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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Wedding Dress - Irean Godfrey (nee Smith)

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(handmade)

1953

Overview

Full length ivory silk laced dress. Underneath is moire taffeta. Quarter length sleeves. Pearl beading buttoned straight down from lower neckline to waist. Metal hook fasteners on the left side to do up the dress.

Historical information

Worn by Irean May Godfrey (nee Smith).
Married to Malcolm Richardson Godfrey on 8 August 1953.
St Mary's Church, West Perth.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2023.53

Item type

Clothing

Dresses

Themes

Material

Fabrics

Lace

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

No markings

Contextual information

Wedding dress was handmade by one of Irean's girlfriends.

Keywords

EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS

Dress

Clothing

Wedding

Place made

Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 16 June, 2026

Completeness

72

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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Front of dress

Back of dress

Front top

Back top

Pattern of lace

Mr & Mrs Godfrey - wedding day

Malcolm & Irean Godfrey

Bride

Mrs Irean May Godfrey

Godfrey's Wedding Article

Newspaper article

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