Silk and Lace Wedding Dress
AssociatedAssociated with
Palace Hotel
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1874 - 1941)
Date1927
Object NameDress
Mediumsilk, lace and metallic thread
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circumference x Hips: 440 × 430 × 1100 × 1100 × 430 × 1900 × 430mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1992 by Miss F Stephen.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015630
About MeThis dress was worn by an Aberdeen bride to her wedding on the 3rd of August, 1927. The reception was held at the Palace Hotel, Aberdeen.
This wedding dress follows the very fashionable 'flapper' style that was popular in evening wear of the period. Dresses often featured apron-like tunics, overdresses or overskirts and had a low, almost non-existent waistline. Scalloped, petal-edged skirts, like the one on this dress, were also popular, as were asymmetrical trimmings and drapings.
More About Me
Wedding dress in "flapper" style with its characteristic almost nonexistent waist. Tunics often with overdresses or overskirts were a common feature of the time
1930, 1956
