List of individual dresses

The swan dress designed by Marjan Pejoski and worn by Björk at the Academy Awards ceremony in 2001

This is a list of individual dresses that are famous or otherwise notable.

Dresses 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

Red carpet and other public appearances

• 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

Queen Victoria's wedding dress

• Coronation gown of Elizabeth II
• 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
• Wedding dress of Queen Victoria
• Wedding dress of Victoria, Princess Royal
• Wedding dress of Wallis Warfield
• Wedding dress of Katharine Worsley

Historical dresses

• 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

• 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
• Apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy, worn by U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy on her 1962 goodwill tour of India.
• 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

• 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

Further reading

• "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