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Wedding Dress

1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oyster pink strapless wedding dress. Straight Duchesse satin dress with a large back bow and attached train. It has a boned and corsetted bodice and a flat-fronted tapered skirt, and the back bow creates a bustle effect.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Satin
Brief description
Strapless satin wedding dress, designed by Catherine Rayner, Great Britain, 1996
Physical description
Oyster pink strapless wedding dress. Straight Duchesse satin dress with a large back bow and attached train. It has a boned and corsetted bodice and a flat-fronted tapered skirt, and the back bow creates a bustle effect.
Gallery label
(1997)
This sculptural design is a fine example of Catherine Rayner's sleek and sophisticated wedding dresses. It has a boned and corsetted bodice, and flat- fronted tapered skirt with back bow, which creates a bustle effect. It is shown without a veil and the other decorative accoutrements associated with traditional wedding gowns.
Credit line
Given by the designer
Bibliographic reference
De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
Collection
Accession number
T.15-1997

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Record createdAugust 20, 2003
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