The difference between Princess Diana, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle's wedding dresses
In the last four decades, the British Empire has successfully held three Royal Weddings, Princess Diana-Prince Charles, Prince William-Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry-Meghan Markle. Although every royal wedding is bound by royal traditions, one of the most varied is the wedding dress. Launching from elle.com, Monday (21/5/2018), let's compare;
Princess Diana
At that time, Diana Spencer chose a dress designed by husband and wife David and Elizabth Emanuel, based in London. Before designing the wedding dress that was used when she married Prince Charles, July 29 2018, Lady Di was often made couture dresses and had long been her favorite designer.
Kate Middleton
Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, Kate Middleton was also designed by a Londoner, designer Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen on April 29, 2011. The lace dress has mastered the bridal fashion trend for the past three years.
Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle's minimalist wedding dress was designed by Clare Waight Keller who lives in Birmingham. He is also the artistic director of the French fashion house Givenchy.
The Style
Princess Diana
Princess Diana's gown triumphed in her time with extravagant intricate cuts. Balloon collar sleeves and lots of lace throughout the dresses were a trend in the 1980s.
Kate Middleton
The first daughter-in-law chose a dress with lace, satin, and tulle designs similar to Princess Grace's wedding dress from Monaco. At that time the world praised the ivory white dress with a V neck but still polite, full lace sleeves, and a little padding on the back to highlight the beauty of the bride's body. This long dangling dress was held by her sister Pippa Middleton as a bridesmaid.
Meghan Markle
Meghan made her own history as an American who entered the British Royal family. She chose a different dress and led the new trend with a clean and minimalistic cut. If the dress reminds you of Audrey Hepburn, it's because Givenchy is the fashion icon's favorite designer.
The Veil and Tiara
Princess Diana
Not wanting to be outdone by her dress, Diana wore a long veil made of 153 meters of tulle and wore the Spencer family tiara. The tiara is an 18th century heirloom that Diana lent her father.
Kate Middleton
While Kate chose a thin mid-length veil made of silk tulle decorated with hand embroidered flowers. Her tiara is the Cartier hello also on loan by HRH The Queen. The tiara has nearly 1,000 diamonds which was the 18th gift of Queen Elizabeth from her father King George VI.
Meghan Markle
Queen Elizabeth lent her yet another tiara, the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau which was purchased from London jeweler Garrard in 1925. Meghan paired the tiara with a 16-foot silk veil featuring embroidered flowers representing the 53rd British Commonwealth along with the California Poppy.
The Price
Princess Diana's elaborate gown was estimated at around $115K or around $330K by today's standards.
While Kate Middleton's dress is rumored to be worth 434,000 US dollars.
Well, for Meghan Markle there is no definite price range for her wedding dress. But looking at Kim Kardashian's Givenchy wedding gown when she married Kanye West for $500,000 in 2014, there's already a hint of if it definitely exceeds that value.
The Shoes
Princess Diana wore Diana Clive Shilton's designed wedding shoes for six months. The shoes are decorated with sequins, pearls, with a low heel.
That's because they don't want to appear taller than their husbands. Also to keep him from tripping during the blessing. The initials C and D under the heel are also engraved as their union.
Kate Middleton opted for stiletto almond toes made of ivory satin and hand embroidery and the same lace as the veil. Just like wedding dresses, veils are made by Alexander McQueen.
And Meghan Markle wears simple pump shoes or in England they are popularly known as court shoes from Manolo Blahnik.
