Historical information

This was the wedding dress worn by Mrs Jessie McKinnon (nee Campbell).
It has been made for riding side-saddle. Only highly-skilled tailors could produce the complex skirt required for riding side-saddle. It had to curve neatly over the rider’s knees.

Significance

This dress reflects the fashion of the early 20th century as well as the needlecraft skills of the women at that time.

Physical description

A hand-made, long-sleeved wedding dress of beige satin. It is tapered at the waist and covered buttons from the collar to the waist. There are bows on the wrist. There is fringing at the waist and it is ankle length. There is a huge pocket on the left hand side. There are box pleats at ankle length and a frill of chiffon at the bottom.