Thursday 5 August 2010

Hitched Wedding Clothes and Customs Exhibition - Sudley House, Aigburth


Bridal Trends Through the Years

A history lesson for all you fashionistas! Think you know Vintage? You aint see nothing yet....!

23 July 2010 - 27 February 2011
Free admission

Exploring the history of marriage from 1850 to today

'Hitched, Wedding Clothes and Customs' exhibition explores the history of marriage and the customs surrounding it, from Victorian times to the present day. Whilst focusing on the changing styles in wedding dress during that time, the exhibition also looks at contemporary ceremonies such as same sex partnerships and pagan weddings.

About 20 outfits, including wedding dress from Liverpool's Jewish, Chinese and Traveller communities will be featured. The exhibition will show historic costume dating from1850, photographs, contemporary artefacts and personal histories.



Costumes on show
Here we show a selection of costumes from the exhibition.

Traditional dresses
Wedding dress, 1853
Wedding dress, 1913
Wedding dress, 1960
Community dresses and suits
Jewish wedding dress, 1935
Chinese wedding dress, 1966
Civil partnership suits, 2008
Traveller wedding dress, 2010

Opening times
Open 10am-5pm daily.

FREE ADMISSION to the gallery and all exhibitions and events.

Sudley House
Mossley Hill Road
Aigburth
Liverpool
L18 8BX

Telephone 0151 724 3245

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/

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