Photograph of a married couple no. 062

Photograph taken in the studio of Fevzi Akarsu about 1950. The bride wears a modern-style white, long wedding dress and an impressive high crown (gelin başlığı) made exclusively of diamonds. The diamonds were borrowed from relatives and friends especially to be used for the wedding. These crowns were prepared by women specialists, called gelin onarıcı. The hair forms a wavy line on the forehead and barely covers the ears. A thin, transparent veil, attached to the lower part of the crown, falls down to form a train, spreading on the floor. The bride also wears diamond earrings, rings on both hands and a necklace of two rows of pearls. Her eyes are kohl-outlined and her lips dark red. The groom appears in a modern two-piece western-style dark suit, long trousers and a jacket crossed over the chest and with two rows of three buttons; the jacket is worn over a white shirt and a striped tie, and has a white handkerchief in the chest pocket. His shoes seem to be black and white.