THE SOUND OF MUSIC Query: Which Maria Wedding Gown Do You Prefer?

Vera Wang wasn't available when Maria married Captain von Trapp, but the celebrated designer Mainbocher, famous for creating the dress Wallis Simpson wore when she married the former Edward VIII, was on hand to design Mary Martin's wedding gown in the original Broadway production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

When Florence Henderson starred in the 1961 national tour, Lucinda Ballard, who had designed all of the costumes for the Broadway production that weren't worn by Mary Martin, got the honors for Maria's big day. The most famous Maria wedding dress is certainly the one Dorothy Jeakins created for Julie Andrews in the 1965 film.

Many talented designers have taken a crack at this plum assignment throughout the years, so to help celebrate New York Fashion Week, Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company asks which of these six Maria gowns do you prefer? Compare the ones worn by Martin, Henderson and Andrews with the ones donned by Petula Clark, Marie Osmond and Summer Strallen.

Founded by the legendary team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and headquartered in New York City, Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company (formerly The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization) owns the rights to the world's most popular stage and film musicals, including OKLAHOMA!, CAROUSEL, SOUTH PACIFIC, THE KING AND I and THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

As an agency, R&H encompasses a music publishing company; a concert rental library; and a theatrical licensing branch that collectively represent more than 12,000 songs, 900 concert pieces, 200 writers, and 100 musicals, including works by Irving Berlin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Schwartz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Guettel, Rodgers & Hart, Kern & Hammerstein, and many more.