When married after the war , clothing could only be obtained with coupons and her family could not afford a conventional vintage wedding dresses

made of worth only a few shillings "lace curtains, is not necessarily the type of dress you can expect to see encased in glass in a Violet Millard museum.But when slid into the handmade dress on the morning of their wedding in 1946, he felt "proud girlfriend around the world." And watching her walk down the aisle, as her husband, Jack, could not have agreed more.

The than 93 years of age, Radley Road, Abingdon, lost her husband 12 years ago, 88 years old, and she now can not leave the house to visit her treasured dress which has been put on display in Abingdon Museum.When married after the war , clothing could only be obtained with coupons and her family could not afford a conventional vintage wedding dresses.Instead, his mother paid 40 shillings Looker lace curtains and the woman came to Ms. work.

Now Looker wants to publicize her dress is new to the program, to help boost the coffers of the museum as it prepares for a facelift, starting in the fall and spring take up 2012.She said: "When my mother first came home with curtains, put on the table, and said, "Go and make your dress, I do not" t talk to her for days. "But when I put the dress on the morning of my wedding, I was most proud of the bride in the world. People tell me I'm like a king -. Because no one else could have her wholesale wedding gowns on display"