Wedding Dress
2012 (made)
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This dress was worn by Lady Mary Charteris, a model and DJ, at her wedding to Robbie Furze, a musician and the frontman of the Big Pink, on 1st September 2012. The wedding was held at Charteris's family home, Stanway House, Gloucestershire. Their wedding was covered widely by print and online media, due to both the famous guests in attendance and the bride's unconventional dress.
Lady Mary Charteris commissioned British designer Pam Hogg, a close friend, to create her wedding dress after attending the designer's Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show in Paris, entitled 'Notre Dames'. The dress, which is based on a body suit shown in the fashion show, is revealing and skin tight.
The designer was originally hesitant about designing a wedding dress, but accepted the commission. The design evolved from a series of conversations and fittings between the two women. As Hogg did not have a mannequin small enough for Mary - who is 5 foot 2 inches tall - the dress, the bodice of which is made up of a series of panels, had to be constructed purely as a result of these fittings. Hogg had estimated the dress would take six weeks to make, but in fact it took closer to six months. The resulting dress fits smoothly to the body down to the pelvis, where it breaks into a skirt made of layered and heavy tulle.
Lady Mary Charteris commissioned British designer Pam Hogg, a close friend, to create her wedding dress after attending the designer's Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show in Paris, entitled 'Notre Dames'. The dress, which is based on a body suit shown in the fashion show, is revealing and skin tight.
The designer was originally hesitant about designing a wedding dress, but accepted the commission. The design evolved from a series of conversations and fittings between the two women. As Hogg did not have a mannequin small enough for Mary - who is 5 foot 2 inches tall - the dress, the bodice of which is made up of a series of panels, had to be constructed purely as a result of these fittings. Hogg had estimated the dress would take six weeks to make, but in fact it took closer to six months. The resulting dress fits smoothly to the body down to the pelvis, where it breaks into a skirt made of layered and heavy tulle.
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| Materials and techniques | Stretch satin, tulle, chiffon, silk gauze; machine sewn |
| Brief description | Stretch satin, tulle and silk gauze wedding dress designed by Pam Hogg for Lady Mary Charteris, 2012. |
| Physical description | Full length white wedding dress with long sleeves and a round neckline which extends into a deep 'V' at the back. The dress has a skin tight bodice made from panels of white stretch satin and silk gauze. It has a full skirt composed of tiers of gathered tulle which falls from the pelvis; at the back, the satin lining extends into a short divided train and a panel of chiffon is draped in a loop from the left shoulder to the right hip. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mary Charteris/ Furze |
| Object history | This dress was worn by Lady Mary Charteris at her wedding to Robbie Furze on 1st September 2012. The couple married at Charteris's family home, Stanway House, Gloucestershire. DJ and model Lady Mary Charteris commissioned British designer Pam Hogg to create her wedding dress after attending the designer's Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show in Paris. The dress, which is based on a body suit shown in the fashion show, is revealing and skin tight. |
| Summary | This dress was worn by Lady Mary Charteris, a model and DJ, at her wedding to Robbie Furze, a musician and the frontman of the Big Pink, on 1st September 2012. The wedding was held at Charteris's family home, Stanway House, Gloucestershire. Their wedding was covered widely by print and online media, due to both the famous guests in attendance and the bride's unconventional dress. Lady Mary Charteris commissioned British designer Pam Hogg, a close friend, to create her wedding dress after attending the designer's Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show in Paris, entitled 'Notre Dames'. The dress, which is based on a body suit shown in the fashion show, is revealing and skin tight. The designer was originally hesitant about designing a wedding dress, but accepted the commission. The design evolved from a series of conversations and fittings between the two women. As Hogg did not have a mannequin small enough for Mary - who is 5 foot 2 inches tall - the dress, the bodice of which is made up of a series of panels, had to be constructed purely as a result of these fittings. Hogg had estimated the dress would take six weeks to make, but in fact it took closer to six months. The resulting dress fits smoothly to the body down to the pelvis, where it breaks into a skirt made of layered and heavy tulle. |
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| Accession number | T.5-2014 |
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| Record created | July 10, 2013 |
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