Off-white crêpe wedding dress decorated with appliqué flowers. Made up and worn by Sofia Paraskeva to marry Theodoros Papachrysanthos at her sister-in law house in Athens in 1939. Accessories: beige satin coif and off-white leather pumps.
Details
Title: Wedding dress and wedding photograph
Wedding dress
Creator: Unknown, Unknown
Date Created: 1939, 1939
Location Created: Athens, Greece
Provenance: Donated by Sofia Papachrysanthou
Photographer: Costas Vergas
Rights: rr-f
Medium: Crepe and satin
Bibliographic References: FOGG, MARNIE(2011), "Vintage Weddings: One hundred years of bridal fashion and style", New York, Lark - LANSDELL, AVRIL(1983), "Wedding Fashions 1860-1980", Buckinghamshire, Shire Publications Ltd.