Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson was in London yesterday to open a new exhibition of fabulous dresses worn by herself and the rest of the Supremes during the 60s.

The collection, which will be exhibited at the V&A Museum until later in the year, features 50 dresses which chart the group's history.

"The UK. was one of the first places that embraced The Supremes," said Mary to wwd. "I remember 'Top of the Pops' and performing at Drury Lane in the Sixties, so it's very appropriate to have the exhibition here."

The exclusive personal collection includes three orange and yellow beaded butterfly dresses, black velvet Bob Mackie dresses with glass jewels embroidered around the necklines and a yellow sweatshirt with the words 'Love Child' printed on the front as worn by Diana Ross on one of their most famous record covers.

"The heaviest dresses we had were 35 pounds each," said Wilson, "We were typical women, buying clothes all the time."

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