Mini-length wedding dress and coat, 1966 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. Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Illustration: DITA VON TEESE WEARING Vivienne Westwood Violet wedding dress 2005 Vivienne Westwood Couture, London Shot synthetic taffeta Tricorn hat: Stephen Jones, London Velvet, shot synthetic taffeta, glass beads, and dyed mink pompoms Illustration by Jeff Waterman ‹ Wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, 1933 Embroidered silk wedding dress by Christian Lacroix ›