15+ Alva Vanderbilt Wedding Dress. This entry was posted in alva vanderbilt, photographs, vintage black and white photos and tagged 1800s, 1880´s, ball, costume, costume ball, gilded age, vanderbilt ball,. Floral lace decorates the bodice and cascades down the long illusion sleeves for a soft yet timeless look.
Alva vanderbilt’s wedding gown was a work of art. A cartoon in the new york papers satirising the wedding showed consuelo kneeling next to the duke in her wedding gown with her hands handcuffed behind her back. The dress was made of luxurious fabrics such as silk satin,.