After what felt like a lifetime of waiting, pop star Dua Lipa finally unveiled her wedding dress this weekend. Despite speculation that it would be designed by one of her close friends, Simon Porte Jacquemus or Donatella Versace, it was actually Chanel who had the honour, with the gown being Matthieu Blazy’s first bespoke wedding dress since joining the house.
Featuring a backless design and a mermaid-shaped skirt, plus elaborate beading and bejewelled drapery at the base of the back, it’s sure to go down in fashion history alongside other well-known Chanel wedding dresses. Dua is now part of an exclusive club of brides, including these famous women.
Sofia Richie Grainge
Sofia Richie Grainge wore three different Chanel dresses across her wedding weekend in 2023, all designed by then creative director, Virginie Viard. For her rehearsal dinner, she wore a high-neck, long-sleeve beaded gown. Then, for her wedding day, she first wore a floor-length, criss-cross neck dress, which featured floral and heart embroidery in ivory sequins. Finally, she changed into a structured mini, which featured the house’s signature camellia on it. Speaking to Vogue at the time, she explained: “I always had this vision of the big princess dress, and going big, but as I got older, I realised that I wanted something a bit more simple… maybe ‘simple’ isn’t the right word, because my dress definitely is not simple!”
