Outfits worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, are the centrepiece of a new exhibition at Bath's Fashion Museum celebrating more than 50 years of unique British fashion house Bellville Sassoon.
In 2011 British designer David Sassoon donated his archive of hundreds of fashion drawings from the 1950s to the 2000s to the museum.
The collection charts the history of the firm Bellville Sassoon as one of London's top couturiers, and represents an unparalleled record of a life in fashion.
Twenty five choice evening dresses have been selected by Mr Sassoon, each one lovingly kept across the years by Bellville Sasson's loyal clientele, and now borrowed back especially for the display.
Rosemary Harden, Manager of the Fashion Museum, said: "This special display at the Fashion Museum celebrates both the gift of the design archive to the museum, and the success of three extraordinary designers - Belinda Belville, David Sassoon, and Lorcan Mullany - who together have run this uniquely British fashion house for over 50 years."
The centrepiece of the display will be three ensembles designed by Bellville Sassoon for Diana, Princess of Wales, including the cantaloupe melon silk 'going-away' outfit that she wore as a young bride in July 1981.
Bellville Sassoon has designed clothes for a host of famous names including Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Jerry Hall, Helen Mirren and Ivana Trump. David Sassoon's designs have also appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper's Magazine.
The exhibition run until January next year.
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