Texas Fashion Collection

1993 (left)
Designed by Victor Costa
Wedding gown of cream silk faille with embroidered floral motif in a historical style inspired by late nineteenth-century styles. Bodice has long sleeves and high choker collar with a full skirt and lace underskirt. This dress was worn by Camilla Codrington on her marriage to Count de Rochambeau at Cawdor Village Church, Inverness, on May 29, 1993.
Gift of Camilla de Rochambeau
Texas Fashion Collection     

1878 (right)
Day dress, originally worn as a wedding dress, of plum silk satin trimmed with purple cut velvet in a floral motif; boned bodice features a velvet yoke inset and an attached skirt that has a draped satin front with two assymetrical velvet panels and a long ruffled train.
Gift of Mrs. Abraham J. Asche
Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas

1936
Designed by Edward Molyneux
Wedding gown of candlelight silk satin, consisting of a sleeveless underdress with braided trim, over which is a full-length lace tunic and train.
Worn by Bertha Marie Masur of Monroe Louisiana.
Gift of Mrs. Jacqueline Masur McElhaney
Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas

2011
Designed by Chelsea Bell
Wedding gown of pale rose silk taffeta in a strapless sheath-style with a full gathered skirt below the knee and fabric floral embellishments at right shoulder and lower skirt. Chelsea Creech married Brian Bell in an outdoor ceremony near Austin, Texas. Several designs by Ines di Santo inspired her to create her dream wedding gown.
Courtesy of Chelsea Bell

c. 2007
Designed by Janie Stidham
Dress and jacket of oyster-white silk with bead and feather embellishment. Custom designed for Lari Gibbons, this dress is titled “Arctic Bliss.” Gibbons was married in Alaska and wanted a dress that expressed the Alaskan climate. With this in mind, Janie Stidham chose a cool gray satin embellished with bead trim to reflect light.
Courtesy of Lari Gibbons

1994
Designed by Victor Costa
Wedding gown of white silk satin with a sleeveless bodice in piped satin rows, and a cone shaped skirt of geometric cut-outs. Worn by Patricia Barlerin Farman-Farmaian at her wedding to Prince Alexander Farman-Farmaian. October 1, 1994, at St. James Episcopal Church, Madison Ave., New York City. Inspired by an Italian gown the bride saw, she and Victor Costa kept it secret from everyone- including the mother of the bride- until the wedding.
Gift of Patricia M. Patterson
Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas

2011
Designed by Zigwai Remy Odukomaiya
Wedding gown of white Duchess silk, silk gauze, and dupioni silk embellished with hand-coiled medallion appliques on bodice, with a full gathered skirt. The title of this dress is “Bliss.” Zigwai Remy Odukomaiya crafted the coils of fabric using traditional Nigerian Basket-making techniques as her inspiration.
Courtesy of Zigwai Remy Odukomaiya

Gough Gallery

2009
Designed by Matthew Earnest
Wedding dress of white jersey knit with inverted pleats at midriff and a navy linen faille Spencer-style jacket.Worn by Allison V. Smith, granddaughter of Stanley Marcus, at her wedding to Barry Whistler in August 2009. Smith worked closely with Matthew Earnest on a full-length dress for the ceremony in Rockport, Maine. The dress was then altered by the designer, who cut off the dress below the knew, transforming it for the reception.
Courtesy of Allison V. Smith