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| Kate Middleton wedding dress |
The gown is a design by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen's fashion house.
Kate Middleton chose British brand Alexander McQueen for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing. Kate Middleton wished for her dress to combine tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterizes Alexander McQueen's work. And most pleasantly astonishing thing is that Kate Middleton worked closely with Sarah Burton in formulating the design of her dress.
The dress is made of French Chantilly lace and English Cluny lace throughout the bodice, skirt and underskirt. The dress, made of ivory and white satin gazar, was designed to emulate an opening flower. The train measures almost nine feet long.
The lace applique for the bodice and skirt was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework. Individual flowers were hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle to create the dress' design, which incorporates the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock. The back of the dress was finished with 58 gazar and organza covered buttons fastened by Rouleau loops.
Middleton's veil is made silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers. It is held in place by a Cartier "halo" tiara, lent to Middleton by Queen Elizabeth II.
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| Kate Middleton wedding dress |
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| Kate Middleton wedding dress |
