Closed Exhibition – Wedding Dresses 1775–2014
Wedding Dresses 1775-2014: About the Exhibition
Silk satin wedding dress, designed by Norman Hartnell, 1933, given and worn by Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
This exhibition will traced the development of the fashionable white wedding dress and its treatment by key fashion designers such as Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, Charles James, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang over the last two centuries. On display were the most romantic, glamorous and extravagant wedding dresses from the V&A’s superb collection and included some important new acquisitions as well as loans including the purple dress worn by Dita Von Teese for her marriage to Marilyn Manson and the outfits worn by Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale on their wedding day. The exhibition highlighted the histories of the dresses, revealing fascinating details about the lives of the wearers and offered an intimate insight into their circumstances and fashion choices.
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