Kate Middleton's wedding dress

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The Duchess and Duke of Cambridge on their wedding day

Kate Middleton's wedding dress is the wedding dress that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge , then Kate Middleton, wore to her wedding to Prince William on April 29, 2011. The dress is a design by British fashion designer Sarah Burton , the creative director of British fashion house Alexander McQueen .

As is customary with royal weddings, the design and its designer were kept secret beforehand, so the dress was not on public view until the bride got out of her car to enter Westminster Abbey , where the wedding ceremony was taking place. Because wedding dresses from the British royal family are known for their design, their symbolism and their influence on trends in western bridal fashion, the media interest in the garment was extremely high.

Copies of the dress, which stylistically ties in with fashion aspects of the 1950s, were made and traded worldwide. The original was on display from July 23rd to October 3rd, 2011 during the annual summer exhibition at Buckingham Palace and set a record number of visitors. In connection with this, eight million pounds were reportedly raised for a charitable foundation of Kate Middleton and for renovation work on the palace building.

Design of the dress

A copy of the dress outside a Belfast boutique

The long-sleeved, floor-length dress consists of a long, wide skirt, which is attached to a tight-fitting strapless corsage with a heart-shaped neckline, both made of satin . Over the corsage is a tight-fitting top that is firmly connected to the skirt, made of translucent fabric with lace applications, with long sleeves and a V-neck. The dress is high-necked at the back with 58 buttons. The train from the back of the waist is made of the same fabric as the skirt and corsage, the veil is made of a transparent lace fabric.

material

The main part of the dress is sewn from ivory and white silk gazar using British fabrics from a source exclusively used by Sarah Burton.

The train of the dress measures 270 centimeters. Handmade English lace and French Chantilly lace are used on the entire bodice, skirt and underskirt . Because the lace came from different sources, great care was taken to ensure that all flowers were the same color. All construction was supervised or handcrafted by Burton and her team. “On the back there are 58 buttons made of gazar silk and organza , which are fastened with button loops. The petticoat is made of English cluny lace on silk tulle. "

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The long, wide skirt is designed as an image of an opening flower, with soft folds that open downwards, form a semi- tour in Victorian style on the back and end in a short train. The “ivory-colored satin bodice is slightly padded at the hips and constricted at the waist; inspired by the Victorian corsetry tradition, which is a special trademark of Alexander McQueen ”.

symbolism

The dress is made of satin stitched and has one with lace applications elaborate bodice , which is in fine detail the nations of the United Kingdom. The symmetrical lace appliqué is handcrafted using a technique that was developed in Ireland in the 1820s and is called Carrickmacross lace . It depicts roses (a symbol of England ), thistles ( Scotland ), daffodils ( Wales ) and shamrock (Ireland), which are sewn piece by piece onto the silk tulle. These lace appliqués were handcrafted in the Royal School of Needlework, located at Hampton Court Palace . The seamstresses used new needles every three hours and washed their hands every half hour to keep the fabric clean.

To reflect the British Something old, something new custom that u. a. Asks for a blue ingredient, a blue ribbon is processed inside the dress. The ancient ingredient required by the custom is the design of the carrickmacross lace in the bodice.

Official statements stated that Middleton wanted to combine tradition with modernity - "with the artistic vision that characterizes Alexander McQueen's work" . Middleton and Burton worked closely on the design of the dress.

Speculation before the wedding

Before the wedding, there was a lot of speculation about what kind of wedding dress Middleton would choose. The Sunday Times reported on March 6, 2011 that Middleton had chosen McQueen designer Sarah Burton. The newspaper wrote, "A fashion source said the dress would be a combination of Middleton's own design ideas and Burton's knowledge and understanding of court fashion." McQueen and Burton denied having anything to do with the dress. Middleton became aware of Burton's work in 2005 when she attended the wedding of Thomas Parker Bowles, son of the Duchess of Cornwall . Burton designed the wedding dress for his bride, fashion journalist Sara Buys. Other designers were also in discussion: Victoria Beckham , Sophie Cranston's label Libelula , Jasper Conran , Elizabeth Emanuel (designer of Lady Diana Spencer's wedding dress ), Daniella Issa Helayel , Keren Craigs and Georgina Chapman's label Marchesa , Stella McCartney , Bruce Oldfield , and Catherine Walker .

In the betting shops , Burton was so clearly the favorite to design the wedding dress that UK bookmaker William Hill stopped taking bets weeks before the event. David Emanuel , who helped design Princess Diana's wedding dress, told Canadian fashion journalist Jeanne Beker : “McQueen is owned by Gucci , an Italian company. If Kate has taken this course, it would be the first time that a British house has not been selected. And the Italians would have their big day with it. "

The British tabloid News of the World reported that, in order to keep the secret, the embroiderers at the Royal School of Needlework were initially told that the dress was intended for a TV costume film, in which cost was not an issue. As a result, it was widely rumored that the cost of the dress was £ 250,000; however, a Clarence House spokesman declared this claim to be incorrect.

According to Joanna Marscher, curator of the Historic Royal Palaces , “The importance of clothes has increased as has media expectations. TV cameras in Westminster Abbey mean that these clothes have to do justice to such scenes and have to be so well designed that they stand up to the most critical gaze ” . Details of the dress were first revealed to the public in a tweet from Clarence House in late April 2011 and immediately made headlines. The process is therefore an indication of the increasing role of social networks for news journalists.

Influences and effects

The dress was widely commented on by fashion experts in the media and received a lot of acclaim. It was noted that the dress was heavily traditional and inspired by dresses from the 1950s. Karl Lagerfeld said: “The dress is very classic and goes perfectly with the decoration of Westminster Abbey. It even reminds me a bit of Queen Elizabeth's wedding, the royal weddings in the 50s. The train is well proportioned. The top is very pretty. I really like the veil. ” Antonio Marras of the Kenzo fashion company said: “ The choice of label and the style of the dress was a very sophisticated mix of progressive fashion and tradition, all in a very British way. You can make references to Grace Kelly 's wedding gown or Princess Elisabeth's wedding gown , but in a simpler, more modern way. ” It was noted that the lace bodice on Middleton's gown mirrored the gown Grace Kelly wed when she married Rainier III in 1956 . had worn. Comparisons have also been made with Princess Margret's wedding dress . Mark Badgley, a designer at Badgley Mischka , stated, “It's the type of garment that will stand the test of time. Not all clothing does this. Every bride in the world will want to wear it. It has a touch of old-fashioned, a classic 1950s ball gown, so timeless that your daughter would look just as gorgeous in 30 years' time. ” Oscar de la Renta, on the other hand, said it was “ a very traditional dress for a very traditional wedding ... not boastful. There wasn't 50 yards of train and it wasn't overloaded with embroidery. It was just a very traditional dress for a gorgeous girl who doesn't need much ” .

The gown has also been compared to the bridal gown that Prince Williams' mother, Diana, wore to her wedding. Vera Wang said: “Diana's dress had a feeling of innocence, reverie, almost picture-book romance. Catherine's dress, on the other hand, was about much more than just the dress. Sarah Burton has pioneered the classic for the modern bride who will one day be queen. " Diana's wedding dress creator Elizabeth Emanuel said, " Just like it did in 1981, when they down the aisle, they will steps, people watch with their sketch pads, while the technicians and draftsmen are already in the starting blocks and wait. You 'll see copies in the mall the next morning. ” Emanuel said the dress will look good on many figure types.

Chinese copy of the dress, which went on sale four weeks after the royal wedding

It has often been noted that the style of the dress will influence bridal fashion in the years to come. Alison McGill, editor of Weddingbells Magazine, wrote : “I think her decision to wear long sleeves signals a goodbye to the strapless wedding dress.” Veronica Di Santo-Abramowicz, designer of Toronto- based label Ines Di Santo , suspected: “Kates Dress will influence a lot of the bridal fashion that we will see for the next few years. This always happens when a person of royal or high rank gets married, that sets the trend for several years. Princess Diana and Carolyn Bessette, for example, were two notable brides with their dresses that come to mind. "

A copy of a British tailor shop that The Times commissioned as a competition prize was completed in less than five hours after Middleton began her drive to church. The company received several more contracts that same day, but said it would have to consult lawyers before copies could be sold. New Zealand fashion designer Jane Yeh worked through the night after the wedding to make another copy of the dress. Chinese dressmakers told news journalists that they expected to offer replicas of the dress a week after the wedding; one was disappointed that information about the dress had not been leaked beforehand so she could have prepared the goods earlier. Another advertised a retail price of £ 70 to £ 90.

Hubert de Givenchy found that choosing a dress from the fashion house of Alexander McQueen, who died of suicide in 2010, was "a beautiful thought, a fine tribute" .

The dress and some other paraphernalia related to the royal wedding were on display at Buckingham Palace from July 23 to October 3, 2011. The dress and tiara were displayed on a headless mannequin and illuminated in white. The Queen , who visited the exhibition privately in July 2011 accompanied by the Duchess of Cambridge, is said to have described the nature of the exhibition as "hideous". A microphone could be heard that the Queen had remarked to the Duchess: "It is arranged to look very scary," to which Catherine added that it had a "3D effect" .

The dress helped generate record numbers of visitors to Buckingham Palace in the summer of 2011. It is also reported that it helped raise £ 8 million in donations for Kate Middleton's own charity and for the palace renovation.

In addition to a book on the history of the wedding dress since the 18th century by Edwina Ehrman , the textile curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum , several book publications mentioned Kate's dress as style-setting, similar to Erin McKean in a book on iconic clothing styles. Francesca Beauman counts the dress as one of the ten bridal gowns that changed the world or prevented (female) humanity from turning to more important things like shoes.

Conflict over the article on the dress on Wikipedia

The article on the dress became the subject of controversy on the English language Wikipedia after a request for deletion of the article was made immediately after it was discontinued . At Wikimania 2012, Jimmy Wales cited the dress as an example of the gender gap on Wikipedia. Wikipedia has no problem in describing dozens of Linux variants in separate articles, but such a culturally and historically important piece of clothing should be deleted. Wales advocated keeping the article and based its reasoning on reporting on the online magazine Slate .

Kate Middleton Effect

The Kate Middleton Effect is the name given to other stylistic influences of the Duchess.

The British fashion industry has therefore made sales gains of several million euros through the fashion worn by the Duchess, especially in the USA. Influences on the handling of cosmetic surgery were also assumed. The effect did not take effect until the engagement was announced. The blue Issa dress worn when Prince William and Catherine Middleton were announced on November 16, 2010, was already causing a stir. The dress came from the London designer Daniella Issa Helayel. The color of the dress matched the engagement ring that originally belonged to William's mother Diana.

In both the US and UK, the dress sold out within a day. A cheaper version of Florence + Fred was offered in the UK Tesco chain for £ 16 and was also sold out within an hour of the announcement on Tesco's website. Kate Middleton's engagement dress came in second in a 2010 Stylish Dress Ranking, after Lady Gaga's MTV Video Music Awards Meat Dress . The trend towards the little blue (see Little Black ) initiated by Middleton was discussed at various show events in the 2011 spring season by Tia Carrere , Kristen Bell and Amy Smart , among others .

The effect also extended to Middleton's first child, Prince George of Cambridge , and his baby clothes from aden + anais , first shown in public, which were sold out in the UK shortly thereafter. The child was in a blanket from merino wool from GH Hurt and Company wrapped, which was a little later available only after a considerable delay.

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