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Featured designers 

There were approximately 47 garments / ensembles plus a wide range of accessories including headwear, garters, veils, wreaths and party favours.

New Zealand designers

  • Lindah Lepou
  • Jane Yeh
  • World

Te Papa has commissioned examples of contemporary wedding dress from each of these designers.

All designers

The following designers were represented (garments, hats and shoes), along with many unknown designers and makers:

  • John Bates
  • Bellville et Cie, London
  • Richard Cawley for Bellville Saloon
  • Lincoln Bennett & Co
  • Ossie Clark
  • Frank Clive
  • Patrick Cox
  • Ella Dolling
  • Mr Fish
  • John Galliano
  • Gladman and Womack
  • Hanna Goldman
  • Norman Hartnell
  • Hermine, London
  • Jacques Heim
  • Shirley Hex
  • Ian & Marcel
  • Edward Izod
  • Jack Jacobus
  • Charles James
  • Stephen Jones
  • Kilgour
  • Christian Lacroix
  • Alber Elbaz for Lanvin
  • Lindah Lepou
  • Liberty & Co, London
  • Christian Louboutin
  • Lucile
  • Timothy Everest for Marks & Spencer
  • Deborah Milner
  • Jean Muir
  • Paulette, Paris
  • Mr Pearl
  • Zandra Rhodes
  • Graham Smith
  • Philip Treacy 
  • Vera Wang
  • Vivienne Westwood
  • Aida Woolf
  • World
  • Charles Frederick Worth
  • Jane Yeh
  • Unknown 
 
  • Dita Von Teese on her wedding day, 2005. Dress by Vivienne Westood, hat by Stephen Jones. Photograph by and courtesy of Odessy Barbu.
    Dita Von Teese on her wedding day, 2005. Dress by Vivienne Westwood, hat by Stephen Jones. Photograph by and courtesy of Odessy Barbu.
  • Wedding dress, ‘Qui a le droit?’, Christian Lacroix Couture, Paris, autumn/winter 1993-4. Silk satin, embellished with gold leaf, foil, beads, paste gems and chenille embroidery. Given by the designer
    Embroidered silk wedding dress by Christian Lacroix, Paris, Autumn/Winter 1992-93 Haute Couture. Given by Christian Lacroix. Photograph by Guy Marineau © 1992
  • Embroidered silk satin wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, London, 1933.
    Embroidered silk satin wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, London, 1933. Commissioned by Margaret Whigham for her marriage to Charles Sweeny on 21 February 1933. Given and worn by Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. ©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images
  • Silk brocade shoes purchased from Peter Robinson, London, 1914.
    Silk brocade shoes purchased from Peter Robinson, London, 1914. Worn by Phyllis Blaiberg for her marriage to Bertie Mayer Stone at the Bayswater Synagogue, London on 9 September 1914. Given by Mrs B. Rackow ©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images
  • Wedding dress and coat designed by John Bates for his Jean Varon label, London, 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. ©Victoria and Albert Museum
 
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