The V&A team are brilliant, caring curators & conservators. They really honoured Whitney with this display. Houston & Bouwer were ahead of their time visually.
Marc Bower made most of Whitneys gowns using Stretch Velvet, none of his stuff was lined. This item could be a stretch velour or velvet thats aged alot. As someone who's made many a stretch gown w/rhinestones I can promise you this would not have been uncomfortable to wear outside of being heavy, and extremly cold when you first put on due to the metal settings being room temperature when they touched the skin.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Marc Bouwer is one of my favorite American fashion designers, and I loved how he dressed Whitney Houston. She looked absolutely beautiful in this gown.
What a fabulous video. Thank you. 👏🏻👏🏻 Having seen the underneath, I wonder if it was a little scratchy to wear for Whitney? But, boy did she wear it well. Stunning dress. 😍
I’ve worn costumes, back in the day, with hundreds of those backed stones. The backing is smooth on the inside and absolutely comfortable. Have also “stoned” many costumes. The gadget the designer talks about was marvellous because before that each stone had to be individually hand sewn in. Bugle beads were the worst.
I remember reading a quote from some designer that annoyed me, about how a dress can only have two out of three: long sleeves, long hem, high neckline. I absolutely don't remember who that was by but this dress absolutely proves them wrong.
Such a simple dress brought to life by stone placement. Very interesting to find out that the dress was so uncomplicated and not even lined. It was purchased, printed stretch fabric. Goes to show elegance can be achieved using very little, it's definitely up to the wearer to provide the poise.
It is lined. The lining is sheer, but you can see it in the video. No designer worth their salt would leave a dress unlined. You really think Whitney would spend a bunch of money on a custom dress & be okay with it being unlined much less wear it that way to the Grammy Awards?
Lovely dress! Really fits her mysterious yet warmth persona. She have this mystical goddess vibes and so wonderful when she take the role as fairy godmother in 1997's Cinderella ❤💥
I'd have like to have gotten a few more details. Perhaps to have seen a scrap of the fabric before the crystals were applied. How heavy was it? How long did the process take?
I thought about it needing a lining at first as well, until I thought about the stretchiness of the fabric....a lining just wouldn't work with how much surface movement would happen with the stretch.
@@xanderdesignshop A swimwear lining would definitely work. You can also underline knits with other knits if you're worried about one layer twisting. It just seems like an odd choice to me to not line this. There are definitely materials that would work, and it's not like we're talking 70s or something where there were only so many stretch fabric choices.
I had something similar from Warehouse 😂 Not swarovski, more christmas cracker. Was weirdly cold when you first put it on, and it smelled like a swimming costume. But oh, if that dress could talk. 90's forever 💗💗💗
That was my thought, but surely she had bodywear of some kind on for a perfectly smooth line, plus the fabric being for bathing suits would mean it's designed not to shift. SO, pressure from the backing discs but they almost certainly didn't move enough to chafe (esp since he made this w/ performing in mind). Sure wish Whitney was still w/ us to see this displayed & know the truth about her unique place in our lives & culture.
El vestido debe pesar unos cuantos kilos y si la piedreria es de cristal no quiero imaginarlo. Poner piedra a piedra debio tomar mucho tiempo. Pero el resultado valió la pena.
So a not so very sophisticated bathing suit fabric with a cheap gold print and a heap of glass stones. That guy calls himself a designer. That is what girls did at home in the eighties for their party dresses. Even with a lot of effort I do not feel impressed.
The dress is so tacky. The rhinestones look like they were applied with a glue gun. He always used the cheapest fabrics. The stuff he made for Shania Twain was god awful as well!
Really awesome to have the actual designer feature in the video
Bedazzler. That's the name of the gadget you're thinking of, Marc. It's a Bedazzler. 😂
The dress has a Hollywood-Tribal-Egyptian feel to me. Modern and ancient and glamorous all at the same time.
thank you as a museum costume curator I'd been wondering about this one, its absolutely stunning
The V&A team are brilliant, caring curators & conservators. They really honoured Whitney with this display. Houston & Bouwer were ahead of their time visually.
@@stevenciccone8963 they certainly are and did :)
Marc Bower made most of Whitneys gowns using Stretch Velvet, none of his stuff was lined. This item could be a stretch velour or velvet thats aged alot. As someone who's made many a stretch gown w/rhinestones I can promise you this would not have been uncomfortable to wear outside of being heavy, and extremly cold when you first put on due to the metal settings being room temperature when they touched the skin.
The lining is thin & sheer. You can see it in the video.
A really stunning dress so beautifully made 😍 looks like a very Egyptian style whitney was perfect for it
Thank you so much for sharing this. Marc Bouwer is one of my favorite American fashion designers, and I loved how he dressed Whitney Houston. She looked absolutely beautiful in this gown.
Marc is South African born.
Amazing dress. Love the care and respect the Museum has for A beautiful piece of music history
I love long sleeved, high necked gowns.
What a fabulous video. Thank you. 👏🏻👏🏻 Having seen the underneath, I wonder if it was a little scratchy to wear for Whitney? But, boy did she wear it well. Stunning dress. 😍
I was thinking the same. I suspect a thick/slick slip to go with it?
I’ve worn costumes, back in the day, with hundreds of those backed stones. The backing is smooth on the inside and absolutely comfortable. Have also “stoned” many costumes. The gadget the designer talks about was marvellous because before that each stone had to be individually hand sewn in. Bugle beads were the worst.
Spanx are your friend in this situation.
Thank you so much Marc! We, her most dedicated fans, know just how much work you did designing Whitney's incredible gowns.
Magnificent dress for a queen.
Thank you for this channel. I enjoy it very much.
What a beautiful dress!😲. Whitney was stunning in it. She was such a beauty.
I remember reading a quote from some designer that annoyed me, about how a dress can only have two out of three: long sleeves, long hem, high neckline. I absolutely don't remember who that was by but this dress absolutely proves them wrong.
What a wonderful treasures the V&A succeed to keep, preserve and bring to the public. Many thanks.
Simply stunning! 🙂
Sounds like he did it with a bedazzler!!! That was around in the 90s, but so skillfully done it loooks so chic!
Stunning!!! Pure haute couture.
Such a simple dress brought to life by stone placement. Very interesting to find out that the dress was so uncomplicated and not even lined. It was purchased, printed stretch fabric. Goes to show elegance can be achieved using very little, it's definitely up to the wearer to provide the poise.
It is lined. The lining is sheer, but you can see it in the video. No designer worth their salt would leave a dress unlined. You really think Whitney would spend a bunch of money on a custom dress & be okay with it being unlined much less wear it that way to the Grammy Awards?
Damn that's a beautiful dress
Absolutely amazing! Just stunning. Thank you for this incredible content. Am loving it!
Lovely dress! Really fits her mysterious yet warmth persona. She have this mystical goddess vibes and so wonderful when she take the role as fairy godmother in 1997's Cinderella ❤💥
Whitney looked stunning in this gorgeous dress
Let’s hope Kim Kardashian doesn’t see this.
OMG I thought the same thing! Irresistible to a delusional magpie like Kim (she’d think she looks fantastic in it - better than Whitney)!
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LMBO 😂😂😂❤
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Definitely true, we don't want her to ruin this dress the way she ruined Marilyn's.
So much work for a single garment, just amazing these wearable pieces of art!
I'd have like to have gotten a few more details. Perhaps to have seen a scrap of the fabric before the crystals were applied. How heavy was it? How long did the process take?
Stunning.
Selena Quintanilla was also there at the Grammys that night ❤
thanks XX
Purple crystals. Her favorite color 💜
❤❤❤ the irreplaceable Whitney ❤❤❤
Why in god's name wasn't that lined? That must have been incredibly uncomfortable to wear.
I know right? Maybe she wore a slip…
Possibly a slip underneath the dress.
Maybe she needed it made really fast.
I thought about it needing a lining at first as well, until I thought about the stretchiness of the fabric....a lining just wouldn't work with how much surface movement would happen with the stretch.
@@xanderdesignshop A swimwear lining would definitely work. You can also underline knits with other knits if you're worried about one layer twisting.
It just seems like an odd choice to me to not line this. There are definitely materials that would work, and it's not like we're talking 70s or something where there were only so many stretch fabric choices.
I had something similar from Warehouse 😂 Not swarovski, more christmas cracker. Was weirdly cold when you first put it on, and it smelled like a swimming costume. But oh, if that dress could talk. 90's forever 💗💗💗
I miss her ❤
Gorrrrgeous
I love the print and the body hugging fabric black and gold giving the african or egyptian vibes
Youuuu betta lay low 🎶
The dress is gorgeous but Whitney MADE the dress!
very interesting in the African influence in the pattern
nice Houston's dress
You have to have the body to wear that too, and Whitney did. She had a long slender thin body that was very beautiful!
Un vestido digno de una reina de Egipto.
Why is this in a British museum? Just wondering.
Well. We’ve either paid for it, or the owner donated it to us, or it’s spoils of war (last one is unlikely).
That must have been strangely uncomfortable to wear
Still, beautiful!
I had the same thought. All backing for those crystals digging into skin.
@brandi051974 surely she wore a slip under it??
Yeah she definitely wore a slip under the dress
@MissReige hopefully! But even then, you would still feel the disks, I would think.
That was my thought, but surely she had bodywear of some kind on for a perfectly smooth line, plus the fabric being for bathing suits would mean it's designed not to shift. SO, pressure from the backing discs but they almost certainly didn't move enough to chafe (esp since he made this w/ performing in mind).
Sure wish Whitney was still w/ us to see this displayed & know the truth about her unique place in our lives & culture.
El vestido debe pesar unos cuantos kilos y si la piedreria es de cristal no quiero imaginarlo. Poner piedra a piedra debio tomar mucho tiempo. Pero el resultado valió la pena.
The dress just looks cheap: stretch with rhinestones that don't even really sparkle.
Please keep Kim Kardashian out/ away from this dress.
So a not so very sophisticated bathing suit fabric with a cheap gold print and a heap of glass stones. That guy calls himself a designer. That is what girls did at home in the eighties for their party dresses. Even with a lot of effort I do not feel impressed.
The dress is so tacky. The rhinestones look like they were applied with a glue gun. He always used the cheapest fabrics. The stuff he made for Shania Twain was god awful as well!
A drag queen dress elevated by a preeminent pop diva & worn on music's main stage.
put your gloves on
Largest theft markit in the world 🌎
"Crack is whack"
I make too much money to ever smoke crack, let's get that straight.
@cvmbdb3871 you got me LOL I low-key felt bad and explained myself and went and looked at the interview. You finished the quote🤣🤣
Kim Kardashian will love that. 😊
"Hell to the no" 😂😂😂
she would ruin it.
@@stevenciccone8963 Great One!!! You are a true Whitney Fan!💜