# Ivy Getty
**Ivy Love Getty** is an American artist and model, a great-granddaughter of the oil tycoon [J. Paul Getty](https://www.edgepedia.org/j-paul-getty) and a granddaughter of the composer and philanthropist [Gordon Getty](https://www.edgepedia.org/gordon-getty) and the late Ann Getty.[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/) • [2](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues) She is known publicly for her fashion profile, including a mirrored [Maison Margiela](https://www.edgepedia.org/maison-margiela) wedding gown worn at her 2021 San Francisco wedding, and for her work as a visual artist.[3](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/ivy-getty-wedding-san-francisco-margiela-mirror-gown-nancy-pelosi-anya-taylor-joy)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Family | Great-granddaughter of J. Paul Getty; granddaughter of Gordon Getty and Ann Getty[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/) |
| Upbringing | Raised in the five-story Getty mansion in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, among museum-quality antiques and art[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/) |
| Family losses | Her father, John Gilbert Getty, and the grandmother who raised her, Ann Getty, both died in 2020[4](https://www.tatler.com/article/ivy-getty-one-hit-wonder-interview-brat-summer-paris-hilton) |
| Wedding | Married photographer Tobias Engel in November 2021 in a three-day San Francisco wedding, with Anya Taylor-Joy as maid of honor and Nancy Pelosi officiating[5](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry) |
| Wedding gown | A custom haute couture mirrored gown by John Galliano for Maison Margiela[3](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/ivy-getty-wedding-san-francisco-margiela-mirror-gown-nancy-pelosi-anya-taylor-joy) |
| Other work | Released the single "One Hit Wonder" with an early-2000s visual aesthetic[4](https://www.tatler.com/article/ivy-getty-one-hit-wonder-interview-brat-summer-paris-hilton) |
## Family background
Getty spent her childhood in her grandparents' Pacific Heights mansion in San Francisco, a household of rare antiques, museum-quality art, and frequent fundraisers and parties attended by prominent figures in society and the arts.[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/) She described the upbringing as "the most abnormal upbringing in the coolest way possible," recalling almost nightly benefits and dinner parties, her grandfather singing opera in the courtyard, and spur-of-the-moment trips to Paris fashion shows with her grandmother.[5](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry)
Her grandmother **Ann Getty** was a philanthropist devoted to San Francisco's arts and culture and worked as an interior designer; Getty has described her as "the most generous person" and as the stylish, wise force in her life.[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/) In 2020 Getty lost both her father, John Gilbert Getty, and Ann Getty, who had raised her.[4](https://www.tatler.com/article/ivy-getty-one-hit-wonder-interview-brat-summer-paris-hilton) Her grandfather Gordon Getty is a composer whose estimated fortune was reported by *The New Yorker* in 2023 at $2.1 billion.[2](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues)
## Wedding
In November 2021, Getty married the photographer **Tobias Engel**, whom she had met through a family member and reconnected with a year later at [Paris Fashion Week](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-fashion-week).[3](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/ivy-getty-wedding-san-francisco-margiela-mirror-gown-nancy-pelosi-anya-taylor-joy) • [5](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry) The celebration ran over three days in San Francisco. The actor [Anya Taylor-Joy](https://www.edgepedia.org/anya-taylor-joy) served as maid of honor, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officiated the ceremony.[5](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry)
**The gown.** Getty wore a haute couture creation by John Galliano for Maison Margiela composed largely of real mirror; Galliano told *Vogue* that "a big percentage of the dress is real mirror."[3](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/ivy-getty-wedding-san-francisco-margiela-mirror-gown-nancy-pelosi-anya-taylor-joy) For her reception she wore a second, translucent Margiela bridal dress; British Vogue later cited the look in tracing the rise of the sheer wedding dress, quoting Getty: "Although it was totally transparent, I didn't really feel naked. I felt like a beautiful gothic mermaid."[6](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/sheer-wedding-dress-trend)
## Art, fashion, and music
Getty works as a visual artist and model and has described her grandmother's approach to possessions as formative: "She wanted me to just appreciate her things as art."[5](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry) In 2022 she appeared with pieces from the Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale of her late grandmother's collection, including earrings and brooches by the jeweler JAR that Ann Getty had owned.[5](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry)
Her notable fashion holdings include the original sparkly Blumarine dress worn by Brittany Murphy's character Molly Gunn in the film *[Uptown Girls](https://www.edgepedia.org/uptown-girls)*.[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/) In May 2024 she held a closet sale at Allison's Archive, a vintage showroom in New York run by Allison Dickerman, with pieces ranging from under $10 for Rihanna x Fenty Puma slippers to $650 for evening gowns; all proceeds went to Remake, a nonprofit addressing the exploitation of female workers in the fast-fashion industry.[7](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-closet-sale)
In music she released the single "One Hit Wonder," styled with an early-2000s, [Paris Hilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-hilton)-era aesthetic; the cover art shows her on a leopard-print carpet in a vintage [Victoria's Secret](https://www.edgepedia.org/victorias-secret) slip dress. She said the project began "for my own artistic healing" and that completing a goal she had previously ruled out mattered to her.[4](https://www.tatler.com/article/ivy-getty-one-hit-wonder-interview-brat-summer-paris-hilton)
## Public profile
[The New Yorker](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-new-yorker), in a 2023 examination of the [Getty family](https://www.edgepedia.org/getty-family)'s trust disputes, identified her as "an artist-model and a great-granddaughter of the oil tycoon" whose 2021 wedding was officiated by [Nancy Pelosi](https://www.edgepedia.org/nancy-pelosi).[2](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues) By 2024, a Vogue profile noted that after a recent divorce she had begun focusing intensely on her own health, including changes in diet, meditation, and work with a healer.[7](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-closet-sale) She continues to attend major fashion events; Getty Images photographed her at the 2025 and 2026 Met Galas and the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.[8](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/ivy-getty) She has described using her family's wealth and status to advocate for causes close to her.[1](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/)
## References
1. [Ivy Getty On The Non-Rules Of Fashion And Her Journey Of Self-Discovery, Vogue Hong Kong](https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/fashion/ivy-getty-interview/)
2. [The Getty Family's Trust Issues, The New Yorker (January 2023)](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues)
3. [Oil Heiress Ivy Getty Gets Married in San Francisco Wearing a Mirrored Margiela Wedding Gown, Vanity Fair (November 2021)](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/ivy-getty-wedding-san-francisco-margiela-mirror-gown-nancy-pelosi-anya-taylor-joy)
4. [Ivy Getty's glitzy new single One Hit Wonder, Tatler](https://www.tatler.com/article/ivy-getty-one-hit-wonder-interview-brat-summer-paris-hilton)
5. [Running The Jewels, And Shopping Vintage, With Ivy Getty Before Next Month's Landmark Christie's Auction, Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-christies-auction-ann-getty-jewelry)
6. [The Unstoppable Rise Of The Sheer Wedding Dress, British Vogue](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/sheer-wedding-dress-trend)
7. [Inside Ivy Getty's Bohemian-Meets-Uptown Girl Closet Sale, Vogue (May 2024)](https://www.vogue.com/article/ivy-getty-closet-sale)
8. [Ivy Getty Photos and High-Res Pictures, Getty Images](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/ivy-getty)
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