By COLlive reporter
Chabad girls were encouraged to follow Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson‘s modest example. Now they can also dress like her.
Yifat Hillel, a designer and owner of a bridal salon in Kiryat Malachi, has recreated the white wedding gown the Rebbetzin wore on her wedding day to the Rebbe in 1928 in Warsaw, Poland.
Hillel has replicated the gown based on a single, black and white image of the Rebbetzin on her wedding day, 14 Kislev, and it took her several weeks to do so.
The dress is tailor-made of fine lace fabric acquired specifically for this project and combined with sparkling sequins, comparing her great solemnity, she said. “The dress conveys, along with glory, a great modesty.”
The skirt consists of several layers of soft tulle. The original dress is a Charleston model, soft and interesting, as if it was designed by a leading current fashion designer, Hillel said.
The veil is located on the shoulder and is adorned with an impressive flower. An abundant trail graces the dress in the back.
“This dress goes beyond the noble charm and beauty,” she said. “It sends a powerful message to each and every bride in the salon, just by being presented there.”
The dress was presented in honor of 22 Shevat, the Rebbetzin’s yartzeit. It joins some 120 dresses on display at Hillel’s bridal salon in Israel. She said she is taking orders from the United States as well.
Replicas of the silver candle sticks the Rebbetzin would kindle at her home on President Street in Crown Heights have been sold in Chabad circles for over a decade.
1. The style of gowns at that time were above the ankle if you are lucky enough to have pics of your great grandparents you would see that… she was very stylish. Stylish but tzenus. 2. The pic is posed before the wedding… not how she looked at her wedding. 3. pink was her favorite color and heard she had a pink dress as well. 4. Enjoy the beauty of it and of the beauty of her neshama
the copy dress looks really short.
was the rebbetzin shgort or was her dress mid lenth not to the floor
I have to agree with #2 – the Rebbetzin wore 3 different gowns at her wedding and NONE of them were white. Minhag Bais Harav is not to wear white.
so beatyful!!!!!!!!!!!!
we should be copying her Modesty,intelligence,ahavas yisroel & Shalom Bayis but why cant we do this?
The Rebbetzin did indeed wear a sheitel to her wedding.
This is a picture the Rebbitzen A”H sent to Rebbitzen Nacha Rivkin, who lived in Eretz Yisroel at the time, about the clothes she purchased- or had made- as part of her wedding trousseau. Lets all look at @12, and not make the tofel chashuv.
I wholeheartedly agree with your points. The Rebbetzin was the embodiment of kindness, friendliness, hospitality, tznius etc. etc. etc. Let our girls emulate these things first and foremost. I see too many girls who put a huge emphasis on such shtusim but don’t know how to say hello to someone on the street or hold a door open for another who is struggling. etc. people have their priorities totally mixed up.
I think this concept cheapens the majesty of our Rebbetzin, it almost makes the Rebbetzin sound like a celebrity perhaps there are other more meaningful ways to connect with our Rebbetzin who was a paragon of modesty and a virtuous Jewish woman
Didn’t the rebbe once tell a bachur not to copy his dress code?Is this really appropriate to copy that wedding dress?Could someone please explain what’s the point of this??????How about copying her modesty,intelligence,ahavas yisroel and shalom bayis?????????????
Even if she doesn’t get one order, kallas will be inspired by the rebbetzin when they see the dress. What a thoughtful idea! Yasher koach!
yes I heard that from Mrs. Sternberg – ice pink, ice blue and off white/light yellow. It was also written up in an article in Nshei once
didnt zlata’s design make a copy once of this dress
THIS IS PURE CHITZONIYUS!!!
I highly doubt that copying the Rebbetzin’s gown is what we are supposed to copy. We should all be focusing on the Rebbetzin’s lessons, teachings and the way she led her life. Not what she wore.
Very interesting that veil is on the shoulder. But how do we reconcile that we are taught that it is not our minhag for the kallah to wear a sheitel at the chassena, but that there should be some sort of additional covering of the hair after the chuppah? (We were told to tuck in a bit more hair under the crown or veil after the chuppah?) Is this picture before the chassena? if so, what did the Rebbetzin do after the chuppa? What would one do if they wanted to wear that dress? –Just curious
But the Rebbetzins wasn’t exactly like that…it also wasn’t so frilly.
cool idea but styles have changed majorly..
Now we know what you’ll be wearing!
I once heard that the Rebbetzin wore 3 gowns at various parts of her chasuna- I think one was silver, possibly light blue and possibly light pink maybe yellow?- not totally sure on that
Beautiful idea but the Rebbetzin’s gown deliberately wasn’t white.