STOP PRESS! DRESS OF THE YEAR 2011
announced
29 March 2012
Read the story in Grazia
Download a full press release
for Dress of the Year 2011 here
One of the stunning gowns which sparked a
media frenzy over who would design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress
has been unveiled as the Dress of the Year 2011 at
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Fashion Museum.
Sarah Burton’s Autumn/Winter 2011 “Ice
Queen” designs for the House of Alexander McQueen set tongues
wagging when they originally went on show in Paris on March 8 last
year. As Burton’s collection was universally lauded rumours quickly
snowballed that the designer was working on a similar creation for
Miss Middleton’s marriage to Prince William – only to be confirmed
on the morning of the big day, April 29 2011.
The Dress of the Year 2011
was chosen from Sarah Burton’s landmark collection for Alexander
McQueen by Hamish Bowles, International
Editor-at-Large for US Vogue. Bowles, who used to visit the Fashion
Museum as a boy, said: “I am thrilled to have been asked to select
the 2011 Dress of the Year".
The ivory tulle bodice of the dress is fully
embroidered with 3D organza feathers. Each feather is individually
hand crafted, fully or partially embroidered with silver and white
thread and bullion. The gown has an organza skirt consisting of 31
panels, hand embroidered with miniature eagle motifs using silver
and white bullion.
This latest addition to the Dress of the
Year collection means there are now 49 era-defining outfits as part
of the Fashion Museum’s award, a selection of which are on display
in the Fashion Museum.
Dress of the Year choices
from 1963 to 2011 are listed on the left.
Dress of the Year
2011
from Sarah Burton's Fall 2011
collection for Alexander McQueen
Credit: Chris Moore, Catwalking