Wedding dresses of queens and princesses: top 5 best outfits
The Svadbaholik.ru portal will introduce you to the best royal wedding dresses, because it is among them that the most beautiful wedding dresses in the world are most often found. Get inspired with us!
Letizia Ortiz – Queen of Spain
It's hard to imagine a royal wedding without a chic wedding dress. One of the most stylish royals, Letizia Ortiz, when marrying a Spanish prince, preferred a luxurious outfit with a high collar and a long rounded train.
Hand embroidery skillfully depicted ears of wheat and lilies - irreplaceable attributes of the coat of arms of the Spanish prince. The wedding dress made of ivory taffeta perfectly emphasized the statuesque figure of the bride.
Mary Donaldson – Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary's wedding dress was created from silk satin with a close-fitting bodice and three-quarter length sleeves. The neckline slightly revealed the shoulders, and the fluffy skirt attracted attention with its unusual drapery. The wedding look was successfully complemented by a 6-meter long train.
An interesting feature of the image was the wedding ring sewn into the dress near the heart area, which once belonged to Mary’s deceased mother.
Stephanie de Lannoy – Belgian countess
The youngest daughter of Count Philippe de Lannoy chose an outfit for the wedding ceremony, the creation of which took about 50 thousand pearls, 80 thousand crystals, 100 meters of lace and tulle, 30 meters of organza and 10 meters of silver thread. The dress had 2 trains, and the petticoats consisted of 12 layers of tulle. This wedding dress is considered one of the most expensive among the dresses of queens and princesses all over the world.
Rania - Queen of Jordan
The future queen of Jordan had impeccable taste. For the wedding with the heir to the throne, she brought to life a very bold idea, harmoniously combining both Eastern and Western wedding traditions in the dress.
The snow-white satin outfit, which topped all sorts of ratings of the best wedding dresses of queens, resembled a classic European dress with a full skirt. The top was made of an elegant jacket with short sleeves and a wide belt with a buckle embroidered with stones.
Rania’s look included all the “Western” wedding attributes: a snow-white veil, gloves and a long train. And the distinctive feature of the outfit was gold embroidery with oriental ornaments.
Grace Kelly - Princess of Monaco
The wedding image of a Hollywood star with royal status has remained an example to follow for more than 60 years. The author of her wedding dress was Helen Rose, a costume designer working at Metro Goldwyn Mayer. It was from this film company that Grace received her famous dress as a gift.
To create it, Helen used silk, silk taffeta, silk tulle and Valenciennes lace. The style of the wedding dress was fluffy, with a closed top. The train consisted of three parts - an underskirt with wide lace frills, a taffeta corset and an upper fluffy skirt with a wide belt.
Timeline: The evolution of royal wedding dresses
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which took place on May 19, is still being actively discussed in the press. Fashion critics pay special attention to the bride’s outfit, which amazed with its simplicity and sophistication. We decided to trace the evolution of wedding dresses of the royal family, from pompous and extravagant images of the Victorian era to laconic and restrained modern models.
Queen Victoria - 1840
Victoria introduced white wedding dresses into fashion; before that, brides preferred to wear blue, which was considered the color of youth. In addition, obtaining a pure white shade and maintaining it in its original form was very difficult. White was a luxury, but Victoria managed to make wedding dresses in this color traditional and, importantly, affordable. For the wedding ceremony with Prince Albert, the Queen chose a satin dress in a soft milky shade, decorated with handmade lace - the color accentuated the pattern. However, the style was quite classic for the mid-19th century - a wide bertha collar hanging from the shoulders and a peplum waist. Thanks to Victoria, the centuries-old custom of wearing white to the ceremony was born - the color became a new symbol of the purity and purity of the bride.
Princess Beatrice - 1885
Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice, got married in her mother's dress, somewhat modernizing its silhouette. Bare shoulders and a lace collar gave way to sleeves and a plunging neckline with trim. If Victoria chose to minimize accents, then her daughter, on the contrary, chose bright details. And the main attributes of the bride’s outfit - a fluffy skirt and corset - retained their popularity for a long time.
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - 1923
The mother of the current Queen of Great Britain, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, radically changed the image of the bride. The design of the dress was inspired by the ideas of Coco Chanel - a low waist, lack of a strict shape and a straight skirt, characteristic of the era of the 20s. During the period of emancipation, girls began to give preference to loose “masculine” silhouettes and straight cuts, and most importantly, they put aside uncomfortable corsets that hindered movement and multi-layered skirts. The decoration of Elizabeth's wedding dress was also quite restrained - the dress was made of dark ivory material, and was decorated only with thin silver thread and pearls.
Queen Elizabeth II - 1947
Elizabeth II was one of the first royals to choose an outfit that was perhaps too conservative for the ceremony. The dress with long sleeves, an almost completely covered neckline and an A-line skirt was created by royal couturier Norman Hartnell. However, the strict style was fully compensated by luxurious details - satin, embroidered with pearls and rhinestones, shimmered with every movement of the bride, and a four-meter train of silk tulle, also covered with embroidery, descended from the shoulders.
Princess Diana - 1981
Lady Di's magnificent outfit has long been the standard of wedding fashion, brides dreamed of a similar dress, and designers borrowed various elements from their collections. The ivory silk model was created by then little-known designers David and Elizabeth Emmanuel. The main emphasis in the image was placed on the eight-meter train, which is still the longest in the history of the outfits of British monarchs. The skirt was so full and the train was so long that the wedding carriage had to be selected based on the size of the dress. And the bride, in order not to step on the hem, practiced for a long time, walking around the room, tying two sheets to herself. Lady Di lost a lot of weight while creating her wedding masterpiece, so the designers sewed the final version of the bodice directly on the princess on her wedding day. Puffy sleeves and a slightly open neckline with ruffles added femininity to the look.
Camilla Parker Bowles - 2005
The second wedding of Prince Charles with his current wife Camilla Parker-Bowles was modest, so the bride chose a simple, no-frills outfit. Camilla, remembering ancient traditions, appeared at the ceremony in a sky-blue dress with a straight cut, complementing the look with an elongated jacket embroidered with golden thread. The bride's head was crowned with an unusual hat resembling ears of wheat.
Kate Middleton - 2011
The Duchess of Cambridge's outfit was created by designer Sarah Burton, who heads the Alexander McQueen fashion house. The classic A-line wedding dress with long lace sleeves and a three-meter train, hand-embroidered with thistles, roses, clover leaves and daffodils, has gone down in the history of wedding dresses of the British royal family. This “bouquet” was not chosen by chance - the flowers symbolize the four components of the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. They are woven together as a sign of the unity of such different parts of the Kingdom and their existence in peace and harmony. Interestingly, Kate was the only bride who chose a two-tone option - the dress combined classic white and ivory. The Duchess's wedding dress cost approximately £300,000.
Meghan Markle - 2021
Meghan Markle's dress has already become one of the most laconic in the opinion of world fashion publications. The bride chose a simple snow-white outfit from the French fashion house Givenchy with open shoulders and long sleeves. There was no lace, patterns or embroidery on the dress, but the girl’s veil was decorated with 53 flowers - symbols of all the countries that are members of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Megan abandoned extravagant styles and unnecessary elements, preferring modesty and restraint. However, fashion critics found something to discuss here too. London luxury dress designer Caroline Arthur considered the outfit too closed, and other experts explained the bride's choice with her desire to support female designers - the dress was created by Clare Waight Keller, a feminist and ardent defender of gender equality. It is already known that the wedding dress cost approximately 410,000 pounds.
Our advice
If, like Princess Diana, you are planning light makeup in a nude shade for your wedding, then, following the example of the princess, make a few bright accents in the rest of the look - “active” decor, a train or a bouquet are quite suitable. If you prefer modesty, do not forget to add a spectacular detail. Bright lipstick on the lips - and your image will sparkle with completely new colors! And for brides who like stylish short haircuts like Camilla Parker Bowles, we recommend thinking about unusual headdresses. A designer hat will correctly accentuate your look and make your look elegant.
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