Amsterdam Rainbow Dress

Amsterdam Rainbow Dress
The dress in Madrid in 2018
The dress in the Netherlands in 2017

The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress is a dress made of more than 70 flags of nations where same-sex relations are illegal,[1] commemorating LGBTQ+ victims of persecution. The dress has a diameter of 52 feet and has been displayed in San Francisco,[2][3] Cape Town,[4] and Ottawa,[5] among other cities.

Icesis Couture[6], Lola Rodríguez[7], and Valentijn de Hingh[8] have modeled the dress.

List of flags

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The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress in its current form consists of 66 national flags, 4 Amsterdam city flags, and 11 rainbow flags which represents countries whose flag has been formerly represented in this dress but have since adopted LGBTQIA+ legislation.[9]

Row 1

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Row 5

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Row 11

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Row 17

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Row 23

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Row 31

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Row 55

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Row 67

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Row 73

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Row 78

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 'Amsterdam Rainbow Dress' is made from flags of 72 countries that outlaw homosexuality". gaystarnews.com. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. ^ "Amsterdam rainbow dress displayed at San Francisco City Hall - ABC7 San Francisco". abc7news.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ "Amsterdam rainbow dress displayed at San Francisco City Hall - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham". abc11.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ "Zeitz MOCAA weaves local lives into the global fabric o..." dailymaverick.co.za. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  5. ^ "Amsterdam Rainbow Dress makes Canadian début in the capital region". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  6. ^ Abma, Sandra (8 December 2021). "Sartorial symbol of LGBTQ persecution arrives in Ottawa-Gatineau". Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  7. ^ "International Transgender day of Remembrance". Amsterdam Rainbow Dress. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  8. ^ "Amsterdam Rainbow Dress". British Asian LGBTI. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  9. ^ "List of Countries". Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Foundation. Retrieved 10 July 2023.