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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 270972, member: 2844"]A Greek headdress isn't usually that close to the face. A Russian headdress would be a kokoshnik (like the silver marks):</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F6f%2Fe6%2F2c%2F6fe62c07d80e115871940cb5358f15fe--russian-brides-russian-wedding.jpg&sp=16511b273014973896dbe509f77b0466" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Greek traditional bride, there are regional differences. No coral bead neclace though, it is not one of the 'coral wearing countries':</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Ff2%2Fc7%2Ff6%2Ff2c7f6693083641f90156961e3651d01.jpg&sp=61898a93ea7e074ff62add08fbb289ec" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>But a Russian or Greek bride 1900-1910 could follow western European fashion. I have seen pictures of fashionable western brides of the period wearing their veil in a similar way to the girl on the miniature.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 270972, member: 2844"]A Greek headdress isn't usually that close to the face. A Russian headdress would be a kokoshnik (like the silver marks): [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F6f%2Fe6%2F2c%2F6fe62c07d80e115871940cb5358f15fe--russian-brides-russian-wedding.jpg&sp=16511b273014973896dbe509f77b0466[/IMG] Greek traditional bride, there are regional differences. No coral bead neclace though, it is not one of the 'coral wearing countries': [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Ff2%2Fc7%2Ff6%2Ff2c7f6693083641f90156961e3651d01.jpg&sp=61898a93ea7e074ff62add08fbb289ec[/IMG] But a Russian or Greek bride 1900-1910 could follow western European fashion. I have seen pictures of fashionable western brides of the period wearing their veil in a similar way to the girl on the miniature.[/QUOTE]
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