The simple, but elegant garment created by Hollywood costume designer Helen Rose
for the then 18-year-old Taylor is an oyster shell-colored,
floor-length satin gown with a fine silk gauze off-the-shoulder illusion
neckline.
The dress, which
was a gift from MGM film studios, has a top estimate of 50,000 pounds
($75,300). Rose also designed Grace Kelly's wedding dress for her marriage to the Prince of Monaco.
By the time Taylor married Hilton she was already a
veteran actress and was just a year away from her Oscar-nominated
performance in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "A Place in the Sun".
The A-list of old Hollywood - Greer Garson, Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Esther Williams, and Van Johnson - were among the many stars who came to congratulate the bride.
