Wedding dress
Brand
Shogren
(American, 1889 - 1918)
c.1912
Champagne silk jacquard with metallic yarns, ivory lace, ivory silk net, metallic ball fringe, rhinestones, and wax flowers
Gift of Mrs. Howard Serrell
Object number95.145.10
Meta Buehner wore this dress for her wedding to Edward John Noble. The Shogrens combined traditional wedding dress elements, such as tulle, lace, and wax orange blossoms, with a fashion-forward textile in an exaggerated ikat pattern. The influence of Paris fashion is evident in the fabric’s exoticism, as well as the tunic effect of the slit-skirt and the asymmetrically draped bodice. The result is a sophisticated interpretation of the “something old, something new” theme.
DescriptionWhite silk silver lamé wedding dress with train and matching white silk satin shoes, both with wax orange blossom trimCollections
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