Geri Halliwell captured the zeitgeist and became pin-up girl for Cool Britannia. Halliwell was originally going to wear an all-black dress, but she thought it was too boring so her sister sewed on a Union Jack tea-towel, with a 'peace' sign on the back, so as to not offend anyone.

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 peace symbol emblazoned on the black-coloured back of the dress.

Oct 5, 2023 · Geri Halliwell has revealed the story behind how she made the now-synonymous Union Jack Spice Girls dress at the 1997 BRIT Awards.

Mar 1, 2025 · One of the most legendary outfits of any awards show came in 1997 during a now infamous Spice Girls performance. Having been reproduced thousands of times in fancy dress form, Geri Halliwell...

Mar 19, 2020 · One of the most iconic moments in ’90s pop culture history came when the Spice Girls performed at the 1997 Brit Awards. Ginger Spice— Geri Horner, née Halliwell—stepped onto the stage wearing an...

Feb 24, 2022 · Geri Halliwell's DIY Union Jack dress, first seen during a Spice Girls performance at the BRIT Awards in 1997, turns 25.

Feb 24, 2022 · Enter one of the most memorable dresses in pop – and fashion – history: Geri Halliwell’s Union Jack dress, worn on stage at the 1997 Brit Awards, the UK’s equivalent to the Grammys.

The 1997 BRIT Awards were the 17th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They were run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 24th February 1997 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore an infamous Union Jack...

Nov 21, 2012 · Geri Halliwell presented the BRIT Award for Best British Male at The BRIT Awards 2001 to Robbie Williams.

Halliwell defied industry advice the night she wore her self-made Union Jack dress to perform with the Spice Girls at the 1997 Brit Awards – and she landed on the cover of countless newspapers around the globe the next day, ultimately forging the Spice Girls’ image as …