Photograph

The photograph shows Annig Bedelian (née Nigogossian, 1914-1955). She is wearing a western-style summer dress, with short sleeves and printed flower patterns. The dress is tucked in at the waist with a belt of the same fabric, tied in the back with a bow. She is also wearing white shoes with low heels and a strap.

The photograph shows Assadour (Edward) and Marjorie Amadouny on their wedding day, in London in 1947. The groom is wearing a western-style suit with a bow tie and a high collar. The bride is wearing a European-style wedding dress with pleats at the lower part and a long transparent veil. Her hair has been fashioned into ringlets. She is holding a bouquet of flowers wrapped in transparent fabric similar to the veil.

A photograph taken on the occasion of the wedding of Andrew and Sylvia Wing (née Taylor), on 28 August 1971. The bride is wearing an elegant white dress with slightly puffed, long sleeves made of the same transparent patterned fabric that covers the whole of the floor-long wedding dress. The dress is complemented with a long white veil and white shoes. Her hair is pinned back. She is holding a bouquet of roses. The groom, whose arm the bride is holding, is wearing a western-style suit with a stiff white collar and a tie. The lapel of his suit is decorated with a white flower boutonniere.

The other three men are also wearing western-style suits, with two of them having on the lapel of their suit a flower boutonniere, similar to the one of the groom.

Gloria Banks, the lady on the left, is wearing a short modern dress made of lace, a hat also decorated with lace, and open-toe strap shoes. She is accessorised with large white earrings, a bracelet, a watch, and a small handbag. Clementine Walton, the lady on the right side of the bride, is wearing a short pleated dress and black shoes. Her hair is styled into ringlets and a fringe; she is carrying a small handbag.

A photograph of Luigina Vassiliades (née Carletti), Kadriye Carletti (née Arif), Sylvia Taylor (née Carletti) and Joseph Carletti c. 1963, taken on the occasion of the communion of Sylvia Taylor. Joseph and Kadriye were Sylvia’s grandparents, whereas Luigina was Joseph’s first cousin once removed. The two women are wearing western-style formal dresses and necklaces, while the man is dressed with a European-style dark coloured striped suit, a white shirt and a tie. In his left hand he is holding his hat. The child is dressed like a bride, with the traditional white communion dress. The dress is floor-length with long sleeves. The head of the child is decorated with a flower crown and a long transparent veil, which is attached to the crown and it is falling over the shoulders. She is also wearing white gloves and white shoes.

A photograph of Caroline Taylor (née Carletti) in the 1960s. She is wearing an elegant European-style white dress with elbow-length sleeves and a narrow belt around her waist. The dress has a high collar with a V-shaped décolleté and it is decorated with a butterfly brooch. She is also wearing elaborate earrings and a watch on her left wrist. Her hair is styled short.

This photograph depicts sisters Clementine & Gloria Carletti c. 1950. Clementine, on the left, is wearing a dress made of a dark-coloured fabric, covered in small white floral patterns. It is decorated with a ruffled collar, which has been tied up with a thin ribbon in the front. Her sister, Gloria, on the right, is wearing a top made of the same material as her sister’s dress, however she is also wearing a white shirt with a high collar and two bows. Her hair is also decorated with a dark-coloured ribbon.

The photo shows two young sisters, Anahid and Asdghig Oundjian in 1942. It appears that Anahid is the one standing and Asdghig is sitting. They are both wearing floor-length western-style dresses with puffed, short, sheer sleeves, a sheer over-skirt and a high rounded off neckline. Furthermore, Anahid has what appears to be two butterfly appliqués, one on her waist and one on her shoulder. She is also wearing a pearl bracelet and a traditional headpiece that is also covered in pearls. Asdghig is wearing jewellery in the form of a medium-length necklace with a cross and the same traditional headpiece. Both of them are also wearing make-up, a dark lipstick and eye shadow, and have their hair pinned back. Based on their clothes, we can assume that they intended on going to an event of some importance, probably religious, since dressing up was usually connected to church events, weddings or holy communion.

The photograph depicts a bride with her groom on their wedding day. She is wearing a long white, western-style wedding dress with white shoes and elbow-length gloves. The dress is ruffled on the sides and at the bottom. She is further accessorised with a long-hooded veil, which is embroidered all over the sides and also has pearls hanging from the front. The groom, standing by her side, is wearing a dark western-style suit with a white shirt and bow tie. He also has a small brooch pinned to his lapel, and a white kerchief in the left pocket of the suit. In his left hand he is holding a pair of white gloves.

This photograph depicts an unknown couple in their evening wear. The lady is wearing a long dress made of a dark fabric, decorated with light reflective patterns, which shine in the camera light. Furthermore, the dress is sleeveless, with a deep décolleté, and it is decorated at the waist with ostrich feathers and a short, transparent tail, which is hanging at the back. The lady is also wearing black heeled shoes. She is further accessorised with a watch and a medallion hanging from a necklace. The gentleman is wearing a dark western-style suit, a white shirt with collar and a tie. A white kerchief is protruding from the left pocket of his suit.

This photograph shows two young girls in a garden, dressed in light-coloured clothes. The photograph was taken on the 25th of February 1925. The girl on the left is wearing a long-sleeved blouse decorated with a broad collar tied with a dark ribbon, and a knee-length skirt with a dark-coloured belt around the waist, from which a handheld fan is hanging. She is also wearing stockings and white shoes with a strap. She is holding what one may assume to be musical notes. Her musical companion with the guitar on the right is also wearing a long-sleeved blouse and a skirt that is almost floor length. The lower part of the skirt is embellished with an attached broad band of darker fabric; from her belt, which is covered by the guitar in the photograph, a handheld fan is also hanging.