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- Victoria Beckham and David Beckham tied the knot in 1999.
- She wore a wedding gown designed by Vera Wang and Mister Pearl.
- Her wedding dress bodice flew back and forth between London and New York four times.
Victoria Beckham married David Beckham in a lavish ceremony at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland in July 1999. The Spice Girl's star wore a Champagne-coloured gown with an intricate corset, a collaboration between Vera Wang and UK-based costumier Mister Pearl. This meant that the bodice had to whiz back and forth between New York and London many times.
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"I call it the transatlantic dress. That bodice flew back and forth four times on the Concorde. The actual under-bodice was made by a very famous couture corsetiere named Mister Pearl, who works only out of London. He makes corsets that have to be pulled in with these metal things, which is how corsets were done in the old days. It takes about 45 minutes to lace up, and it can take your waist down to literally 18 inches, like Scarlett O'Hara. I could not live with that because I need to be comfortable, as I always say, but Victoria did," Vera Wang told People.
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Vera visited Victoria in London for one of the fittings, while the pop star also came to New York twice. However, the dress project had to be put on hold after Victoria discovered she was pregnant with her first child, son Brooklyn, and the wedding had to be delayed. "We delayed the wedding for two years. Then we resumed... So, that is what I call the transatlantic wedding with Victoria and David," the iconic designer added.
