What are they saying about the dress?

This gorgeous was designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, it has a lace applique bodice and skirt, and veil. The bride is wearing her hair down, with a tiara a loan from the royal jewelry. Here is what others are saying about who was wearing what... Ms Burton said creating the royal wedding dress had been the "experience of a lifetime".

Prince William is wearing the uniform of colonel of the Irish Guards, as well as his Royal Air Force wings. The lace on the bride's dress details a rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock, and was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace.

The bridal train measures 2m 70cm, and along with the lace, all other fabrics used in the creation of the dress were sourced from and supplied by British companies. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote Kate Middleton is the perfect Grace Kelly princess bride”

What are they saying about the dress? The lace motifs were pinned, "framed up" and applied with stab stitching every 2mm to 3mm around each lace motif. Workers washed their hands every 30 minutes to keep the lace and threads pristine, and the needles were renewed every three hours, to keep them sharp and clean.

The veil is held in place by a Cartier "halo" tiara, lent to Miss Middleton by the Queen. The bride's earrings were a wedding day gift from her parents, Carole and Michael Middleton.

The earrings were the bride's "something new". For her "something blue", a blue ribbon was sewn into the interior of her dress, while her "something old" was the traditional Carrickmacross craftsmanship used to create the bridal gown. Made by Cartier in 1936, the tiara was purchased by the Queen's father, the Duke of York (later King George VI) for his Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother) three weeks before he succeeded his brother as King. The designer said she enjoyed every moment of making the royal gown The tiara was presented to Princess Elizabeth (now the Queen) by her mother on her 18th birthday.

The bride's bouquet is a shield-shaped wired bouquet of myrtle, lily-of-the-valley, sweet William and hyacinth. It was designed by Shane Connolly. Diana favourite Maid of Honour Philippa Middleton's dress was also designed and created by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. It is of a heavy, ivory satin-based crepe, with a cowl front and with the same button detail and lace trims as the bride's dress. The four young bridesmaids' dresses were designed by childrenswear designer Nicki Macfarlane and hand-made by Ms Macfarlane and her daughter Charlotte Macfarlane at their homes in Wiltshire and Kent.

The mother-of-the bride Carole Middleton is wearing a sky blue silk dress with short pleated sleeves and pleated pockets by Catherine Walker - a favourite designer of Princess Diana. Over that Mrs Middleton is wearing a sky-blue wool crepe coatdress. Her hat is by Berkshire-based Jane Corbett. The groom's stepmother, the Duchess of Cornwall, is wearing a champagne silk dress with matching duck egg blue and champagne hand-embroidered coat, both by the designer Anna Valentine. Sarah Burton - who made the billowing red and black poppy dress Michelle Obama wore for a state dinner and the wedding dress Sara Buys wore for her wedding to Tom Parker- Bowles - has long been the hotly-tipped favourite for the role of royal wedding dress designer. She said she was incredibly honoured to be asked to design the historic dress, saying she had "enjoyed every moment of it."

The designer joined Alexander McQueen's studio in 1996 as an intern, working alongside him on his collections for 12 years before he took his own life in February 2010. The designer was named creative director of the Alexander McQueen label the following May. The mother-of-the-bride Carole Middleton wore blue Guests at Westminster Abbey include David Cameron, in a morning suit, along with his wife, Samantha, who is not wearing a hat.

What Are They Saying About This Dress?

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The rumours proved to be true. Kate stunned in a lacy Sarah Burton dress for Alexander McQueen with a 3-metre train. It was the perfect mix of the traditional and modern.

“I think it was the iconic royal wedding gown for today’s event,” said Andrea Anastasiou, fashion stylist and owner of White Toronto.

The dress was hand-stitched, using a 200-year-old carrickmacross lacemaking technique. The tiny narrow bodice gave Kate a beautiful modern silhouette, said Anastasiou, adding she thought the whole look was a nod to the dress Grace Kelly wore for her 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Its base is ivory satin gazer which “Gives you a beautiful shape but it’s a very light fabric,” said Anastasiou. The stylist thinks we’ll be seeing a return to such beautiful full skirts.