Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Anneta Konstantinides. Savage told Insider that she met Middleton during her dress fittings. She's had a much more normal upbringing. Loading Something is loading. Email address. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights.
Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Despite the fact that she and Prince William were married back in now a decade ago! To help us break down this fashion moment, we spoke with stylist, Micaela Erlanger , who shares everything you need to know about this historic gown, and why it remains a relevant topic today. Meet the Expert. Micaela Erlanger is a celebrity fashion stylist based in New York City.
Also, what you'll notice when you look closer is the lace detailing. The dress also featured a bodice that was padded on the hips, paying homage to the tradition of Victorian corsetry, and had a dramatic eight-foot train that gracefully swept behind Middleton as she walked. When the designer of Middleton's dress was finally revealed on the big day, fans of both Middleton and McQueen found it to be a perfect match.
She also notes that Middleton's choice to work with a British fashion house, and her support of a female designer, was extremely significant. But no detail has stood the test of time quite like Kate's iconic wedding dress.
Read on for eight surprising details you might not know about Kate Middleton's gown:. Specifically, the bodice was inspired by the Victorian tradition of corsetry, meaning it narrowed at the waist and was padded slightly below the midsection, according to a statement released by the Palace. This particular style is also an Alexander McQueen hallmark. Or two meters, 70 centimeters long.
While the train made for a dramatic entrance into Westminster Abbey, it was actually short compared to Princess Diana's train , which measured a whopping 25 feet in length. Kate's dress also featured 58 gazar and organza- covered buttons on the back, which were fastened by rouleau loops. The dressmakers used the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, which originated in Ireland in the s.
Hand-cut lace flowers, including roses, thistle, daffodils, and shamrocks, were created individually and added onto ivory silk tulle. The bodice, skirt, and underskirt trim was created out of an English and French Chantilly lace. The French Chantilly lace was the only fabric not sourced or supplied by a British company. Talk about the ultimate something borrowed: Kate wore the Queen's Cartier Halo tiara on her wedding day, also known as the Cartier Scroll tiara.
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