Dirac Somali dress
Light floaty material that is designed to be worn extremely loose fitting in a very feminine style
Delicate, translucent material of a Somali bride’s wedding dress.
details of gold embroidery on Somali bride's wedding dress.
This delicate belt reminds me of one my maternal grandmother used to wear, except that hers was filigree silver rather than gold, but encompassed a similarly slim waist.
Such a beautiful hand..
Somali bride's expressive feet
Now this doesn't look anywhere near as elegant on me , as it would on one of the gorgeous Somali girls I photographed at this wedding!
The bride was so happy that I was going to join in with her wedding day, whilst also being the professionally hired wedding photographer, that she gave me this perfect blue floaty dress to wear. Just wish I had the grace and skill to wear it as well as the girls did. I would much rather have posted pics of them but etiquette prevails… xx Elaine Reel Life Photos
March 8th, 2015 at 9:52 am
Do you know where the belt and necklace is from. I have a wedding soon and I would like one
Please tell me you do?
Thnx
March 8th, 2015 at 10:24 am
I don’t know but will try and find out for you Fatimah. I must agree that its an amazing belt! Reminds me of one that used to belong to my grandmother, that I played with, dressing up, as a child. xx Elaine
March 17th, 2015 at 1:45 am
The bride bought them in Shepherd’s Bush market in London from a stall there. One is real gold too! Hope that helps Fatimah?
xx Elaine