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| Designer | Gucci and Geri Halliwell |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Union Jack Gucci mini dress |
The Union Jack dress is an item of clothing worn by singer Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls at the 1997 Brit Awards. The mini dress featured a flag of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack, on the front, and a white CND symbol emblazoned on the black-coloured back of the dress. The next day the images of the dress made the front page of various newspapers around the world, and it is now remembered as one of the most iconic pop moments of the 1990s and Brit Awards history.[1] The dress has become synonymous with the Spice Girls, Halliwell and the notions of Girl Power and Cool Britannia.[2]
In 2010, The Daily Telegraph reported that the dress came top in an online poll to find the 10 most iconic dresses of the past 50 years, beating other memorable garments such as Marilyn Monroe's white 'Seven Year Itch' halterneck.[3] In 2016, the dress was voted the "Most Inspiring British Fashion Moment" in an online poll conducted by British online retailer Very.[4]
At the 2010 Brit Awards, the Spice Girls performance that featured the Union Jack dress won Most Memorable Performance of 30 Years.[5] The dress held the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing sold at an auction.[6]
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smithwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress". HELLO!. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Hilary (19 May 2010). "Online poll announces the top ten most iconic dresses of the past fifty years – Telegraph". fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "This Spice Girls Outfit Tops List of the Most Inspiring British Fashion Moments". Footwear News. 6 October 2016.
- ^ Amy de Klerk (22 February 2017). "It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress". Harper's Bazaar.
- ^ Bruce DeMara (27 February 2008). "Spice Girls end tour in Toronto". thestar.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012.