’t!)
Navy and white brogue type shoes but with thick high heel, matching shoulder bag.
Sounds horrendous now, but felt the bees knees as we set off for Cornwall.
The top is still at back of airing cupboard, looks rather forlorn now.
We were 19 and 21, so young compared to weddings nowadays.

Didn't have one. DH drove us home. I wore a slightly stained wedding dress!

A going away outfit? Now there’s posh!

Smart high-necked Jaeger dress in cornflower blue and pale grey semi-fitted coat (plus matching blue 'Jackie Kennedy' pillbox!)
They were worn a great deal and the coat still hangs in the back of my wardrobe!

Maw you could be my friends twin looking at the coloured pic. Lovely happy photo.
I didn't have a "going away outfit" as we couldn't afford a honeymoon. We spent our wedding night in our new home and DH went to work on the Monday.

No-one took a photo of us as far as I know

I think I liked my going away outfit as much as my wedding dress and of course I got a lot more wear out of it.
I was very slim then and had a beautiful oyster silver/ grey slim fitting dress with a matching jacket.
The jacket was loose and short.
I wore black suede shoes and a black suede handbag.
When I wore it afterwards I had long black suede gloves.
This was in 1958.
I don’t think I have any photos.

My darling mum and dad bought me a very smart going away outfit. It was a navy blue dress and matching coat with a wide cream stripe around my waist. We didn't go away until the next morning so no-one saw it except my brother who drove us to the airport!

sop? top

Maw and I hope you remember all the happy times

I had a 'sharp pink' wool suit (goodness knows why wool, because it was June) and I remember shortening the skirt because it seemed a bit mumsy! I can't remember if I had a cooler sop underneath the jacket but I must have done. As we had a 250 mile car journey after the reception (no 'evening do's in those days) I would have been better in trousers and a top.
The back of the car was piled up with wedding presents.

ps @ Maw - remember all the happy times, most of those 49 years I should think.

I married 1st husband in Feb. 1959, and for 'going away' I had a new brown tweed coat and a light brown wool dress. No hat. I've got a photo.
We didn't go far - just over the river to Durham. We didn't have a car so I don't know how we got there.

I haven’t a photo of me in my going away outfit. I think I wore dress I made for a friends wedding the year before which was blue and white.
Our poor car had a thorough decorating by friends!

I had a green blue mini loosely woven dress and matching coat but resisted all temptations to wear a hat. Don't think we had any photos.

All the younger people came to the railway station to see us off and my brother was still on the train as it moved off!

I didn't have one. We got married in a Registry Office (47 years ago on 20th July) and we didn't "go" anywhere!