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This is a list of individual dresses that are notable for their historical significance, appearances in media, or as art.

Historical dresses

Apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy, designed by Oleg Cassini and worn by U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy on her 1962 goodwill tour of India
Bacton Altar Cloth, the only surviving dress of Queen Elizabeth I; so-named because it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries
Cream Dior dress of Princess Margaret, worn for her 21st birthday commemorations in 1951
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
Lobster dress, a dress designed by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí featuring a lobster
Monica Lewinsky's dress, a key key piece of evidence during the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal
Oyster dress, designed by Alexander McQueen
Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, worn during the 1963 assassination of her husband
Revenge dress, a black dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales following the revelation that her husband had been unfaithful
Tarkhan dress, a 5000-year old linen dress considered the known oldest woven garment
Travolta dress, a midnight blue gown worn by Diana and named for John Travolta, with whom she danced while wearing it

Worn by celebrities

In film, television, and performance

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^[2]

Red carpet and other public appearances

Coronation, wedding, and engagement dresses

Dresses as art

Amsterdam Rainbow Dress, dress made of more than 70 flags of nations where homosexuality is illegal
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
Red Dress, an international 2009-2022 collaborative embroidery project coordinated by Kirstie Macleod
Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic, created in 1987 by Jana Sterbak from 50 pounds of flank steak sewn together

Other notable dresses

Alice in Wonderland dress, as illustrated by John Tenniel in Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel
Belle's ball gown, golden dress originally worn by the heroine of Disney's animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The dress, a photograph of a dress that became a viral phenomenon due to dispute over the color of the garment
TechHaus Volantis, American electric-powered hover vehicle promoted by Lady Gaga as a "flying dress"

References

^ Carter-Lome, Maxine (27 January 2020). "Oleg Cassini: Defining American Vintage". The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles | the Social Platform for Antiquers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts.
^ ^a ^b ^c Michael Czerwinski (2009). Fifty Dresses That Changed the World. Design Museum and Conran Octopus Ltd. ISBN 9781840915877.

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+[[File:Björk and the Swan Dress.jpg|thumb|right|The [[swan dress]] designed by [[Marjan Pejoski]] and worn by [[Björk]] at the [[73rd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] in 2001]]This is a '''list of individual [[dress]]es''' that are notable for their historical significance, appearances in media, or as art.
-This is a '''list of individual [[dress]]es''' which are famous or otherwise notable.
+==Historical dresses==
-==Dresses worn by celebrities==
+[[File:Apricot_Dress_worn_by_Jacqueline_Kennedy_for_a_daytime_boat_ride_on_Lake_Pichola,_India.jpg|thumb|[[Apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy|Apricot dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy]] during a visit to India<ref name="Carter-Lome2">{{cite journal |last1=Carter-Lome |first1=Maxine |date=27 January 2020 |title=Oleg Cassini: Defining American Vintage |url=https://journalofantiques.com/features/oleg-cassini-defining-american-vintage/ |journal=The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles {{!}} the Social Platform for Antiquers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts}}</ref>]]
+* [[Apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy]], designed by [[Oleg Cassini]] and worn by U.S. first lady [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] on her [[Jacqueline Kennedy's 1962 goodwill tour of India and Pakistan|1962 goodwill tour of India]]
+* [[Bacton Altar Cloth]], the only surviving dress of Queen [[Elizabeth I]]; so-named because it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries
+* [[Cream Dior dress of Princess Margaret]], worn for her 21st birthday commemorations in 1951
+* [[Cyclone (Jeanne Lanvin)|Cyclone]], a 1939 [[Evening gown|evening dress]] by [[List of grand couturiers|grand couturier]] [[Jeanne Lanvin]]
+* [[Electric Light dress]], a masquerade gown designed for [[Alice Vanderbilt]] in 1883 featuring a battery-powered electric bulb
+* [[Mantua (Kimberley Hall)|Kimberley Hall Mantua]], the earliest complete European women's costume at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
+* [[Lady Curzon's peacock dress]], worn by [[Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston|Baroness Mary Curzon]] to celebrate the 1902 [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]]
+* [[Lobster dress]], a dress designed by [[Elsa Schiaparelli]] and [[Salvador Dalí]] featuring a [[lobster]]
+* [[Monica Lewinsky's dress]], a key key piece of evidence during the [[Clinton-Lewinsky scandal]]
+* [[Oyster dress]], designed by [[Alexander McQueen]]
+* [[Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy]], worn during the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|1963 assassination]] of [[John F. Kennedy|her husband]]
+* [[Revenge dress]], a black dress worn by [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] following the revelation that her husband had been unfaithful
+* [[Tarkhan dress]], a 5000-year old linen dress considered the known oldest woven garment
+* [[Travolta dress]], a midnight blue gown worn by Diana and named for John Travolta, with whom she danced while wearing it
+==Worn by celebrities==
+=== In film, television, and performance ===
+[[File:Judy_Garland_in_The_Wizard_of_Oz_trailer_2.jpg|thumb|Judy Garland wearing the [[Gingham dress of Judy Garland|gingham dress]] in a trailer for ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'']]
+* [[Black dress of Rita Hayworth]], worn in the 1946 film ''[[Gilda (film)|Gilda]]''
+* [[Black Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn]], worn in the 1961 film ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]''
+* [[Gingham dress of Judy Garland]], worn in the 1939 film ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
+* [[Green dress of Keira Knightley]], worn in the 2007 film ''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]''
+* [[Happy Birthday, Mr. President#Dress|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 (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]]''<ref name="50D">{{cite book |author=Michael Czerwinski |title=Fifty Dresses That Changed the World |publisher=[[Design Museum]] and Conran Octopus Ltd |year=2009 |isbn=9781840915877}}
+</ref>
+=== Red carpet and other public appearances ===
+[[File:Black_Christian_Siriano_gown_of_Billy_Porter.jpg|alt=A black velvet ball gown, the top half styled like a tuxedo, with a voluminous white-trimmed skirt|right|thumb|The [[Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter|black Christian Siriano gown made famous by Billy Porter]], pictured at ''Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear'', [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], March 2022]]
 * [[American Express Gold card dress of Lizzy Gardiner]]
 * [[Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter]]
-* [[Black dress of Rita Hayworth]]
-* [[Black Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn]]
 * [[Black Versace dress of Angelina Jolie]]
 * [[Black Versace dress of Elizabeth Hurley]]
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 * [[Crimson Alberta Ferretti dress of Uma Thurman]]
 * [[Elie Saab net dress of Halle Berry]]
-* [[Green dress of Keira Knightley]]
 * [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez]]
-* [[Happy Birthday, Mr. President|Happy Birthday, Mr. President dress]]
 * [[Ivory Jean Paul Gaultier dress of Marion Cotillard]]
 * [[Lavender Prada dress of Uma Thurman]]
-* [[Meat dress of Lady Gaga]]
 * [[Navy blue Guy Laroche dress of Hilary Swank]]
-* [[Pink dress of Marilyn Monroe]]
 * [[Pink feathered Versace dress of Penélope Cruz]]
 * [[Pink Ralph Lauren dress of Gwyneth Paltrow]]
 * [[Plum Vera Wang dress of Keira Knightley]]
-* [[Red dress of Julia Roberts]]
 * [[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]]
-* [[Swan dress]]
+* [[Silver Julien Macdonald dress of Paris Hilton]]
+* [[Swan dress]], worn by [[Björk]]
 * [[Swarovski crystal mesh Armani Privé gown]]
-* [[Union Jack dress]]
-* [[White dress of Marilyn Monroe]]<ref name="50D">{{cite book|title=Fifty Dresses That Changed the World|author=Michael Czerwinski|publisher=[[Design Museum]] and Conran Octopus Ltd|year=2009|isbn=9781840915877}}
-</ref>
 * [[White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn]]
 * [[White Marc Bouwer dress of Angelina Jolie]]
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 ==Coronation, wedding, and engagement dresses==
 [[File:Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.jpg|thumb|right|[[Queen Victoria]]'s wedding dress]]
-* [[Coronation gown of Elizabeth II]]<ref name=50D/>
+* [[Coronation gown of Elizabeth II]]<ref name="50D" />
-* [[Coronation robes of Queen Victoria]]
+* [[Engagement dress of Catherine Middleton]]
-* [[Engagement announcement 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]]
+* [[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 Birgitte van Deurs]]
 * [[Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth]]
+* [[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]]
+* [[Wedding dress of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
+* [[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]]
+* [[Wedding dress of Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom]]
 * [[Wedding dress of Meghan Markle]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark]]
+* [[Wedding dress of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Princess Mary of the United Kingdom]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Princess Mary of Teck]]
 * [[Wedding dress of Princess Maud of Wales]]
 * [[Wedding dress of Catherine Middleton]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott]] <!--last name starts at Montagu-->
 * [[Wedding dress of Camilla Parker Bowles]]
 * [[Wedding dress of Sophie Rhys-Jones]]
-* [[Wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer]]<ref name=50D/>
+* [[Wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer]]<ref name="50D" />
 * [[Wedding dress of Queen Victoria]]
 * [[Wedding dress of Victoria, Princess Royal]]
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 * [[Wedding dress of Katharine Worsley]]
+== Dresses as art ==
-==Historical dresses==
+[[File:La_Casa_de_la_Villa_acoge_el_Amsterdam_Rainbow_Dress,_el_vestido_icónico_de_los_derechos_LGTBI+_04.jpg|thumb|The [[Amsterdam Rainbow Dress]] in Madrid in 2018]]
-* [[Bacton Altar Cloth]], the only surviving dress of Queen [[Elizabeth I]]; so-named because it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries
+* [[Amsterdam Rainbow Dress]], dress made of more than 70 flags of nations where [[homosexuality]] is [[LGBT rights by country or territory|illegal]]
-* [[Cyclone (Jeanne Lanvin)|Cyclone]], a 1939 [[Evening gown|evening dress]] by [[List of grand couturiers|grand couturier]] [[Jeanne Lanvin]]
+* ''[[Berry Dress]]'', a 1994 [[Mixed media|mixed-media sculpture]] by [[Alice Maher]]
-* [[Electric Light dress]], a masquerade gown designed for [[Alice Vanderbilt]] in 1883 featuring a battery-powered electric bulb
+* [[Climate Dress]], embedded with [[Light-emitting diode|LEDs]] that change color in reaction to [[carbon dioxide]] in the air
-* [[Mantua (Kimberley Hall)|Kimberley Hall Mantua]], the earliest complete European women's costume at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
+* [[Red Dress (embroidery project)|Red Dress]], an international 2009-2022 collaborative embroidery project coordinated by Kirstie Macleod
-* [[Lady Curzon's peacock dress]], worn by [[Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston|Baroness Mary Curzon]] to celebrate the 1902 [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]]
+* ''[[Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic]]'', created in 1987 by [[Jana Sterbak]] from 50 pounds of [[flank steak]] sewn together
-* [[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==
 *[[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 [[LGBT rights by country or territory|illegal]]
 *[[Belle's ball gown]], golden dress originally worn by the heroine of Disney's animated film ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991)
-* ''[[Berry Dress]]'', a 1994 [[Mixed media|mixed-media sculpture]] by [[Alice Maher]]
-* [[Climate Dress]], embedded with [[Light-emitting diode|LEDs]] that change color in reaction to [[carbon dioxide]] in the air
-* [[Cream Dior dress of Princess Margaret]]
 * [[The dress]], a photograph of a dress that became a [[Internet meme|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]]
-* [[Mayon gown]], a red, high-slit dress worn by [[Catriona Gray]] during the evening gown competition in [[Miss Universe 2018]]
-* [[Red Dress (embroidery project)|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]], black gown worn by Diana and named for John Travolta, with whom she danced while wearing it
 * [[TechHaus Volantis]], American [[Electric aircraft|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==
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 {{Clothing}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dresses, List of}}

v t e Wedding dresses worn at British royal weddings
19th century	Princess Charlotte of Wales (1816) Queen Victoria (1840) Victoria, Princess Royal (1858) Princess Alice (1862) Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1863) Princess Helena (1866) Princess Louise (1871) Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1879) Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1882) Princess Beatrice (1885) Princess Louise of Wales (1889) Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1891) Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1893) Princess Maud of Wales (1896)
20th century	Princess Alice of Albany (1904) Princess Margaret of Connaught (1905) Princess Alexandra (1913) Princess Patricia of Connaught (1919) Princess Mary (1922) Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1923) Princess Maud (1923) Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1934) Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott (1935) Wallis Warfield (1937) Princess Elizabeth (1947) Princess Margaret (1960) Katharine Worsley (1961) Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen (1972) Princess Anne (1973) Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz (1978) Lady Diana Spencer (1981) Sarah Ferguson (1986) Anne, Princess Royal (1992) Sophie Rhys-Jones (1999)
21st century	Camilla Parker Bowles (2005) Catherine Middleton (2011) Meghan Markle (2018) Princess Eugenie of York (2018) Princess Beatrice of York (2020)

Latest revision as of 19:31, 28 November 2024

Historical dresses

Worn by celebrities

In film, television, and performance

Red carpet and other public appearances

Coronation, wedding, and engagement dresses

Dresses as art

Other notable dresses

See also

References

Further reading