THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Hilary Alexander * was given a preview of a lovingly restored and rarely seen collection of royal wedding dresses dating back to 1816.
In what was once the late Princess Margaret's apartments at Kensington Palace, the six wedding dresses, each one a fashion fairytale brimming with true stories of passion, power and politics, are bathed in the glow of concealed spotlights which capture the sheen of satin, and the twinkle of silver, still glistening after nearly 200 years.
Abiding love, love thwarted, love lost, and love ultimately denied; the deepest of all emotions are embedded in silken folds, painstaking stitches of Honiton lace, and tiny flowers of orange blossom and rose, fashioned from wax, embellishing the off-the-shoulder, 'Bertha' necklines. » | Hilary Alexander * | Friday, April 22, 2011
* We are NOT related.
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