Miss Middleton chose British brand Alexander McQueen for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing.  Miss Middleton wished for her dress to combine tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterises Alexander McQueen’s work.

The dress epitomises timeless British craftsmanship by drawing together talented and skilled workmanship from across the United Kingdom.  The dress design pays tribute to the Arts and Crafts tradition, which advocated truth to materials and traditional craftsmanship using simple forms and often Romantic styles of decoration.  Ms Burton’s design draws on this heritage, additionally giving the cut and the intricate embellishment a distinctive, contemporary and feminine character.

The design

The lace appliqué for the bodice and skirt was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace.  The lace design was hand-engineered (appliquéd) using the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, which originated in Ireland in the 1820s.  Individual flowers have been hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle to create a unique and organic design, which incorporates the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock.

Hand-cut English lace and French Chantilly lace has been used throughout the bodice and skirt, and has been used for the underskirt trim.  With laces coming from different sources, much care was taken to ensure that each flower was the same colour.  The whole process was overseen and put together by hand by Ms Burton and her team.

The dress is made with ivory and white satin gazar.  The skirt echoes an opening flower, with white satin gazar arches and pleats.  The train measures two metres 70 centimetres.  The ivory satin bodice, which is narrowed at the waist and padded at the hips, draws on the Victorian tradition of corsetry and is a hallmark of Alexander McQueen’s designs.  The back is finished with 58 gazar and organza covered buttons fastened by Rouleau loops.  The underskirt is made of silk tulle trimmed with Cluny lace.

The Fabrics

French Chantilly lace was combined with English Cluny lace to be hand-worked in the Irish Carrickmacross needlework tradition.

All other fabrics used in the creation of the dress were sourced from and supplied by British companies.  The choice of fabrics followed extensive research by Sarah Burton and her team.

The Royal School of Needlework

The Royal School of Needlework (RSN), based at Hampton Court Palace, assisted the Alexander McQueen team in accurately cutting out the delicate motifs from the lace fabrics and positioning the lace motifs with precision into the new design.  The lace motifs were pinned, ‘framed up’ and applied with stab stitching every two to three millimetres around each lace motif.  The workers washed their hands every thirty minutes to keep the lace and threads pristine, and the needles were renewed every three hours, to keep them sharp and clean.

The RSN workers included existing staff, former staff, tutors, graduates and students, with the youngest aged 19.

The RSN’s work was used primarily for the train and skirt of the Bride’s dress, the bodice and sleeves, the Bride’s shoes and the Bride’s veil.

We thought you looked absolutely stunning Kate.

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Shala Moradi the Long Island based designer is envisaging such a fast turnaround on the Royal copy dress , she expects to have a sample hot from the sewing room just hours after the Royal bride walks down the aisle.

And, she is aiming to have the finished replica on sale within eight weeks, and will be getting up at 4am EST in order to catch the earliest possible glimpse of Miss Middleton’s gown at 9am GMT.

She has revealed that her budget version of Miss Middleton’s gown is unlikely to be an exact replica, as the expected grandeur of her gown is unlikely to translate well into a cheap copy.

It will almost certainly retail cost a fraction of the original dress, most likely around £1,5000 according to Mrs Moradi’s son, Navid, who is Faviana’s company president.

‘Depending on the style, it should hit the market within eight weeks,’ he said.

The Royal wedding dress replica will be the latest in a string of ‘inspired’ gowns designed by Mrs Moradi, who has recreated red carpet looks worn by Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift and Demi Moore.

She’ll be watching TV at 4am with the rest of America, only she’ll be sketching the soon-to-be famous dress with the purpose of selling it on a mass scale. “I don’t get nervous. But it’s a little bit of pressure with the timing,” Moradi told the New York Post.

As soon as Kate Middleton steps out of the Queen’s Rolls Royce phantom, Moradi will begin drawing the wedding dress pattern, copying the silhouette and thinking about fabrics. Then she’ll leave her Long Island home and head to Faviana’s New York City showroom to start making the prototype sample.

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Maria Sharapova announced recently that her boyfriend, L.A. Lakers star Sasha Vujacic had popped the question and this week she’s really showing it off.

The tennis star has hit the streets and been snapped a number of times sporting a very large diamond sparkler, reports US magazine. Ms Sharapova has been seen proudly flaunting her sizable diamond ring, as the couple walked hand in hand while out for a relaxing midday lunch.

“He completely surprised me! I’m so lucky and very much spoiled,” Maria told US magazine. Sasha, a Serbian-born basketball star, proposed on Oct. 19 at his home in Manhattan Beach, California.

Maria is reported to have said that it was a “very special and obviously a very memorable evening in my life.” The 23-year-old Grand Slam champ adds, “It’s something I’ll always remember, it was very sweet.”

Maria has said that she and her 26-year-old fiance aren’t rushing into any wedding plans just yet, though. “We’re taking our time. Right now we’re just happy to be engaged,” she says. “We’re both very focused on what we do and we travel a lot. We’re just happy to have each other.”

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Brothers & Sisters star Dave Annable and actress Odette Yustman, have married at an intimate ceremony this past weekend. According to Us Weekly, they were married on Sunday in Ojai, just north of L.A, with over 200 guests and family members at the wedding ceremony.

Yustman donned a Monique Lhuillier gown and wore 10 carats of diamond earrings and 30-carat diamond and platinum barrettes from Neil Lane.

Dave popped the question two years ago on Valentine’s Day and says it was the best decision he’s ever made. “I [proposed] at a place where we fell in love,” the actor is reported to have said at the time.

“It was in Santa Barbara [California], and I surprised her with her parents and my parents after [the proposal]. We went to the restaurant…and our parents were there waiting. It was pretty rad! She was very surprised.”

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While Russell Brand was recently being arrested for allegedly attacking a paparazzo at LAX, his soon to be wife, Katy Perry, was living it up in Sin City.

According to the Star-Ledger, Ms Perry was seen partying in Las Vegas with her BFF, Rihanna, for what was most likely her highly-anticipated bachelorette party. The two pals were spotted at the Cirque du Soleil show Ra and later at the Hard Rock Hotel Beach Club for a late-night pool shindig.

Many on the Internet are reporting that this can only mean one thing, that the couple’s wedding vows are imminent!

Of course, before then, Mr Brand will probably have to sort out the strange legal situation he now finds himself in. The funny man allegedly became involved in the ‘argument’ because of a photographer getting too close to Perry’s undergarments.

“If you cross the line and try [and] put a lens up my dress, my fiance will do his job and protect me” the vocalist was later reported to have tweeted.

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Hilary Duff has married Mike Comrie in an intimate ceremony in Santa Barbara.

The 22-year-old singer and the 29-year-old ice hockey player exchanged vows in front of 100 family members and close friends at a private mansion in Montecito.

The ceremony was held at sunset and the bride walked down an aisle strewn with rose petals and candles.

Hilary donned a strapless mermaid-style Vera Wang gown while Mike wore a simple tuxedo. Hilary’s sister Haylie served as the Maid of Honour and her mother gave her away.

“It was one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever seen,” a guest told UsMagazine.com. “Absolutely stunning. They thought of every last detail and it was an incredible sight.”

Speaking of her now husband Hilary recently said: “I’ve never met anyone who can say a bad word about him. He’s generous, caring and sunny. We just laugh our heads off.”

Mike proposed to Hilary while they were on holiday in Hawaii in February. They have been dating since 2007.

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Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have secretly got married. The duo recently confirmed the news to People.com, but details on where and when the wedding took place are still scarce.

Supermodel Kerr, 27, let the news of the wedding slip, when she had to back out of a July appearance at Australian department store David Jones, to go on her honeymoon. “David Jones very graciously released me during this period so we could celebrate an intimate ceremony and honeymoon together,” Kerr says in the statement.

Kerr and Bloom, 33, met in 2007, became friends and started dating soon after. They confirmed their engagement in June 2010.

Kerr was most recently by her new hubby’s side when he collected his honorary degree from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England.

No other details about the very hush-hush ceremony were forthcoming, nor is anyone divulging where the comely couple are planning to spend their honeymoon.

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But with all the stories of celebrity love rats and scandals, it seems that Myleene’s having second thoughts about getting married at all.

Having previously said that they would probably have a spontaneous beach wedding, recent events surrounding celebrity marriage scandals have made the 32-year-old think twice about making the commitment.

Myleene told a UK magazine she has been affected by several recent celebrity marriage scandals, admitting “You do wonder if it could happen to you. My mum keeps asking me when I’m going to get married, but I don’t think it’s going to happen any more!”

The former Hear’Say singer – who has a two-year-old daughter with Graham – adds, “When I look at all the celeb couples splitting up, I think it’s time to return to the basics.”

Despite the change of plans, the couple are definitely still together.

Myleene still calls Graham her best friend. “He knows me inside out and he still loves me, so that’s got to be a bonus, right?”.

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Amanda Silverman told news agency, The Associated Press, that Cruz, 36, wore a John Galliano dress at the ceremony, which only family members attended.

The couple, both from Spain, appeared together in Woody Allen’s film Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008. Cruz won a supporting actress Oscar for her role in the romantic comedy.

Bardem, 41, was named best supporting actor at the 2007 Academy Awards for his role in the crime thriller No Country for Old Men.

The couple first acted together in Spanish comedy Jamon Jamon. The movie, which won a Silver Lion award at the 1992 Venice Film Festival, also marked Cruz’s debut in a feature film.

Speculation that the couple were about to tie the knot had been growing in Hollywood in recent weeks.

Ms Cruz was spotted wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring in October 2009.

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The pair met on the set of the TV sitcom Hope & Faith back in 2004. They have a reported tumultuous relationship which has been on and off since Megan was 18. They were engaged from 2007 to 2009, and took a short break before announcing a second engagement just weeks ago.

Most probably think that was the shortest engagement in the universe because of all the talk of the couple getting engaged in Hawaii while on vacation recently, but Megan cleared things up for Hollyscoop at the Jonah Hex premiere last week, saying, “I’ve been engaged for FOUR years.”

It’s the first marriage for both, although Green has an eight-year-old son, Kassius, with actress Vanessa Marcil.

US Weekly reported that Green proposed at The Four Seasons (where they subsequently wed) but Megan lost the engagement ring in the sand.

‘I saw her jumping up and down,’ a source said. ‘Later I saw a half dozen staff sifting through the sand.’ But the search was reportedly proved unsuccessful.

‘Security and maintenance staff spent a couple of hours looking for it,’ another source said. ‘No one found it.’

Fox denied the story though, saying: ‘We’ve been engaged for four years, so I don’t know why the story is breaking now like it’s new.

‘But I’m happy to still be engaged and still be with him.’

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