Elizabeth Taylor's Eight Wedding Dresses: A Retrospective
Vogue revisits Elizabeth Taylor's eight wedding dresses, from her first traditional white gown in 1950 to a lemon-colored Valentino lace dress in 1991. Taylor married eight times to seven grooms, including Conrad Hilton, Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner, and Larry Fortensky. Her wedding attire ranged from a seed pearl-encrusted white gown by Helen Rose to a yellow empire-line dress by Irene Sharaff, an olive green hooded dress, an ombré dress by Gina Fratini, and a cashmere coat and turban for her most private wedding. The article notes that Taylor's style continues to influence contemporary culture, with Kim Kardashian wearing her diamond earrings and Taylor Swift reportedly inspired by one of her dresses.
Key facts
- Elizabeth Taylor married eight times to seven grooms.
- Her first wedding dress was a white seed pearl-encrusted gown by Helen Rose, auctioned in 2013 for £122,000.
- Taylor wore a yellow empire-line dress by Irene Sharaff to marry Richard Burton in 1964.
- Her final wedding dress was a lemon-colored Valentino lace gown, worn to marry Larry Fortensky at Neverland Ranch.
- Picture rights for her 1991 wedding were sold to People for $1 million, funding the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
- Taylor's diamond chandelier earrings from Mike Todd were worn by Kim Kardashian on the Balenciaga couture runway in 2025.
- Taylor Swift dedicated a song to Elizabeth Taylor on her 2025 album and reportedly wore a dress inspired by one of Taylor's wedding looks.
- Taylor's olive green wedding dress to Eddie Fisher in 1959 was hooded and fitted at the waist.
Entities
Artists
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Conrad Hilton
- Michael Wilding
- Mike Todd
- Eddie Fisher
- Richard Burton
- John Warner
- Larry Fortensky
- Helen Rose
- Grace Kelly
- Irene Sharaff
- Alexandre de Paris
- Gina Fratini
- Valentino
- Kim Kardashian
- Margot Robbie
- Taylor Swift
- Debbie Reynolds
- Michael Jackson
- Darlene De Sedle
Institutions
- Vogue
- MGM
- Claridge's
- Church of the Good Shepherd
- Temple Beth Shalom
- City Hall in Acapulco
- Betty Ford Center
- Neverland Ranch
- Bulgari
- Balenciaga
- People
- Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
Locations
- Beverly Hills
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Acapulco
- Mexico
- Las Vegas
- Montreal
- Canada
- Botswana
- Virginia