4763
Dress, Mother
1956
Mrs. O. J. Swenson Mother of the Bride Dress. Material: textile, metal. Size: 44 1/2" W. cuff to cuff x 43" L. Description: beige taffeta lined with beige organdy, below knee length, wide scoop front neckline tapering to a low V-neckline in back; back closure with a hook, eye and long zipper; 3/4 length raglan sleeves, underarm gussets, pleated and tucked 3" W. sleeve cuff encircles edge of sleeve in a soft horizontal drape effect; skirt design: 5" W. panels pleated and tucked to form a soft drape around sides at hip line that meet at center back; two wide sashes snap to back of skirt at center back, top sash is 7" L., under sash extends to back hemline; inverted kick pleat at bottom edge of center back skirt.
Mother of the bride dress, worn by Betty Swenson/Iverson at daughter Barbara's wedding. Representative of formal or bridal party attire in the 1950s.