Cream Wedding Dress
AssociatedAssociated with
Haddo House
(Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Date1978
Object NameDress
Mediumsatin
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circumference x Hips: 450 × 490 × 1390 × 1390 × 400 × 1600 × 590mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1999 by Mrs Caroline Campbell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS037926
About MeThis wedding dress was hand-sewn by the mother of the bride in 1978, from a pattern found in a magazine. The ceremony took place at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire.In the 1970s Britain was in an economic depression and wedding dresses were often hand-made from patterns found in magazines. The general acceptance that clothes should express the personality of the wearer, which had affirmed itself at the beginning of the decade, remained. Traditionally, the pinafore was a type of apron. Eventually, it became a sleeveless dress, usually worn with something underneath like a blouse, a turtleneck, or a long-sleeved top.
