Summary
Custom-made dress which was part of the wedding costume worn by actor Georgie Stone as Mackenzie Hargreaves in the Australian television series Neighbours in 2022.
Worn during her onscreen wedding to Hendrix Greyson (Ben Turland), which is significant as the first representation of a transgender character marrying on an Australian drama program.
The dress was custom designed and made for Ms Stone in the Neighbours costume department, although in the show's storyline it was made by Mackenzie's friend Amy (Jacinta Stapleton.) Georgie works with the show's designer Nicholas Wakerley to come up with the final design, the butterfly motif was important both to Georgie and Mackenzie. The wedding was filmed in the Japanese Garden at Melbourne Zoo, with post wedding photographs inside the Butterfly House.
Physical Description
One shouldered satin dress adorned with small organza butterflies. Sleeve and part of bodice decorated with butterfly wing pattern in red, yellow, orange and black. Zipper fastening at side, transparent mesh fabric at back. Frilled edging where skirt is attached to bodice. Floor length skirt is white silk organza sewn in folds on the diagonal from the proper left hip to form voluminious ruffles. High split at proper front left.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Leisure, Cultural Diversity, Home & Community, Clothing & Textiles
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Fremantle Media, Melbourne
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Used By
Ms Georgie Stone, 104-168 Hawthorn Road, Forest Hill, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2022
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Classification
Communications, Television programming & production, Costumes
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
1056 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 250 mm (Depth)
Taken flat. Length = shoulder to hem. Width and depth = estimate - skirt in folds creates different volumes. Chest width = 400. Waist width = 330mm Hip width including ruffles = 650mm
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Dimensions
1700 (Length)
Maximum Total length of dress from shoulder to bottom. It could be shorter once worn, but not by too much. Estimate model to be about a size 8.
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Keywords
Australian Television Industry, Television Production, Wedding, Wedding Costumes, Lesbian & Gay