Royal Wedding Dresses Design Through History

Kate Middleton's wedding dress designer is still a mystery. Early favorite Bruce Oldfield told WWD.com that he was NOT dressing Kate for her big I Do's. And while we reported that Sophie Cranston of Libelula was the royal wedding dress designer (according to the Huffington Post), Cranston has vehemently denied making the dress.

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Designers still in the running are Catherine Walker, Alice Temperley and Daniella Helayel from Issa. These tight-lipped ladies haven't confirmed or denied rumors of designing the royal gown. If you had to put your money on one designer, who would it be? It won't be long until we know for sure!

With all the speculation surrounding Kate's royal wedding dress, I wanted to share these photos with you! From Queen Victoria's lace and silk dress, which popularised white wedding dresses, to Princess Margaret's stunningly tailored Sixties gown and also to the dramatic Princess Dianna's wedding dress, royal wedding dresses have both mirrored and set the trends of the day.

I'm dying to see Kate Middleton's wedding dress and I'm most curious about the train... will she stay true to royal tradition with a dramatic train or embrace her modern style with a more contemporary bridal look? What do you think?



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Duchess of Windsor's engagement portrait

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Duchess and Duke of Windsor

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Princess Elizabeth in gown by Norman Hartnell

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Sketch of Princess Elizabeth's engagement ring and wedding band

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Princess Elizabeth in wedding dress by Norman Hartnell

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Princess Elizabeth in wedding dress by Norman Hartnell

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Princess Margaret in modest ballgown wedding dress

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Princess Diana in wedding dress by David and Elizabeth Emanuel

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