[8] On contacting the Versace Flagship Store on Old Bond Street, Hurley spoke to Dean Aslett, Head of Womenswear and Atelier, and who was also at that time in charge of dresses lent out for press and promotional purposes.

[9][10] The black dress was made from pieces of silk and lycra fabric, with oversized gold safety pins at "strategical places".

[4][14] The brand has since, with its omnipresent Medusa-head logo, "defined the paradoxes of a controversial, new-generation feminism which celebrates empowerment in the act of attracting and manipulating a male gaze.

[7] On Friday 17 March 1995, comedian Dawn French wore a copy of the dress (over a white vest) in a sketch for the Comic Relief telethon where she kissed Hugh Grant.

"[18] The exhibition included the famous black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1963 movie Charade, as part of the Harrods Timeless Luxury promotion.