List of individual dresses explained
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[1]
Red carpet and other public appearances
Coronation, wedding, and engagement dresses
Historical dresses
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
- 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"
- , created in 1987 by Jana Sterbak from 50 pounds of flank steak sewn together
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Michael Czerwinski . Fifty Dresses That Changed the World . Design Museum and Conran Octopus Ltd . 2009 . 9781840915877.