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Description: | Wedding dress of embroidered net with silk bodice and net skirt and full sleeves; skirt embroidered with spot motifs and then with floral swags towards hem, with 2 silk ribbons threaded as flounces. Swiss net from manufacturer, Jakob Schlaepfer. Worn over a vast net petticoat, and reminiscent of the romance of the celebrated 1981 bridal gown created by the Emanuels for Diana, Princess of Wales.
Unworn - unsold shop stock from the Emanuels - sold at auction by Elizabeth Emanuel on 13 November 2008.
Technique: embroidering
Material: silk
Material: net | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.48769 | Go to resource |
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