Conrad Hilton Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Dress

The legendary dress worn by elizabeth taylor when she married conrad hilton jr in 1950 goes under the hammer at christie s in london.

Conrad hilton elizabeth taylor wedding dress. She did not enjoy being a politician s wife and soon enough became addicted to prescription drugs and alcohol. At the cold outdoor wedding elizabeth wore a violet cashmere dress covered in a thick tweed and fur coat. Cleopatra s costume designer irene sharaff crafted taylor s now iconic canary yellow babydoll dress.

Hilton a renowned playboy gambler and son of innkeeper conrad hilton was smitten instantly. 8 18am bst 26 jun 2013 elizabeth taylor was given the gown. March 24 2011 11 32 am cbs news.

As it was her second trip down the aisle elizabeth chose to show her sophisticated side and opted for a modest suit featuring a fitted jacket with large white. Photo by keystone getty images. Lines of red green and pink ran through the coat which also matched the turban she wore on her head.

The wedding dress worn by film star elizabeth taylor for her first marriage to hotel heir conrad hilton in 1950 will go up for sale next month auction house christie s said on friday. Conrad nicky hilton american actress elizabeth taylor and hotelier conrad hilton after their wedding in hollywood. Conrad hilton was first of elizabeth taylor s seven spouses.

Elizabeth taylor was 18 when she wed conrad hilton heir to the infamous hotel chain. The wedding of elizabeth taylor 18 to conrad nicholson nicky hilton 23 on may 6 1950. She completed the look with hyacinths and lilies of the valley weaved into a dramatic braided.

They wed on. After the breakdown of her short lived marriage to conrad hilton which lasted only nine months elizabeth taylor married michael wilding a british actor twenty years her senior in 1952. Elizabeth married conrad hilton at the church of the good shepherd in beverly hills wearing a traditional full skirted seed pearl encrusted white wedding gown.