#religious fashion

Thom Browne Fall 2011 and Fall 2014 on view at the“Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” Exhibition at the MET 

Festival Dress

1800s-1850s

Ioannina, Greece

This small dress tells of a long journey. Originating from the Ionian Jewish community in Northern Greece, it arrived in Kibbutz Afikim by way of Salonika and Paris. Inspired by a style commissioned by Queen Emilia of Greece to reflect the new Greek nationalism, this dress incorporates Greek embroidery and fabrics with a silhouette borrowed from a European ball gown.

The Israel Museum

Married Jewish Woman’s Outfit

Salonika, Greece

Early 20th Century

The Israel Museum