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Wedding Veil

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

Long wedding veil attached to a hair comb covered in lace and beading (the same as T.40:1-2000)

Object details

Categories
Marriage
Fashion
Object type
Wedding veil
Materials and techniques
Tulle attached to hair comb covered with ivory lace with imitation pearl beading
Tulle
Lace
Imitation Pearl
Brief description
Wedding veil designed by Deborah Miner, part of an ensemble used in a television advertising campaign for Renault UK, 1998
Physical description
Long wedding veil attached to a hair comb covered in lace and beading (the same as T.40:1-2000)
Dimensions
  • Length: 285cm
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.40:2-2000

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Record createdApril 14, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O97910/wedding-veil-milner-deborah/
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