Mini-length wedding dress and coat, 1966

Wedding dress of Cotton gabardine trimmed with silvered PVC

Wedding dress and coat designed by John Bates for his Jean Varon label, London, 1966. Cotton gabardine trimmed with silvered PVC. Worn by Marit Allen for her marriage to Sandy Lieberson in London on 10 June 1966.
V&A: T.26-1,2-2009
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London

By 1966 hemlines for daywear were well above the knee and innovative British designer John Bates created a very fashionable wedding outfit for Marit Allen, a fashion editor for British Vogue magazine.

 

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Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Illustration:
DITA VON TEESE WEARING
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