The white wedding dress exhibition

1 August to 6 November, 2011

Bendigo Art Gallery hosted the world premiere of The White Wedding Dress: 200 Years of Wedding Fashions from the Victoria and Albert Museum London. The exhibition encompasses historical bridal dresses, veils, corsetry, millinery, shoes and other accessories as well as gowns by couturiers and designers including Linda Britten, Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, Charles James, Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood, Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Lanvin, Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones. Laura Anderson The L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) chairman exhibited her wedding dress, which was designed for Laura by Linda Britten.

The Age 23rd of July, 2011, Life & Style magazine. Laura Anderson, chairman of L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF), wedding dress, designed by Linda Britten

Laura Anderson and Linda Britten admiring Linda's design at the opening of The White Wedding Dress exhibition 

Embroidered muslin wedding dress, lined with silk, British, 1834 (detail). Probably worn by Mary-Anne-Grace Quin who married Herbert Mayo on 3 November 1834 in London

Silk wedding dress, (jacket bodice and skirt), British, 1857. The bride would have worn detachable wrist-length muslin under-sleeves for her wedding. Replica collar. Given by Miss C M Higgs.

Embroidered silk wedding dress, (bodice and skirt) by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, 1880. Given by Mrs. G T Morton

Embroidered silk satin wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, London, 1933. Given and worn by Margaret, Duchess of Argyll

 Cotton organdie wedding dress, 1953. Designed by Hardy Amies for the Cotton Board

Designed by Vivian Westwood for American burlesque artist Dita Von Teese marriage to Marilyn Manson in 2005

Wedding dress by Vera Wang for her spring 2007 bridal collection. Tissue organza and satin faced organza. Lent by the American Friends of the V&A

Wedding dress by Christian Lacroix