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dress, wedding
dress, wedding
dress, wedding

dress, wedding

Identifier
2024.047.0007
Description
Mauer Original Wedding Dress (a) with veil (b) and hoop (c), worn by Vivian Wingeier Feldman, 1950 Dress made of Organdy-like fabric features long sleeves, wide lace around bodice top and below waist. The dress has 10 cloth-covered buttons with loop closure in the back at neck and 6 cloth covered button closure at the bottom of the sleeves. There is a satin slip sewn in. The train is 72" or almost 7' long attached in the back at the bottom of the bodice. (c) The hoop is a see-thru material netting with a hoop about 6" from the bottom to make the skirt flare out near the bottom. (d) the veil is a see-thru material featuring a row of lace on the bottom edge and attached to a circular band that fits over the top of the head. Created by Wedding Fashions in Chicago.
Materials
lace, buttons, netting
Origin Date
1950
Origin Place
Chicago
(had as artist)
(had as donor)