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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

‘A big pouffy dress is not really me’: the brides who got wed in a suit – long before Dua Lipa

Woman in white suit holds hands with man in dark suit
‘The suit felt fantastic’ … Sarah Morley and her husband, Chris, in Bath on their wedding day Photograph: Handout

For some people, wearing a big white dress on their wedding day feels as key as the rings. For others, less so.

When Dua Lipa wore a Schiaparelli couture white skirt suit as she wed the actor Callum Turner in London last month, she joined a long line of women who have opted for a suit. Not least Bianca Jagger, whom Lipa was speculated to be emulating – the model and activist caused a stir when she got hitched to Mick Jagger in 1971, wearing a Yves Saint Laurent Le Smoking jacket and bias-cut skirt.

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