Let's start with the dress! I loved it! I LOVED IT. It was designed by Sarah Burton for the late Alexander McQueen. It was a beautiful twist of modern and classic. Like Grace Kelly with wings. :)
(True fact: My parents met on the famous Kelly Drive in Philadelphia.)
(True fact: I always refer to it as Grace Kelly Drive.)
with a 1936 Cartier tiara – on loan from Queen Elizabeth
I suppose it's gotten mixed responses. Kate may not have been directly inspired by Philadelphia-debutante-turned-Princess Grace Kelly, but I don't think you can go wrong with the timeless classics. When I look at my prom dress, I feel a bit embarrassed for all that poof-i-ness! And I DID NOT want that same feeling looking back at my wedding dress.
When I picked my wedding dress, I wanted it to be Audrey Hepburn inspired. Like this Givenchy gown from "Sabrina."
My dress looks nothing like this, but the I choose my dress specifically because of the gold embroidered detailing. I knew that I didn't want an actual white, white dress. The colour just doesn't suit my skin tone. I also wanted a dress that had some colour in it! I still love my dress, and hope I do forever :)
How adorable is this?! Congrats to the newlyweds!
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I really liked the dress! I like sleeves, and before the dress was revealed (and various designers were speculating about it) I read about how Europeans aren't as into the strapless wedding dress trend like American wedding dress designers are. This combined with the "modest" design the Abbey required, I think led to a wonderful choice! I hope that this will spark American designers to begin creating more dresses with sleeve options!
ReplyDelete(P.S. wrote this while half asleep so it sounds super dumb, but for reals I have an opinion on it haha)
ALSO, Pippa's dress was on fire! Totally loved it & think it could make for a killer wedding dress on its own!
ReplyDeleteI watched the royal wedding, too!
ReplyDelete@Cristina YAY, thanks for making it over here to Blogspot! I think some people can pull off the strapless dress, but I don't know how those things can actually stay up! Usually I'm always pulling it up, and it's definitely not a good look for cameras. I agree, I think there should be more sleeve options out there! Pippa's dress was lovely and very Abbey appropriate as well. The back end apparently seemed to be a hit with FB :P
ReplyDelete@Annie thanks for the add and checking out my blog! I love your blog!