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Weddings

Vintage wedding fans will have to look no further than the

inspirational V&A exhibition opening next month.

This wedding dream is entitled

The Wedding Dresses 1775-2014

and will take place until the 15 March 2015. This exhibition 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

Steffani 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.

Vintage

V&A

Make sure you don’t miss it.

Embroidered silk satin wedding dress designed by Norman Hartnell, 1933

Worn by Margaret Whigham for her marriage to Charles Sweeny

Embroidered corded silk wedding dress made after a Paquin,

Lalanne et Cie Paris model by Stern Brothers, New York, 1890

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