The dress that Grace Kelly wore for her April 19 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier was designed by MGM costume designer Helen Rose and was made from 25 yards of silk taffeta, antique rose-point lace and pearls by three dozen seamstresses, who worked on it for six weeks.
The wedding dress that Queen Victoria wore to marry Prince Albert in February 1840 sparked a trend for white wedding dresses that is still in vogue today.
Queen Elizabeth II was just 21 when she wed Prince Phillip in November 1946. The couple had met when she was just 13 years old at the wedding of his cousin, Princess Marina of Greece. Her Majesty famously saved up ration cards to purchase the material needed. The gown was made of ivory duchess satin and decorated with 10,000 imported white pearls, silver thread and tulle embroidery. Her bridal ensemble also included a 15-foot patterned full court train attached at the shoulders, and a silk tulle veil held in place by a tiara lent to the princess by her mother.
The first of Elizabeth Taylor’s seven husbands was Conrad “Nicky” Hilton. They were married in Beverly Hills in May 1950 and Liz wore a dress by Helen Rose – the MGM costumier who designed Grace Kelly’s wedding gown. The dress bore a striking resemblance to the one Taylor wore in
Father of the Bride, the costumes of which were also created by Rose.
In May 1959, when Elizabeth Taylor married her fourth husband, singer Eddie Fisher - who left his wife Debbie Reynolds to marry Taylor – she wore a short, hooded, forest green dress with matching shoes and a bouquet made up of orchids and baby's breath.
Audrey Hepburn married actor Mel Ferrer in September 1954, after starring with him on Broadway in
Ondine. She wore a typically full-skirted Fifties ballerina-length style by Pierre Balmain with roses in her hair.
For her November 1961 wedding to Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner wore a halterneck dress with a sheer shawl.
Bianca Jagger decided against a traditional wedding dress for her May 1971 wedding to Mick Jagger, opting instead for a white skirt suit by Savile Row tailor Tommy Nutter - who had previously tailored suits for the Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Yoko Ono. The designer had made a shirt for Bianca to wear under the jacket but it did not fit as she was four-months pregnant - so she wore nothing underneath instead. She kept the Riviera sunshine off with a wide-brimmed hat.
Believe it or not, stronger consciousness is detected on lots of modern females. Comparing with their mothers or grandmothers, they are more enthusiastic. They develop deeper insight for their work, life and also their daily appearances. For the vast majority of contemporary females, they look forward to seeming fashionable, glamorous or unique.
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