Which designer made the champagne-colored wedding dress worn by Gwen Stefani when she married Gavin Rossdale in 2002?

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John Galliano made the champagne-colored wedding dress Gwen Stefani wore when she married Gavin Rossdale in 2002.

The custom gown combined a white silk bodice with a dramatic dip-dyed skirt that shifted from pale pink to deep fuchsia. Its unconventional color gradient made it a memorable example of celebrity bridal fashion moving beyond an entirely white dress. The design also reflected Galliano’s theatrical couture approach and Stefani’s distinctive pop-star image.

Stefani married musician Gavin Rossdale at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden, London, on 14 September 2002. She later donated the dress to the Victoria and Albert Museum, where it entered a collection known for documenting influential fashion and design.

The gown is sometimes described simply as pink, but its color was a graduated champagne-to-fuchsia effect. It is also distinct from Stefani’s later 2021 wedding outfit, which was created by Vera Wang.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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