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by Tom Tierney
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ISBN: 0486444392 Dover Publications Price: $6.95 |
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Four lovely brides model 28 elegant costumes from around the world. Bridal wardrobes include a Celtic robe from the medieval period, a Chinese tunic of red silk, a Philippine wedding gown, and ensembles from Holland, Zimbabwe, Korea, Mexico, Denmark, Greece, Russia, and eighteen other countries. Notes describe wedding apparel and provide information on traditional wedding ceremonies.
Dover Original.
Table of Contents for Brides from Around the World Paper Dolls
| Celtic medieval-revival costume | |||||||
| Ireland and Scotland | |||||||
| Mpondo wedding costume | |||||||
| South Africa | |||||||
| Bridal costume with Mehendi | |||||||
| India | |||||||
| Embroidered wedding costume | |||||||
| China | |||||||
| Traditional bride's dress | |||||||
| Poland | |||||||
| Stylish wedding gown | |||||||
| Ghana, West Africa | |||||||
| Spanish-influenced gown | |||||||
| The Philippines | |||||||
| Royal wedding outfit | |||||||
| Bali, Indonesia | |||||||
| Dutch wedding dress | |||||||
| Volendam, the Netherlands | |||||||
| African-American wedding dress | |||||||
| U.S./Africa | |||||||
| Cotton wedding costume | |||||||
| Mexico | |||||||
| "Skirt-jacket" wedding costume | |||||||
| Korea | |||||||
| Bridal folk costume | |||||||
| Rømø, Denmark | |||||||
| Voluminous bridal robe | |||||||
| Ethiopia | |||||||
| Opulent wedding gown | |||||||
| San'a, Yemen | |||||||
| Traditional wedding kimono | |||||||
| Japan | |||||||
| Bride's "best dress" | |||||||
| Norway | |||||||
| European-influenced costume | |||||||
| Zimbabwe, Africa | |||||||
| Ramallah wedding outfit | |||||||
| Palestine | |||||||
| Golden wedding costume | |||||||
| Malaysia | |||||||
| Wedding dress with petticoats | |||||||
| Hungary | |||||||
| Tribal wedding costume | |||||||
| Kenya | |||||||
| Medieval-revival costume | |||||||
| Sweden | |||||||
| Tropical wedding outfit | |||||||
| Fiji Islands | |||||||
| Traditional bridal dress | |||||||
| Hawaii | |||||||
| Intricate wedding costume | |||||||
| Sumatra, Indonesia | |||||||
| Multi-layered wedding dress | |||||||
| Thessaly, Greece | |||||||
| Nineteenth-century bridal costume | |||||||
| Kostroma district, Russia |