Создание свадебного платья принцессы Сорайи для её бракосочетания с шахом Ирана Мохаммадом Резой Пахлави в 1951 году

 

Создание свадебного платья принцессы Сорайи для её бракосочетания с шахом Ирана Мохаммадом Резой Пахлави в 1951 году

Свадебное платье, которое принцесса Сорайя (Сорайя Эсфандиари-Бахтиари) надевала на своё бракосочетание с шахом Ирана Мохаммадом Резой Пахлави в 1951 году, по праву считается одним из самых роскошных и массивных творений высокой моды в истории. рного искусства, так и художественного мастерства.

Платье, спроектированное самим Кристианом Диором (хотя по некоторым сведениям чертежи были выполнены молодым Ивом Сен-Лораном, который тогда работал в доме моды), стало настоящим подвигом как инжене

Christian Dior was commissioned to create a masterpiece that would reflect the immense wealth and prestige of the Iranian monarchy. The final design was an architectural marvel of the “New Look” era.

It was crafted from approximately 37 yards (34 meters) of silver lamé, creating a shimmering, metallic effect. The gown was lavishly hand-embroidered with 6,000 diamond pieces, thousands of pearls, and intricate gold thread work. A staggering 20,000 marabou stork feathers were used to trim the dress, adding a soft, ethereal volume to the skirt and train. 

The sheer volume of materials made the gown incredibly heavy. It reportedly weighed between 20 and 30 kilograms (44–66 pounds). It required the work of roughly 20 tailors and seamstresses at the House of Dior to complete the intricate hand-detailing in time. On the wedding day, Soraya was still weak from a bout of typhoid fever. The weight of the 20-meter train was so immense that she struggled to stand or walk.

The dress was so heavy that a last-minute adjustment was necessary just before the ceremony began. To relieve Soraya of the crushing weight, the Shah and his aides reportedly used scissors to cut 8 meters (about 26 feet) off the train so she could walk down the aisle. Because the palace was freezing in the February cold, Soraya wore a woolen vest and socks hidden beneath the magnificent silver lamé. 

Decades after her 1958 divorce and subsequent life in exile, the dress reappeared in the public eye. After her death in 2001, her belongings were auctioned in Paris, where the iconic Dior gown was sold for $1.2 million. It remains a symbol of both the pinnacle of 1950s fashion and the “sad-eyed” princess’s tragic royal tenure.