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Urban style bridal costume (close-up) – Keles (Bursa / Turkey) – Yörük.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 22, 2016 at 9:56pm

Close-ups of a traditional bridal costume from the Karakeçeli (Yörük) villages of the Keles district (south of Bursa). Before (top) and after (bottom) she was presented to the bridegroom, which is the one who may lift the bridal veil. Late-Ottoman urban style, ca. mid-20th century. (Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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