Festival Dress1800s-1850s Ioannina, Greece This small dress tells of a long journey. Originating fr

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.

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