Wedding dress
2002
Wedding dress — 2002
Materials
Silk
House / label
Vera Wang
Collection
2002
Archive reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2003.67
Behind the design
The museum relates this bridal dress to the Neoclassical fashions of the Directoire and Empire periods. Its gathered folds show how modern bridalwear can reinterpret historical drapery without reproducing an ancient garment.
