List of individual dresses
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This is a list of individual dresses that are famous or otherwise notable.
Dresses worn by celebrities
[edit]In film, television, and performance
[edit]- Black dress of Rita Hayworth, worn in the 1946 film Gilda
- Black Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn, worn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Gingham dress of Judy Garland, worn in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
- Green dress of Keira Knightley, worn in the 2007 film Atonement
- Happy Birthday, Mr. President dress, worn by Marilyn Monroe at a gala celebrating President John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday
- Mayon gown, worn by Catriona Gray during the evening gown competition in Miss Universe 2018
- Meat dress of Lady Gaga, worn at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards
- Pink dress of Marilyn Monroe, worn in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Red dress of Julia Roberts, worn in the 1990 film Pretty Woman
- Union Jack dress, worn by Geri Halliwell at the Brit Awards 1997
- White dress of Marilyn Monroe, worn in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch[1]
Red carpet and other public appearances
[edit]- American Express Gold card dress of Lizzy Gardiner
- Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter
- Black Versace dress of Angelina Jolie
- Black Versace dress of Elizabeth Hurley
- Black and white Valentino dress of Julia Roberts
- Blue Gucci dress of Harry Styles
- Blue Prada dress of Lupita Nyong'o
- Chartreuse Dior dress of Nicole Kidman
- Crimson Alberta Ferretti dress of Uma Thurman
- Elie Saab net dress of Halle Berry
- Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez
- Ivory Jean Paul Gaultier dress of Marion Cotillard
- Lavender Prada dress of Uma Thurman
- Navy blue Guy Laroche dress of Hilary Swank
- Pink feathered Versace dress of Penélope Cruz
- Pink Ralph Lauren dress of Gwyneth Paltrow
- Plum Vera Wang dress of Keira Knightley
- Red Ben de Lisi dress of Kate Winslet
- Red Tarvydas dress of Rebecca Twigley
- Red Versace dress of Cindy Crawford
- Saffron Vera Wang dress of Michelle Williams
- Silver Julien Macdonald dress of Paris Hilton
- Swan dress, worn by Björk
- Swarovski crystal mesh Armani Privé gown
- White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn
- White Marc Bouwer dress of Angelina Jolie
- White shift dress of Jean Shrimpton
- Yellow Valentino dress of Cate Blanchett
Coronation, wedding, and engagement dresses
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- Coronation gown of Elizabeth II[1]
- Engagement dress of Catherine Middleton
- Wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark
- Wedding dress of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dresses of Princess Anne of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dress of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dress of Princess Beatrice of York
- Wedding dress of Carolyn Bessette
- Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier
- Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dress of Princess Eugenie of York
- Wedding dress of Sarah Ferguson
- Wedding dress of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dress of Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Wedding dress of Grace Kelly
- Wedding dress of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dress of Princess Louise of Wales
- Wedding dress of Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
- Wedding dress of Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom
- Wedding dress of Meghan Markle
- Wedding dress of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck
- Wedding dress of Princess Maud of Wales
- Wedding dress of Catherine Middleton
- Wedding dress of Camilla Parker Bowles
- Wedding dress of Sophie Rhys-Jones
- Wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer[1]
- Wedding dress of Queen Victoria
- Wedding dress of Victoria, Princess Royal
- Wedding dress of Wallis Warfield
- Wedding dress of Katharine Worsley
Historical dresses
[edit]- Bacton Altar Cloth, the only surviving dress of Queen Elizabeth I; so-named because it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries
- Cyclone, a 1939 evening dress by grand couturier Jeanne Lanvin
- Electric Light dress, a masquerade gown designed for Alice Vanderbilt in 1883 featuring a battery-powered electric bulb
- Kimberley Hall Mantua, the earliest complete European women's costume at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Lady Curzon's peacock dress, worn by Baroness Mary Curzon to celebrate the 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
- Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, worn during the 1963 assassination of her husband
- Tarkhan dress, a 5000-year old linen dress considered the known oldest woven garment
Other notable dresses
[edit]- Alice in Wonderland dress, as illustrated by John Tenniel in Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel
- Amsterdam Rainbow Dress, dress made of more than 70 flags of nations where homosexuality is illegal
- Belle's ball gown, golden dress originally worn by the heroine of Disney's animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Berry Dress, a 1994 mixed-media sculpture by Alice Maher
- Climate Dress, embedded with LEDs that change color in reaction to carbon dioxide in the air
- Clinton-Lewinsky scandal Blue Dress, was a key piece of evidence during the investigation and impeachment
- Cream Dior dress of Princess Margaret
- The dress, a photograph of a dress that became a viral phenomenon due to dispute over the color of the garment
- Lobster dress, a dress designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí featuring a lobster
- Oyster dress, designed by Alexander McQueen
- Red Dress, an international 2009-2022 collaborative embroidery project coordinated by Kirstie Macleod
- Revenge dress, a black dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales following the revelation that her husband had been unfaithful
- Travolta dress, a midnight blue gown worn by Diana and named for John Travolta, with whom she danced while wearing it
- TechHaus Volantis, American electric-powered hover vehicle promoted by Lady Gaga as a "flying dress"
- Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic, created in 1987 by Jana Sterbak from 50 pounds of flank steak sewn together
See also
[edit]- List of hats
- Alice blue, a color name that originally referred to a dress worn by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of US President Theodore Roosevelt
- "Alice Blue Gown", 1919 song about the dress
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Michael Czerwinski (2009). Fifty Dresses That Changed the World. Design Museum and Conran Octopus Ltd. ISBN 9781840915877.
Further reading
[edit]- "100 Most Iconic Red Carpet Dresses of All Time", Marie Claire, 6 January 2019
- Sarah Karmali (23 October 2012), "Most Iconic Dresses", Vogue, archived from the original on 3 December 2012, retrieved 3 March 2013