Recycling a századfordulón. Egy különleges nõi díszruha a Magyar Nemzeti Múzeumban
Recycling at the Turn of the Century: A Special Gala Dress at the Hungarian National Museum

Summary/Abstract: In the 1890s, Ilona Diósgyőri Simon wore a distinctive gala dress as formal evening attire. A white silk dress from the 1820s was modified with decorative elements from different periods and executed in various techniques in order to conform to the style of the Hungarian gala dress. The eighteenth-century silk fabric, reminiscent of an apron, and the laced bodice may have been family heirlooms, as were the trimmings and the Biedermeier embroidery on the lower band of the skirt. In the 1980s, the great-grandchildren wore these turn-of-the-century ball gowns as wedding dresses, thereby conferring new meaning on family garments that had been worn and reused repeatedly over the centuries.

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