The main attraction was Kate's dress was stunning, simple, young but elegant and eminently suitable for a Royal wedding. In her own words she wanted the dress to "combine tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterises Alexander McQueen's work. The chantilly lace long and sleeves and high neck gave it both its feminine delicate, and regal quality, and the cinched waist and ballgown skirt showed off her tiny waist beautifully, and tastefully. The ivory silk tulle veil was long, sheer, and modern, and embroidered by Royal School of Needlework . It was held in place by a Cartier tiara, lent to Middleton by the Queen. The 6ft train gave it the drama it required without it stealing the attention from the details of the dress. " Nicely done Catherine, nicely done! (Images borrowed from Press Association, AFP, Getty's, Reuters and Daily Mail)
The dress was reminiscent of Grace Kelly's gown at her marriage to which was designed by the MGM's costume department.
After weeks of waiting to find out who she would be wearing...the revelation that she had gone with a British fashion house wasn't particularly surprising...and that it was the late Alexander McQueen both endeared her to the British public and fashion appreciandos alike. It was the genius of Sarah Burton that made this the most talked about royal wedding dress in the last twenty years.
Amongst the notable appearances were Tara Palmer Tomkinson who wore a regal Kingfisher off shoulder electric blue dress and a pointed hat to match. Potentially, this is a seriously chic getu...and then the gloves...and then the shoes...and then the purse. She looks a little like X-Men's Mystique attending an award ceremony.
Victoria Beckham received mixed reviews in her unlikely funereal black sheath by her own label. The pillbox hat by Philip Treacy was tres chic, but I'd have liked to see a little more colour in the rest of that getup. The Loubotin shoes were way too high and her makeup much too dark for a spring day wedding. Her husband, by contrast, personified the English gentleman in a bespoke Ralph Lauren number.
Of the older lot, Princess Michael of Kent looked every bit the elegant royal, as usual, in an Andrea Odicini teal skirt and an amazing Sophia Loren picture hat. And Lady Sophia Windsor a true picture of elegance in an Armani Prive cocktail dress and matching coat.
The wedding party itself looked the absolute embodiment royalty, the boys regimental and the girls cute as buttons. Until we actually saw Kate, Pippa, her sister, was in danger of stealing the show in a (surprisingly) ivory cowl neck satin crepe gown but Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. It was demure and feminine, and modest enough not to upstage Kate the perfect choice for a maid of honour.
The girls wore custom white satin gazar dresses with pale gold sashes, designed by Nicki MacFarlane...and the boys well they were dressed like page boys!
All in all, this wedding rekindled true Brit style, conservative-chic.
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