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This wedding ensemble of a dress and shoes was adapted for a disabled bride. Janet Jones (née Powell) was born 29th February 1944. She had one dislocated hip joint and one missing hip joint which resulted in one leg being shorter than the other. To address the difference, she had a seamstress adapt her purchases of ready-made clothing, including this unlabelled wedding dress: the seamstress adjusted the hem to hang straight on the bride's tilted hips. Janet wore bespoke orthopaedic shoes, which at that time came only in black or brown. For her wedding she painted a pair white herself.   ","physicalDescription":"White nylon lace wedding dress with high round neckline, full skirt supported by an integral hoop petticoat, and train.Lined in nylon. The hoop petticoat has an additional layer of white tulle between it and the outside layer of machine-made lace. The dress fastens up the back with a metal zipper. Down the front is a princess-line panel of white nylon pleated and gathered, and anchored with rosettes made from plastic ribbon.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Nylon","id":"AAT14462"},{"text":"nylon lace","id":"x30591"},{"text":"plastic","id":"AAT14570"},{"text":"metal","id":"AAT10900"}],"techniques":[{"text":"sewing","id":"AAT53658"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"nylon, plastic, metal","categories":[{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Wedding","id":"THES283897"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2026PM8035","2026PM8036","2026PM8037","2026PM8038","2026PM8039","2026PM8042","2026PM8041","2026PM8040","2026PM8043"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"SHLN","id":"THES49063"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Wedding dress","id":"AAT255177"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"No","note":"According to the family of Janet Jones, the wearer of this dress, she referred to herself as 'physically disabled'. A common term today is 'disabled person'.\r\n07/08/2024 CW not required if wearer used the term to describe herself."}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"purchased","id":"x40824"},"note":"The dress was purchased by the wearer ready-made at a shop in London. "}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"16 September 1967","earliest":"1967-09-16","latest":"1967-09-16"},"association":{"text":"worn","id":"x34724"},"note":"wedding date"},{"date":{"text":"early 1967","earliest":"1967-01-01","latest":"1967-06-30"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"Worn September 1967. 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She was an excellent swimmer (including the butterfly stroke), achieved various distance awards and earned a lifesaving certificate. \r\n\r\nJanet met John Jones in the early 1960s. For her marriage on 16 September 1967 Janet bought her dress ready-made and instructed a seamstress (name not known) to adjust the hem so that it would hang straight on her tilted hips. As Janet's bespoke orthopaedic shoes were only available in black or brown leather, for her wedding she painted a pair white herself.  \r\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"White nylon and synthetic lace adaptive wedding dress with fitted waist, floor length skirt and long sleeves. 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