Zac Posen designed Portia de Rossi’s 2008 wedding dress for Ellen DeGeneres.
Portia de Rossi married television host Ellen DeGeneres on 16 August 2008 at their home in Beverly Hills, California. Posen created de Rossi’s bridal ensemble, which included a voluminous tulle skirt and a halter-style top. The outfit balanced sculptural drama with a comparatively intimate ceremony setting.
The wedding took place shortly after California began legally issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2008. DeGeneres wore a coordinated trouser-based ensemble designed by Posen, making the pair’s clothing a unified fashion statement rather than two unrelated bridal looks.
The dress is sometimes confused with gowns by established bridal specialists such as Vera Wang because celebrity weddings frequently feature those designers. In this case, the relevant designer is Zac Posen, whose fashion work often emphasized dramatic shapes and red-carpet construction.