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15 most unconventional celebrity wedding dresses
For some women, finding the right wedding dress can be even more difficult than finding the right man. A-line, ball gown, trumpet, bohemian… there are so many styles these days, it’s no wonder so many look back on their wedding photos and wonder, “what was I thinking?” While most of our wedding dress hang-ups are probably based on trends that quickly went out of fashion (puffy sleeves, anyone?), some celebrities took “unique” to the next level. Here are 15 of the most outrageous celebrity wedding dresses of all time.
- Queen Victoria, 1840 – this dress may not seem very scandalous, but it’s thanks to Queen Victoria that white became the default wedding dress colour. White wedding dresses were very uncommon prior to her marriage to Prince Albert
- Elizabeth Taylor, 1952 – she may have worn seven wedding dresses in her time, but Elizabeth Taylor’s second wedding dress was certainly the most unconventional – a simple suit to wed Michael Wilding.
- Marilyn Monroe, 1954 – the blonde bombshell defied expectations when she walked down the aisle in a conservative knee-length brown dress with matching jacket.
- Elizabeth Taylor, 1964 – for her fifth wedding, Taylor shocked the world once more, opting for a canary yellow dress and white flower hairpiece.
- Mia Farrow, 1966 – in typical trendsetting Mia Farrow fashion, the actress paired her iconic pixie cut with a short and chic white dress to wed Frank Sinatra.
- Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, 1967 – we bet most brides haven’t thought of designing their own dress, but that’s exactly what Priscilla did. She paired her one-of-a-kind chiffon gown with a voluminous three-foot veil.
- Audrey Hepburn, 1969 – for her second marriage to Andrea Dotti, the starlet wore a long-sleeved Givenchy mini dress and headscarf.
- Yoko Ono, 1969 – would you expect anything less from the artist wife of John Lennon? Ono swapped tradition for a white skirt and top, felt hat and knee-high white socks and sneakers.
- Bianca Jagger, 1971 – Mick’s bride-to-be wore an elegant white skirt suit with a wide-brimmed hat and veil.
- Rita Wilson, 1988 – Tom Hanks’ wife opted for a very short, very 1980s poufy dress with an equally poufy veil and wrap.
- Emma Thompson, 1989 – colourful and fun, Thompson’s wedding dress suited the actress to a T. She walked down the aisle to now-ex-husband Kenneth Branagh in a short, multi-coloured dress and structural headpiece.
- Mariah Carey, 1993 – we don’t think Carey will be rocking this one when she weds James Packer! Her US$25,000 Vera Wang gown used a whopping 27 feet of fabric. That’s a lot of dress!
- Celine Dion, 1994 – Dion looked every bit the queen when she graced the aisle in a long-sleeved fur dress and 3-kilo crown.
- Gwen Stefani, 2002 – never one to conform, the No Doubt singer opted for a pink ombre gown designed by John Galliano.
- Pamela Anderson, 2006 – Anderson’s dress is notable for the simple fact that it never existed! The actress dressed down – very down – when she wed Kid Rock in a tiny white bikini.
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