Britain’s Victoria and Albert Museum will trace 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 offering a panorama of fashion over the last two centuries.
On display will be the most romantic, glamorous and extravagant wedding dresses from the V&A’s superb collection and will include 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 will highlight the histories of the dresses, revealing fascinating details about the lives of the wearers and offering an intimate insight into their circumstances and fashion choices. Exhibition on from May 3rd – March 15th 2015, Visit VAM.ac.uk for visitor information. –Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
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I read about this exhibition. Fortunate for me, I’ll be in Europe this Fall and plan on previewing it. I cannot wait!! Thank you!
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