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History of Fashion & Dress |
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1948 Wedding Dress, Page 2 |
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In these pictures, you can see the wedding dress & the bridesmaid's dresses, all made by my grandmother. The wedding party photo did not translate well in the photoediting process. I do not know anything more about the bridesmaid's dresses, other than that they were made of the same fabric. A full floor-length slip was worn under the dresses both to give the skirt body and because the parachute silk is beautifully transparent. The details of the dress are in the pictures below. |
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| Upper bodice/collar. The lace covering the parachute silk is visible here, as it is not in the photographs. The collar is attached with self bias binding |
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Upper bodice back |
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On the far right is the sleeve binding |
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Bodice front, inside out, dart shaping is visible |
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Inside the bodice, my grandmother hand-sewed in this marvelous little picot-edging. It is not easily visible from the outside of the dress, but I love this wonderful little interior detail. It says so much to me about my grandmother's thoughtful, giving personality. |
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The white on white stitching details do not show up on this interior, waistline joining, but the front waistline V can be seen at the left. |
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Seen from the inside. The metal zipper is closed. The discoloration is visible on the photograph, but is almost invisible to the naked eye. |
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The left side seam zipper, opened. |
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