wedding dress

Summary

Dark red twilled silk and velvet. Bodice lined with cream twilled cotton printed with pairs of very narrow blue stripes. Front with pointed waistline. Fastening LCF to high round neck with stiffened collar of velvet. Pocket for watch inside RF. CB sections extending to form pleated basque below waist, open down CB. Long sleeves with turnback velvet cuffs. Inside waistband. Separate skirt, lined with red twilled cotton. CB fastening. See also matching Bonnet 1958.2