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Qui a le droit?

Wedding Dress
1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lacroix, Christian (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Wedding dress and veil. Black net veil, high-necked embroidered net body under low-cut black silk satin bodice and skirt, richly embroidered with silk, chenille and metallic threads, with overskirt in off-white silk satin.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Marriage
Embroidery
Hats & Headwear
Womenswear
Object type
Wedding dress
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Wedding Veil
  • Wedding Dress Body
  • Wedding Dress Bodice
  • Wedding Dress Skirt
Titles
  • Qui a le droit? (assigned by artist)
  • Black Wedding Dress (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Silk satin, silk net, chenille, silk and metal thread embroidery, paste gems
Silk (Textile)
Silk Net
Chenille
Silk Thread
Metal Thread
Paste Gems
Embroidering
Satin Weave
Sewing
Brief description
Black Wedding Dress, coloured silk and gold thread embroidered silk satin, designed by Christian Lacroix, France, 1993.
Physical description
Wedding dress and veil. Black net veil, high-necked embroidered net body under low-cut black silk satin bodice and skirt, richly embroidered with silk, chenille and metallic threads, with overskirt in off-white silk satin.
DimensionsDimensions taken by Conservation for Wedding Dress mounting, 2009 The footprint is 122 x 111 cm approximate footprint (mm): W1220 x D1100 x H1600
Production typeHaute couture
Gallery label
(2011)
'Qui a le droit' (Who has the right?) wedding dress
Christian Lacroix Couture
Paris, 1993
Shoes: Sidonie Larizzi (b.1942) for Lacroix

Grace Mirabella, editor-in-chief of American Vogue from 1971-88, described Christian Lacroix as a designer for 'women who dream of grand spectacle'. He created wedding dresses for many celebrities including singer Christina Aguilera in 2005. In the early 1990s, when this dress formed the finale to his catwalk show, bridal wear accounted for 40% of the orders from his fashion house.

Dress (body, corset and skirt): silk net, lycra and silk satin, with gold leaf, foil, beads, paste gems, chenille embroidery and costume jewellery
Shoes: silk satin and leather
Given by the designer
V&A: T.241:1 to 4, 7 to 16-1993
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Part of a wedding ensemble (wedding dress, veil, shoes and accessories, T.241:1 to 16-1993) designed by Christian Lacroix, Spring/Summer 1993 collection.

Registered File number 1993/988.
Production
Spring/Summer 1993 collection.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.241:1 to 4-1993

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Record createdJuly 30, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164668/qui-a-le-droit-wedding-dress-lacroix-christian/
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