Ivory Wedding Dress, Sash and Jacket
Date1930s
Object NameDress
Mediumsilk
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circumference x Hips: 320 × 300 × 1430 × 1430 × 300 × 3500 × 380mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1987 by Mr A Gordon.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS013839
About MeThis wedding dress was worn to a wedding in Aberdeen in the 1930s. The net lace full-length wedding dress is patched with rayon satin and is accompanied by a rayon sash and bolero jacket. The flared skirt and tailored bodice are typical of evening fashions of the 1930s. It was in this decade that the wedding dress began to move away from styles based on everyday wear and follow a fashion of its own. This dress was worn with a very fine net veil trimmed with lace.
More About Me
In the 1930s, dresses like this one (from an Aberdeen wedding) were changing from styles based on everyday wear to fashions of their own.
1930, 1956
