Wedding Dress and Belt
AssociatedAssociated with
Queen's Cross Church
(Aberdeen, Scotland)
Date1940
Object NameDress
Mediumrayon
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsChest x Waist x Length x Back Length x Bust x Circumference x Hips: 480 × 370 × 1420 × 1420 × 420 × 460 × 1880mm
AcquisitionPresented in 2004 by Mrs Morgan.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS071528
About MeA bride wore this dress to her wedding at Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen. The ceremony took place on the 12th March 1940.She wore a full-length cream damask-style rayon wedding dress with belt. The dress has a V-neck and epaulette shaped yoke at the front. The bodice is defined at the waist by an inverted V at the front and back. The long skirt is cut on the bias with pieces inserted to give fullness and fluidity. The wedding dress is accompanied by a headdress.
1870s, 1930s
