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Wedding Dress

late 1997 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Milner, Deborah (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Wedding gown with double-camisole straps and a short train. Ivory lace with pearl beading.

Object details

Categories
Lace
Marriage
Fashion
Clothing
Womenswear
Object type
Wedding dress
Materials and techniques
Ivory lace with pearl beading
Lace
Beads
Brief description
Wedding dress designed by Deborah Miner, part of an ensemble used in a television advertising campaign for Renault UK, 1998
Physical description
Wedding gown with double-camisole straps and a short train. Ivory lace with pearl beading.
Dimensions
  • Bust circumference: 71.5cm
  • Waist circumference: 58cm
  • Overall, to bottom of train length: 192cm
  • Overall, front length: 148cm
  • Hips circumference: 90cm
  • Skirt at knee circumference: 94cm
  • Hem circumference: 200cm
Dimensions taken by Conservation for Wedding Dress mounting, 2009
Gallery label
(2011)
Television wedding dress
Deborah Milner (b.1964)
London, 1998
Shoes: Joseph Azagury (b.1958)

During the 1990s evening styles influenced bridal wear. Wedding dresses with bare shoulders, plunging bodices and low backs became acceptable for church weddings. Deborah Milner designed this dress for the finale of a series of popular television advertisements for Renault's Clio car. An estimated 23 million viewers saw the ad.

Dress: machine lace with artificial pearls and plastic sequins
Headdress: embroidered net with artificial pearls and plastic sequins
Shoes: satin and leather
Given by Renault UK Ltd
V&A: T.40:1 to 4-2000; T.30:1, 2-2010
Credit line
Given by Renault UK Ltd
Object history
This wedding dress, veil and shoes were worn by the actress Estelle Skornik as 'Nicole' in the Renault television advertisement first screened 29 May 1998.
Associated objects
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.40:1-2000

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Record createdApril 14, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O97909/wedding-dress-milner-deborah/
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