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Union Jack dress
Designer	Gucci and Geri Halliwell
Year	1997
Type	Union Jack Gucci mini dress

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The Union Jack dress is an item of clothing worn by singer Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls at the 1997 Brit Awards. The mini dress featured a flag of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack, on the front, and a white CND symbol emblazoned on the black-coloured back of the dress. The next day the images of the dress made the front page of various newspapers around the world, and it is now remembered as one of the most iconic pop moments of the 1990s and Brit Awards history.^[1] The dress has become synonymous with the Spice Girls, Halliwell and the notions of Girl Power and Cool Britannia.^[2]

In 2010, The Daily Telegraph reported that the dress came top in an online poll to find the 10 most iconic dresses of the past 50 years, beating other memorable garments such as Marilyn Monroe's white 'Seven Year Itch' halterneck.^[3] In 2016, the dress was voted the "Most Inspiring British Fashion Moment" in an online poll conducted by British online retailer Very.^[4]

At the 2010 Brit Awards, the Spice Girls performance that featured the Union Jack dress won Most Memorable Performance of 30 Years.^[5] The dress held the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing sold at an auction.^[6]

Background and history

I've always tried to put my finger to the wind and feel whats going on right now, and if I feel it then you'll feel it and we'll connect it. So I thought, [it's] The Brits, why not a British flag?

–Halliwell in an interview with Vogue^[7]

The Spice Girls were scheduled to open the 1997 Brit Awards, where they were also nominated for five awards.^[8] The black Gucci minidress that Halliwell was given to perform in concerned her as she thought it was too "boring".^[9] Halliwell decided she wanted to "celebrate being British" and asked her sister, Natalie, to stitch a Union Jack tea towel onto the front of the black dress as a patriotic gesture.^[9] To avoid being associated with the National Front, Halliwell also had the CND peace symbol stitched onto the back of the dress.^[1] Halliwell wore the finished dress whilst performing a medley of "Wannabe" and "Who Do You Think You Are" at the Brit Awards on 24 February 1997.^[10] The group also won two awards that evening.^[8]

Sale

In 1998, a year after Halliwell performed in the dress, she auctioned it off at the London branch of Sotheby's for £41,320.^[11] The buyer was Peter Morton, on behalf of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, who displayed the piece of clothing as pop memorabilia.^[11] Morton bid via telephone, and beat other bidders such as The Sun.^[12] Halliwell herself watched the "frenzied bid",^[13]^[12] and rapped the gavel after the final bid.^[13] The dress was originally valued at £12,000, but the winning bid was £36,200 (£41,320 including 15% commission).^[13] Halliwell gave the proceeds of the dress sale to a children's cancer care charity.^[13] The BBC commented on the sale, saying it "marks the end of Geri's links with the Girl Power image of the past".^[12] It held the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing dealt at auction.^[6] The dress was one of many items of Spice Girls memorabilia sold at the auction, where total sales reached £146,511 for charity.^[12] The auction, with Halliwell auctioning off the Union Jack dress as the final lot, can be seen in the documentary Geri by Molly Dineen.

2007 remake

For the 2007 Spice Girls reunion tour, named the Return of the Spice Girls, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli designed Halliwell a new Union Jack dress modelled on the original.^[14] The new version appeared slightly longer and the flag was made out of rhinestones and Swarovski crystals.^[14] Various media outlets reported that Halliwell had attempted to buy back the original dress before their world tour.^[15]

Halliwell later said that she "liked" the new dress and that she had decided to keep it as memorabilia.^[16]

2012 clothing range

In 2012, Halliwell designed a clothing range based upon the dress.^[17]

2019 version

For the Spice World – 2019 Tour, Halliwell wore a redesigned floor-length Union Jack dress that featured royal designs on the red stripes and also wore a crown with the dress.^[18]

Gallery

Halliwell wearing the Union Jack dress remake in 2007 during the Return of the Spice Girls Tour
Halliwell wearing a floor length Union Jack dress during the Spice World – 2019 Tour
The original Union Jack dress as displayed at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
An attendee at Manchester Pride wearing a replica of the Union Jack dress
An attendee at Brighton Pride wearing a replica of the Union Jack dress
Fans dressed up as the Spice Girls, including a replica of the Union Jack dress

References

^ ^a ^b Smith, Sean (2019). Spice Girls: The Story of the World's Greatest Girl Band. HarperCollins. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-0-00-826756-8.
^ "Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress". HELLO!. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ Alexander, Hilary (19 May 2010). "Online poll announces the top ten most iconic dresses of the past fifty years – Telegraph". fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ "This Spice Girls Outfit Tops List of the Most Inspiring British Fashion Moments". Footwear News. 6 October 2016.
^ Amy de Klerk (22 February 2017). "It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress". Harper's Bazaar.
^ ^a ^b Bruce DeMara (27 February 2008). "Spice Girls end tour in Toronto". thestar.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ "Ginger Spice on the Story Behind Her Iconic Union Jack Dress". Vogue. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Brits 1997". Brit Awards. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Sophie Eager (1 April 2010). "Geri Halliwell's infamous Union Jack dress was tea towel". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^ "It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress". Harper’s Bazaar. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Anthony (21 January 2010). "Geri Halliwell auctions her famous Union Jack dress". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Entertainment | Ginger Spice sells out". BBC News. 16 September 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "News – Articles – 1429897". Mtv.com. 16 September 1998. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Recycled Spice! Geri brings back the Union Jack as 'Golden Girls' kick off world tour". London Evening Standard. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^ "Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress (1997) – Notorious BRIT Awards moments – Pictures – Music". Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ "Geri: 'I looked like a drag queen'". metro.co.uk. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ "Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress". Hello Magazine. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "Spice Girls first review: Geri Horner pays homage to THAT Union Jack dress as they return to stage". mirror.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

External links

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[smith-1] Smith, Sean (2019). Spice Girls: The Story of the World's Greatest Girl Band. HarperCollins. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-0-00-826756-8.

[2] "Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress". HELLO!. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[3] Alexander, Hilary (19 May 2010). "Online poll announces the top ten most iconic dresses of the past fifty years – Telegraph". fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[4] "This Spice Girls Outfit Tops List of the Most Inspiring British Fashion Moments". Footwear News. 6 October 2016.

[5] Amy de Klerk (22 February 2017). "It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress". Harper's Bazaar.

[autogenerated1-6] Bruce DeMara (27 February 2008). "Spice Girls end tour in Toronto". thestar.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[7] "Ginger Spice on the Story Behind Her Iconic Union Jack Dress". Vogue. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[brits97-8] "The Brits 1997". Brit Awards. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[Monsters_and_critics-9] Sophie Eager (1 April 2010). "Geri Halliwell's infamous Union Jack dress was tea towel". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[10] "It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress". Harper’s Bazaar. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[Hard_Rock-11] Barnes, Anthony (21 January 2010). "Geri Halliwell auctions her famous Union Jack dress". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[BBC-12] "Entertainment | Ginger Spice sells out". BBC News. 16 September 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[MTV-13] "News – Articles – 1429897". Mtv.com. 16 September 1998. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[Cavalli-14] "Recycled Spice! Geri brings back the Union Jack as 'Golden Girls' kick off world tour". London Evening Standard. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[15] "Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress (1997) – Notorious BRIT Awards moments – Pictures – Music". Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[16] "Geri: 'I looked like a drag queen'". metro.co.uk. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[17] "Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress". Hello Magazine. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[18] "Spice Girls first review: Geri Horner pays homage to THAT Union Jack dress as they return to stage". mirror.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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-The '''Union Jack dress''' was an item of clothing worn by singer [[Geri Halliwell]] of the [[Spice Girls]] at the [[1997 Brit Awards]]. The [[mini dress]] featured a [[flag of the United Kingdom]], the [[Union Jack]], on the front, and a white [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament|CND symbol]] emblazoned on the black-coloured back of the dress. The next day the images of the dress made the front page of various newspapers around the world, and is now remembered as one of the most iconic pop moments of the 1990s and [[Brit Awards]] history.<ref name=smith/> The dress has become synonymous with the Spice Girls, Halliwell and the notions of [[Girl Power]], and [[Cool Britannia]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201202027142/geri-halliwell-launches-new-union-jack-range/ |title=Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress |work=Hello Magazine |access-date=3 February 2015 |date=2 February 2012 }}</ref>
+The '''Union Jack dress''' is an item of clothing worn by singer [[Geri Halliwell]] of the [[Spice Girls]] at the [[1997 Brit Awards]]. The [[mini dress]] featured a [[flag of the United Kingdom]], the [[Union Jack]], on the front, and a white [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament|CND symbol]] emblazoned on the black-coloured back of the dress. The next day the images of the dress made the front page of various newspapers around the world, and it is now remembered as one of the most iconic pop moments of the 1990s and [[Brit Awards]] history.<ref name=smith/> The dress has become synonymous with the Spice Girls, Halliwell and the notions of [[Girl Power]] and [[Cool Britannia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-02 |title=Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201202027142/geri-halliwell-launches-new-union-jack-range/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=HELLO! |language=en |archive-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150203140426/http://us.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201202027142/geri-halliwell-launches-new-union-jack-range/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-According to ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', the dress came top in a 2010 online poll to find the 10 most iconic dresses of the past 50 years, beating other memorable garments such as [[White dress of Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn Monroe's white 'Seven Year Itch' halterneck]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Hilary | last=Alexander |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG7740201/Online-poll-announces-the-top-ten-most-iconic-dresses-of-the-past-fifty-years.html |title=Online poll announces the top ten most iconic dresses of the past fifty years – Telegraph |publisher=fashion.telegraph.co.uk |date=19 May 2010 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> In 2016, the dress was voted the "Most Inspiring British Fashion Moment" in an online poll conducted by British online retailer [[Very (online retailer)|Very]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footwearnews.com/2016/fashion/celebrity-style/ginger-spice-union-jack-dress-boots-brit-awards-266102/|title=This Spice Girls Outfit Tops List of the Most Inspiring British Fashion Moments|work=Footwear News|date=6 October 2016}}</ref>
+In 2010, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that the dress came top in an online poll to find the 10 most iconic dresses of the past 50 years, beating other memorable garments such as [[White dress of Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn Monroe's white 'Seven Year Itch' halterneck]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Hilary | last=Alexander |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG7740201/Online-poll-announces-the-top-ten-most-iconic-dresses-of-the-past-fifty-years.html |title=Online poll announces the top ten most iconic dresses of the past fifty years – Telegraph |publisher=fashion.telegraph.co.uk |date=19 May 2010 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> In 2016, the dress was voted the "Most Inspiring British Fashion Moment" in an online poll conducted by British online retailer [[Very (online retailer)|Very]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footwearnews.com/2016/fashion/celebrity-style/ginger-spice-union-jack-dress-boots-brit-awards-266102/|title=This Spice Girls Outfit Tops List of the Most Inspiring British Fashion Moments|work=Footwear News|date=6 October 2016}}</ref>
-In 2010, the performance in the Union Jack dress won Most Memorable Performance of 30 Years at the Brit Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a40047/story-of-geri-halliwell-union-jack-brits-dress/|title=It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress|author=Amy de Klerk|date=22 February 2017|work=Harper's Bazaar}}</ref> The dress held the [[Guinness World Record]] for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing dealt at auction.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author= Bruce DeMara|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/307368 |title=Spice Girls end tour in Toronto |publisher=thestar.com |date=27 February 2008 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
+At the [[2010 Brit Awards]], the Spice Girls performance that featured the Union Jack dress won Most Memorable Performance of 30 Years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a40047/story-of-geri-halliwell-union-jack-brits-dress/|title=It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress|author=Amy de Klerk|date=22 February 2017|magazine=Harper's Bazaar}}</ref> The dress held the ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing sold at an auction.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author= Bruce DeMara|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/307368 |title=Spice Girls end tour in Toronto |work=thestar.com |date=27 February 2008 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
 ==Background and history==
+{{Quote box
-The Spice Girls were scheduled to open the [[1997 Brit Awards]], where they were also nominated for five awards.<ref name=brits97>{{cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997 |title=The Brits 1997 |publisher=[[Brit Awards]] |accessdate=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813211621/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997|archive-date=13 August 2012}}</ref> The black [[Gucci]] [[minidress]] that Halliwell was given to perform in concerned her as she thought it was too "boring".<ref name="Monsters and critics">{{cite web|author=Sophie Eager |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1545189.php/Geri-Halliwell-s-infamous-Union-Jack-dress-was-tea-towel |title=Geri Halliwell's infamous Union Jack dress was tea towel |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=21 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405074614/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1545189.php/Geri-Halliwell-s-infamous-Union-Jack-dress-was-tea-towel |archive-date=5 April 2010 }}</ref> Halliwell decided she wanted to "celebrate being British" and asked her sister, Karen, to stitch on a Union Jack [[tea towel]] to the front as a patriotic gesture.<ref name="Monsters and critics"/> To avoid being associated with the [[National Front (UK)|National Front]], Halliwell also had the [[Peace symbols|CND peace symbol]] stitched onto the back of the dress.<ref name=smith>{{cite book |last=Smith|first=Sean|title=Spice Girls: The Story of the World's Greatest Girl Band |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2019|page=139–140|isbn=978-0-00-826756-8}}</ref> Halliwell wore the finished dress whilst performing a medley of "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]" and  "[[Who Do You Think You Are (Spice Girls song)|Who Do You Think You Are]]" at the Brit Awards on 24 February 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a40047/story-of-geri-halliwell-union-jack-brits-dress/ |access-date=25 September 2019 |magazine=Harper’s Bazaar}}</ref> The group also won two awards that evening.<ref name=brits97/>
+ |quote = I've always tried to put my finger to the wind and feel whats going on right now, and if I feel it then you'll feel it and we'll connect it. So I thought, [it's] The Brits, why not a British flag?
+ |source =  –Halliwell in an interview with ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-19|title=Ginger Spice on the Story Behind Her Iconic Union Jack Dress|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/ginger-spice-union-jack-dress-story|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Vogue|language=en-US}}</ref>
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+[[File:Hard Rock Cafe guitar sign (Las Vegas).jpg|thumb|upright|Sign of the [[Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas]], where the dress is displayed.]]
+The Spice Girls were scheduled to open the [[1997 Brit Awards]], where they were also nominated for five awards.<ref name=brits97>{{cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997 |title=The Brits 1997 |publisher=[[Brit Awards]] |accessdate=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813211621/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997|archive-date=13 August 2012}}</ref> The black [[Gucci]] [[minidress]] that Halliwell was given to perform in concerned her as she thought it was too "boring".<ref name="Monsters and critics">{{cite web|author=Sophie Eager |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1545189.php/Geri-Halliwell-s-infamous-Union-Jack-dress-was-tea-towel |title=Geri Halliwell's infamous Union Jack dress was tea towel |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=21 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405074614/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1545189.php/Geri-Halliwell-s-infamous-Union-Jack-dress-was-tea-towel |archive-date=5 April 2010 }}</ref> Halliwell decided she wanted to "celebrate being British" and asked her sister, Natalie, to stitch a Union Jack [[tea towel]] onto the front of the black dress as a patriotic gesture.<ref name="Monsters and critics"/> To avoid being associated with the [[National Front (UK)|National Front]], Halliwell also had the [[Peace symbols|CND peace symbol]] stitched onto the back of the dress.<ref name=smith>{{cite book |last=Smith|first=Sean|title=Spice Girls: The Story of the World's Greatest Girl Band |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2019|pages=139–140|isbn=978-0-00-826756-8}}</ref> Halliwell wore the finished dress whilst performing a medley of "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]" and  "[[Who Do You Think You Are (Spice Girls song)|Who Do You Think You Are]]" at the Brit Awards on 24 February 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=It has been 20 years since Geri Halliwell wore the Union Jack dress |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a40047/story-of-geri-halliwell-union-jack-brits-dress/ |access-date=25 September 2019 |magazine=Harper’s Bazaar}}</ref> The group also won two awards that evening.<ref name=brits97/>
 ===Sale===
-In 1998, a year after Halliwell performed in the dress, she auctioned it off at the London branch of [[Sotheby's]] for £41,320.<ref name="Hard Rock">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/spice-girls-to-get-the-mamma-mia-treatment-1874980.html?action=Popup&ino=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107193049/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/spice-girls-to-get-the-mamma-mia-treatment-1874980.html?action=Popup&ino=10 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2012 |title=Geri Halliwell auctions her famous Union Jack dress  |newspaper =[[The Independent]] |date=  21 January 2010|access-date= 21 May 2010 | location=London | first=Anthony | last=Barnes}}</ref> The buyer was Peter Morton, on behalf of the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]], [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], who displayed the piece of clothing as pop memorabilia.<ref name="Hard Rock"/> Morton bid via telephone, and beat other bidders such as ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/172717.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Ginger Spice sells out |publisher=BBC News |date=16 September 1998 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> Halliwell herself watched the "frenzied bid",<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429897/19980916/halliwell_geri.jhtml |title=News – Articles – 1429897 |publisher=Mtv.com |date=16 September 1998 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="BBC"/> and rapped the [[gavel]] after the final bid.<ref name="MTV"/> The dress was originally valued at £12,000, but eventually it netted £36,200 (which, with the 15% commission, totalled it to £41,320).<ref name="MTV"/> Halliwell gave the proceeds of the dress sale to a children's cancer care charity.<ref name="MTV"/> The [[BBC]] commented on the sale, saying it "marks the end of Geri's links with the Girl Power image of the past".<ref name="BBC"/> It held the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing dealt at auction.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The dress was one of many items of Spice Girls memorabilia sold at the auction, where total sales reached £146,511 for charity.<ref name="BBC"/>
+In 1998, a year after Halliwell performed in the dress, she auctioned it off at the London branch of [[Sotheby's]] for £41,320.<ref name="Hard Rock">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/spice-girls-to-get-the-mamma-mia-treatment-1874980.html?action=Popup&ino=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107193049/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/spice-girls-to-get-the-mamma-mia-treatment-1874980.html?action=Popup&ino=10 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2012 |title=Geri Halliwell auctions her famous Union Jack dress  |newspaper =[[The Independent]] |date=  21 January 2010|access-date= 21 May 2010 | location=London | first=Anthony | last=Barnes}}</ref> The buyer was Peter Morton, on behalf of the [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]], [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], who displayed the piece of clothing as pop memorabilia.<ref name="Hard Rock"/> Morton bid via telephone, and beat other bidders such as ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/172717.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Ginger Spice sells out |publisher=BBC News |date=16 September 1998 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> Halliwell herself watched the "frenzied bid",<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429897/19980916/halliwell_geri.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706173525/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429897/19980916/halliwell_geri.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2008 |title=News – Articles – 1429897 |publisher=Mtv.com |date=16 September 1998 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="BBC"/> and rapped the [[gavel]] after the final bid.<ref name="MTV"/> The dress was originally valued at £12,000, but the winning bid was £36,200 (£41,320 including 15% commission).<ref name="MTV"/> Halliwell gave the proceeds of the dress sale to a children's cancer care charity.<ref name="MTV"/> The [[BBC]] commented on the sale, saying it "marks the end of Geri's links with the Girl Power image of the past".<ref name="BBC"/> It held the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of popstar clothing dealt at auction.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The dress was one of many items of Spice Girls memorabilia sold at the auction, where total sales reached £146,511 for charity.<ref name="BBC"/>
-The auction, with Halliwell auctioning off the Union Jack dress as the final lot, can be seen in the documentary ''Geri'', by documentary film-maker [[Molly Dineen]].
+The auction, with Halliwell auctioning off the Union Jack dress as the final lot, can be seen in the documentary ''Geri'' by [[Molly Dineen]].
 ==2007 remake==
-For the 2007 Spice Girls reunion tour, named the [[Return of the Spice Girls]], fashion designer [[Roberto Cavalli]] designed Halliwell a new Union Jack dress modelled on the original.<ref name="Cavalli">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23425283-recycled-spice-geri-brings-back-the-union-jack-as-golden-girls-kick-off-world-tour.do |title=Recycled Spice! Geri brings back the Union Jack as 'Golden Girls' kick off world tour |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=7 December 2007 |access-date=21 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606101252/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23425283-recycled-spice-geri-brings-back-the-union-jack-as-golden-girls-kick-off-world-tour.do |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> The new version appeared slightly longer and the flag was made out of [[rhinestones]] and [[Swarovski crystals]].<ref name="Cavalli"/> It was reported by various media outlets that Halliwell had attempted to buy back the original dress prior to the commencement of their world tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/music/brits2008/notorious-brits-moments.php?ssid=4|title=Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress (1997) – Notorious BRIT Awards moments – Pictures – Music|publisher=Virgin Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115125/http://www.virginmedia.com/music/brits2008/notorious-brits-moments.php?ssid=4|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
+For the 2007 Spice Girls reunion tour, named the [[Return of the Spice Girls]], fashion designer [[Roberto Cavalli]] designed Halliwell a new Union Jack dress modelled on the original.<ref name="Cavalli">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23425283-recycled-spice-geri-brings-back-the-union-jack-as-golden-girls-kick-off-world-tour.do |title=Recycled Spice! Geri brings back the Union Jack as 'Golden Girls' kick off world tour |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=7 December 2007 |access-date=21 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606101252/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23425283-recycled-spice-geri-brings-back-the-union-jack-as-golden-girls-kick-off-world-tour.do |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> The new version appeared slightly longer and the flag was made out of [[rhinestones]] and [[Swarovski crystals]].<ref name="Cavalli"/> Various media outlets reported that Halliwell had attempted to buy back the original dress before their world tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/music/brits2008/notorious-brits-moments.php?ssid=4|title=Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress (1997) – Notorious BRIT Awards moments – Pictures – Music|publisher=Virgin Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115125/http://www.virginmedia.com/music/brits2008/notorious-brits-moments.php?ssid=4|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
-Halliwell stated in a later interview that she "liked" the new dress and that she had decided to keep it as memorabilia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/147504-geri-i-looked-like-a-drag-queen |title=Geri: 'I looked like a drag queen' |publisher=metro.co.uk |date=13 May 2008 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
+Halliwell later said that she "liked" the new dress and that she had decided to keep it as memorabilia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/147504-geri-i-looked-like-a-drag-queen |title=Geri: 'I looked like a drag queen' |publisher=metro.co.uk |date=13 May 2008 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
 ==2012 clothing range==
-In 2012 Halliwell designed a clothing range based upon the dress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201202027142/geri-halliwell-launches-new-union-jack-range/|work=Hello Magazine|title=Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress|date=2 February 2012}}</ref>
+In 2012, Halliwell designed a clothing range based upon the dress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201202027142/geri-halliwell-launches-new-union-jack-range/|work=Hello Magazine|title=Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress|date=2 February 2012|access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=21 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521022024/https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201202027142/geri-halliwell-launches-new-union-jack-range/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==2019 version==
-For the [[Spice World – 2019 Tour]], Halliwell wore a redesigned floor length Union Jack dress that featured royal designs on the red stripes and also wore a crown with the dress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/spice-girls-first-night-review-16197284 |title=Spice Girls first review: Geri Horner pays homage to THAT Union Jack dress as they return to stage |publisher=mirror.co.uk |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
+For the [[Spice World – 2019 Tour]], Halliwell wore a redesigned floor-length Union Jack dress that featured royal designs on the red stripes and also wore a crown with the dress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/spice-girls-first-night-review-16197284 |title=Spice Girls first review: Geri Horner pays homage to THAT Union Jack dress as they return to stage |publisher=mirror.co.uk |date=24 May 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Geri Halliwell in concert cropped.jpg|Halliwell wearing the Union Jack dress remake during [[the Return of the Spice Girls Tour]]
+File:Halliwell2007UJDress.jpg|Halliwell wearing the Union Jack dress remake in 2007 during [[the Return of the Spice Girls Tour]]
 File:SpiceGirlWembley150619-22 (49000567242) (cropped).jpg|Halliwell wearing a floor length Union Jack dress during the [[Spice World – 2019 Tour]]
-File:UnionJackLasVegas.png|The original Union Jack dress as displayed at [[Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas]]
+File:UnionJackLasVegas (cropped).png|The original Union Jack dress as displayed at [[Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas]]
 File:Manchester Pride 2011 (6085713513).jpg|An attendee at [[Manchester Pride]] wearing a replica of the Union Jack dress
 File:Union Jack dress Brighton Pride 2014.jpg|An attendee at [[Brighton Pride]] wearing a replica of the Union Jack dress
 File:Spicy spice girls (8089395518).jpg|Fans dressed up as the Spice Girls, including a replica of the Union Jack dress
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+* [[List of individual dresses]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist|30em}}
+==External links==
-{{Commons category}}
+*{{Commons category-inline}}
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