Female and Male

The photograph was taken in Cairo, on the occasion of the wedding of Armenian-Cypriot Dickran Melikian and Egyptian-Armenian Alice Meutemedian either in 1919 or 1920. The groom is wearing a western-style suit, and white shirt with a high collar. The bride is wearing a white, ankle-length dress, white gloves and a hat that has a long transparent veil attached to it. Around the couple, the men are wearing European-style suits and fezzes. The man on the left side of the photograph is wearing a brimmed straw-hat decorated with a dark ribbon, and is holding a walking stick. The car for the newly-wed couple is decorated with flowers.

Armenian School in Nicosia, c. 1907. Originally formed as a place to give an Armenian education to the few local Armenian children, it evolved into a safe harbour for Armenian orphans fleeing persecution and genocide, and eventually the school became one of the best academically performing schools in Cyprus. All children in the photograph are dressed in their best clothes and the girls’ hair is decorated with ribbons. The three adults are presumably associated with the school, most probably being teachers. The priest is most probably der Hovhannes Shahinian. The man on the left is wearing a western-style suit, a white shirt and a tie. The woman on the right is wearing a long skirt with a belt around her waist and a white, high-necked, long-sleeved blouse. She has her hair caught up.

The photograph shows the wedding of Yevkenia Boudakian and Peniamin Boyadjian. The groom is wearing a western-style suit with a long overcoat, a white shirt with a high collar, bow tie and gloves. In his hand he is holding a bowler hat. The bride is wearing a white long and wide wedding dress spreading down on the floor and a transparent hooded veil. This opulent wedding dress is decorated with intricate patterns. She is also wearing white gloves and white shoes with high heels. In her right hand she is holding a rich bouquet of flowers. The photograph has been taken in a studio.

The photograph shows Aghavni Arslanian (née Boudaghian) and Artin Arslanian. He is wearing a tall fez, a white shirt with a high collar and white bow tie, trousers and a long overcoat closed with buttons. Aghavni is wearing a white blouse with a wide collar, a dark-coloured long skirt, and a jacket that accentuates her waist, according to the fashion of the 1910s. She is further wearing elbow-length gloves, a brooch and an impressive, black hat. The photograph has been taken in a studio.

The photograph shows Aghavni Arslanian (née Boudaghian, 1878-1976) and Artin Arslanian. He is wearing a western-style suit, with dark-coloured shoes, a vest, a white shirt with a high collar and a tie. On a buttonhole of his vest is attached the chain of a pocket watch. Aghavni is wearing a white blouse with a high ruffled neck, a long dark-coloured skirt and a thick jacket with an elaborate decoration of three buttons on each shoulder and on the cuffs. She is further accessorised with a large, impressive hat, decorated with feathers and flower applications. She has short hair and in her right hand she is holding a bouquet of flowers. The photograph has been taken in a studio.

The photograph shows the wedding of Alice Sinanian and Hagop Keukdjian on 28 February 1935. The bride is wearing a western-style long, close-fitting wedding dress with gathered sleeves that are puffed at the top. She is also wearing a long white veil, which is fastened to her head with a headband and also elbow-length white gloves. The groom is wearing a western-style suit with a white shirt and white bow tie. In his right hand he is holding a pair of white gloves. The three young flower girls sitting on the floor (Pinna Assadourian, Sonia Balian and Anahid Sinanian) are all wearing similar western-style dresses ruffled at the lower part. However, they differentiate at the top.

The girl sitting on the left is wearing a flower headband and gloves. Her dress has short, slightly puffed sleeves. On her collar there is a small flower application. The girl in the middle is wearing a thin headband, a small necklace, and a bracelet. Her dress has large ruffles on the transparent sleeves. The girl on the right is also wearing a small headband. The short sleeves of her dress have many small ruffles.

The maids of honour (Araxi Sinanian and Marie Sinanian) are wearing similar European-style dresses that reach the floor. Both dresses are ruffled at the lower part and at the sleeves. They are also wearing gloves and their coiffure is similar in style, with short-cut hair. They are wearing a dark lipstick similar to the bride’s. The photograph has been taken in a studio.

This family photograph depicts Philip and Gulenia Sinanian (née Boudakian) with their daughters Alice, Nevart, Marie and Araxi, c. 1921-1922. The father is wearing a dark western-style suit, with a white shirt, vest and tie. On a button hole of the vest is attached a chain of a pocket watch. Gulenia is wearing a loose-fitting, sleeved blouse, a long skirt and dark heeled shoes. The oldest daughter, Marie, standing close to her mother, is wearing a knee-long dress with a large loose belt and two necklaces. Her sister next to her, Araxi, is wearing a similar knee-long dress with ruffled sleeves and a long pearl necklace. The two other girls on the left, Alice and Nevart, are wearing dresses similar in style, with the most notable difference being that the dress of the girl on the far left (Alice) has open slitted sleeves. The dress of the youngest girl, Nevart, has long sleeves gathered at her elbows. All the girls are wearing white shoes with one strap. The three younger girls are also wearing white socks. Their coiffure is also similar with short-cut hair. The photograph has been taken in a studio.

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.