20th Century Joy Vintage

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20/08/2025

Great article:

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26/07/2025

Genius. And what exceptional tailoring 💗

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Westwood Heritage: A History of Bridal in our Collections | Read More | Westwood World

31/05/2025

Divine ❤️

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23/05/2025

Beautiful ❤️

🎶 Here comes the bride. All dressed in a parachute that saved her husband's life. 🎶 That’s how that goes, right?

In 1947, Ruth Hensinger walked down the aisle in a dress made from a nylon parachute that her husband used to glide to safety during World War II. A B-29 pilot, Maj. Claude Hensinger was returning from a raid over Japan in August 1944 when his engine caught fire.

When he proposed to Ruth after the war, he offered her the material from the parachute that saved him. She worked with a seamstress to create the bodice and used the strings on the parachute to shorten the front of the dress and create a train in the back.

The dress was also worn by their daughter and by their son’s bride before being donated to our National Museum of American History.