Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s couturier, Norman Hartnell, looked to the “white mourning” or deuil blanc convention deployed by medieval royals and seen in portraits of Mary, Queen of ...

Queen Victoria is known for popularising the mourning dress. After the sudden death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, ... This harked back to medieval queens like Mary, ...

Mourning veils will be worn by female royals when Queen Elizabeth II, who is lying in state in Westminster Abbey, is buried Monday. Everyday Christian women wear veils, too.

Black has long been associated with grief, but dress codes have shifted over the eras, including elaborate rules for Victorian-era mourners that lasted for years at a time.

The length of mourning, and strict dress codes, wore off. These days, it is still commonplace to opt for a black outfit when mourning someone, but the rules are far less strict.

Queen Victoria mourning dress that she wore in late 1800s sells for three times expected price. By TOM GOODENOUGH . Published: 20:20 EDT, 30 June 2012 | Updated: 20:42 EDT, 30 June 2012 .

In medieval Spain, death was a spiritual and public event. This video explores the now-forgotten tradition of public mourning led by women—an emotional and symbolic role in 13th-century royal ...

During her lifetime, Queen Victoria was the widow-par-excellence when it came to life-long mourning attire. Following the death of her husband,Prince Albert, in 1861, she spent forty years wearing ...

PITTSFIELD — In the 1800s, public mourning rather than private grieving was a way of life. Victorian social etiquette laid down strict social rules for mourning, from the clothing worn to the length ...

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s couturier, Norman Hartnell, looked to the “white mourning” or deuil blanc convention deployed by medieval royals and seen in portraits of Mary, Queen of ...