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  • Hääpuku itse tehden : tutkimus 2000-luvulla itse tehdyistä hääpuvuista, hääpuvun merkityksistä ja tekemisen lähtökohdista 
    Hellsten, Saila (2017)
    The purpose of this is to examine self-made wedding dresses in Finland in the 21st century. The aim is to study the meanings of wedding dresses and making for the brides who have made their wedding dresses themselves. In addition, the reasons for making and the self-made dresses are examined. The theoretical background of this study consisted of contemporary weddings, dress and bridal wear and the motivations for making crafts and DIY-projects. The study was conducted as a qualitative research. The data was collected as a web survey on craft and wedding themed Facebook groups, e-mailing lists and online forums. Along with answers to open questions, photos of self made wedding dresses were collected. 59 brides responded to the survey. In the final data there were 41 photos of 25 different wedding dresses. The data was analyzed using content analysis and Atlas.ti software. For most brides the wedding dress has specific worth which can be seen in the dreaming of a certain design, special effort put to the making and desire to keep the dress as a memory. Most of the brides chose a traditional white dress respecting the tradition but the colour white was also simply seen as the one and only colour of the wedding dress. Only a few of the brides considered white as a symbol of virginity even though the symbolism affected the choices of some brides. The reasons for making a wedding dress related to supply covered financial benefits, dissatisfaction to current fashion or quality, dress fit, availability and ecological and ethical values. The reasons related to one's identity link to a wish to be different from others and one's experience or profession as a craft maker. The meaning of making links to the meaning of the making process, for example, as mental preparation for the wedding and as an empowering experience. Self-made wedding dresses were also considered more valuable than ready made dresses which points out the value of crafts as well. In addition to financial choices, striving for individuality was emphasized in this study. The brides desired to express their personality in their wedding dresses but most of them did in the limits of tradition because they also wanted to conform to the norms. On the other hand, the clearly distinctive wedding dresses in this study point out the freedom of an individual not to follow the way of tradition.
  • Pitsi 2000-luvun hääpuvuissa 
    Laukkanen, Marilla (2016)
    Objectives. This study examines the frequency of lacy materials in 21st century wedding dresses. The lacy materials are very often seen in wedding dresses, and their popularity seems to last year after year. In the 21st century the lacy materials are presumably used also more and more boldly without a backing fabric. The purpose of the lacy materials can be to highlight some part of the dress or to give a certain impression. By studying the frequency of the lacy materials in wedding dresses we get information about the existing Western wedding dress customs. The research questions are: 1. How common are the lacy materials in wedding dresses? A. How different years or seasons are associated with the prevalence of lacy materials in wedding dresses? B. To which part in the wedding dress is the lacy material placed most often? C. To which part in the wedding dress is the lacy material placed most often without the backing fabric? Methods. The subject of the study were the wedding dress pictures of two Finnish wedding magazines. From each magazine copies representing summer and winter in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015 were chosen. The study material thus consisted of the wedding dress pictures from 24 wedding magazines. The data was analyzed by using a quantitative content analysis. Results and conclusions. Lacy material was found from 74 % of the studied wedding dresses in total, and at least in 50 % of the dresses each year. The years were associated to the phenomenon in such a way that the number of lacy materials in dresses had clearly grown from 2000 to 2015. Seasons were not associated with how many dresses contained lacy material, but the location of the lacy material varied between summer and winter. In dresses which were photographed from the front there was lacy material most on the breast and without the backing fabric on the neckline. In dresses which were photographed from the back there was lacy material most often on the upper back, both with and without the backing fabric. Based on the results it can be concluded that the lacy materials are a perennial favorite in the Western 21st century wedding dresses, and used especially to strongly emphasize femininity.

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