Demure or dull? Experts liken Meghan Markle's Givenchy dress to iconic designs worn by Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn
Bride asked designer to create silk boatnecked dress with six-foot-long train that had ‘elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring, and relaxed demeanour’
Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy is the master British designer behind the sleek silk boatnecked dress and long billowing veil worn by Meghan Markle, as she walked down the aisle of St George’s Chapel for her wedding to Prince Harry.
The clean lines of the white dress highlighted Markle’s smiling face on Saturday as she sat at the altar of the chapel in Windsor Castle, England, holding Harry’s hand as the sprawling train lay at her feet.
“It’s brave to not have decorations and embellishments,” Phillipa Lepley, a leading London bridal designer, told Associated Press.
“What a strong fashion statement. It’s modern and classic at the same time. The overall look is very ’50s and gorgeous!”
Waight Keller, the first woman to be artistic director of the French fashion house Givenchy, met Markle earlier this year, Kensington Palace said.
It said Markle wanted a dress with an “elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring and relaxed demeanour”.
[Meghan Markle wanted a dress that had an]elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring and relaxed demeanour
The dress featured no lace or embroidery, carrying a classic boat neckline, three-quarter length sleeves and an A-line skirt with a train measuring nearly six feet (1.8 metres) from the waist.