Wedding Dress
Production date
1957
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Cream, embroidered nylon wedding dress with fitted, sleeveless bodice, full, floor length skirt and jacket
Classification
COSTUME Wedding woman
Maker
Production date
1957
Production place
Measurements
Jacket
Centre back length: 335mm
Outer Sleeve length: 680mm
Dress Centre front length: 1270mm
Waist:340mm (measured flat)
Centre back length: 335mm
Outer Sleeve length: 680mm
Dress Centre front length: 1270mm
Waist:340mm (measured flat)
Media/Materials description
nylon, satin, metal, plastic.
Signature/Marks
"A \ Marsha Mayne \ Model \ BRISBANE \ AUSTRALIA \ NYLON"
History and use
A wedding is a life changing moment where, traditionally, two people exchange their single life for one of shared responsibility to each other. While also binding together families and the wider community, weddings allow us to see ourselves as individuals and couples living in a particular moment in time.
Weddings are special events that allow and inspire us to express ourselves in a way that is distinct to every other day. For some this may mean 'looking your best' while others may see themselves wearing something meaningful on an individual or personal level, such as a dress that was worn by a relative and passed down.
This wedding dress was worn by Queensland woman, Miss Iris May Jacobson on the event of her marriage to Mr Errol Smart at St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton in 1957. The couple were married for 60 years. Iris and Errol first met at a local dance not long after Errol moved to Rockhampton from Sydney to take up a position with the CSIRO. Two years after their wedding, they decided to raise a family and had four boys.
This wedding dress is significant as it is connected to Queensland bridal design from the 1950s. The fashionable features of the dress indicate the wearer of the dress and its designer were influenced by the latest European fashions of the 'new look' silhouette popularised by Parisian fashion designer, Christian Dior.
The dress was made in Brisbane by 'United Fashions Pty Ltd'.' a fashion company that was owned and operated the Malouf family of Lebanese origin. The company traded solely under their fashion label 'Marsha Mayne' and sold to high end fashion boutiques around Australia. They were known for designing women's 'street wear', and high end 'cocktail wear' as well as bridal and mother of the bride creations. The company sold their designs exclusively in Brisbnae through 'Marcia Gowns' their salon/store on the ground floor of the Strand Building on the corner of Queen and Albert Streets in Brisbane.
The business was sold in c.1970 to Stirlings.
Weddings are special events that allow and inspire us to express ourselves in a way that is distinct to every other day. For some this may mean 'looking your best' while others may see themselves wearing something meaningful on an individual or personal level, such as a dress that was worn by a relative and passed down.
This wedding dress was worn by Queensland woman, Miss Iris May Jacobson on the event of her marriage to Mr Errol Smart at St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton in 1957. The couple were married for 60 years. Iris and Errol first met at a local dance not long after Errol moved to Rockhampton from Sydney to take up a position with the CSIRO. Two years after their wedding, they decided to raise a family and had four boys.
This wedding dress is significant as it is connected to Queensland bridal design from the 1950s. The fashionable features of the dress indicate the wearer of the dress and its designer were influenced by the latest European fashions of the 'new look' silhouette popularised by Parisian fashion designer, Christian Dior.
The dress was made in Brisbane by 'United Fashions Pty Ltd'.' a fashion company that was owned and operated the Malouf family of Lebanese origin. The company traded solely under their fashion label 'Marsha Mayne' and sold to high end fashion boutiques around Australia. They were known for designing women's 'street wear', and high end 'cocktail wear' as well as bridal and mother of the bride creations. The company sold their designs exclusively in Brisbnae through 'Marcia Gowns' their salon/store on the ground floor of the Strand Building on the corner of Queen and Albert Streets in Brisbane.
The business was sold in c.1970 to Stirlings.
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H49995
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