Royal Wedding: the secrets of the dress and bouquet Megan
'19.05.2018'
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In london the wedding of the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II - Prince Harry with American actress Megan Markle. One of the main intrigues of the celebration was the dress of the bride. Writes Air forceThe designer's name was kept in the strictest confidence to the last.
The audience saw the wedding dress at noon, when Megan stepped out of the limousine at the steps of the chapel of St. George.
The snow-white boat-neck dress is the creation of British designer Claire Waight Keller, the first female creative director of the French fashion house Givenchy.
Designer
Designer Claire Waite Keller became the first woman appointed to the post of creative director of the house Givenchy in 2017, and at the beginning of this year, presented its first spring-summer collection.
Meghan Markle only met Claire this year, choosing her as a designer, according to the press office of Kensington Palace, for her "elegant and timeless style, impeccable fit and modest demeanor."
Before Givenchy Claire Keller has managed to work as a creative director in world famous fashion brands - Pringle of Scotland and Chloé.
Bodice
The minimalist design of this crisp white dress features a boat neckline that frames the shoulders and accentuates Meghan's waist and cropped three-quarter sleeves.
The elegant haute couture dress is made of two-layer silk with a three-layer silk organza underskirt.
Veil
Megan was wearing a five-meter white silk veil that covered her face. The veil features a floral design representing all 53 countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
The bride herself proposed such a design, since their charity with Prince Harry will be focused on the countries of the Commonwealth.
Couturiers had to spend a lot of time to study the flora of each member of the Commonwealth of the country, and choose unique flowers for each.
Meghan also added two of her favorite flowers to the veil design - the winterflower (precocious himonant) growing in the garden of Kensington Palace, and the California poppy (escholcia) growing in the state where she comes from.
The seamstresses spent hundreds of hours embroidering the veil with silk threads and organza while washing their hands regularly - every 30 minutes so as not to stain the exquisite piece.
As Welsh designer David Emanuel, who designed the wedding dress for Diana, Princess of Wales, noted, it is a very clever move on Meghan's part to incorporate flowers from the Commonwealth into the veil design.
“I think Diana would approve of that,” he said of Meghan's dress.
Tiara
Fatu Megan was held by the rounded diamond tiara of Queen Mary (grandmother of Queen Elizabeth), which for this occasion was given to her by Queen Elizabeth herself. It was made in England in 1932 year.
In the center of the tiara there is a replaceable brooch made of 10 diamonds, made in 1893.
The tiara was made specifically for Queen Mary, to place on it as the main decoration this rare brooch, which she received while still being a princess on the eve of her wedding with Prince George, Duke of York.
Megan Markle also had earrings and a bracelet of the famous French jewelry and watch company. Cartier.
Her styling was done by hairdresser-stylist Serge Norman, and her makeup was done by her longtime friend, makeup artist Daniel Martin.
Bouquet
Prince Harry personally plucked a few flowers on the private lawn of Kensington Palace to add something from himself to the wedding bouquet that florist Philip Craddock gathered.
The bouquet included forget-me-nots - the favorite flowers of Prince Harry's mother Diana, and they were specially included in the bouquet in memory of the late princess.
The bouquet also includes sweet peas, lilies of the valley, astilbe, jasmine, astrantia, myrtle sprigs - all tied with a ribbon of raw silk.
The florist from London, Philip Craddock, also created a floral ensemble to adorn the chapel of white garden roses, peonies, digitalis, birch twigs, beech and hornbeam.
Craddock opened its own business 9 years ago and during this time participated in the design of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, and also worked for such fashion brands Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior.
Meghan Markle wrote in her now deleted Instagram account that peonies make her “immensely happy”. Soon after she began dating Prince Harry, she posted there a photo of a bouquet of pink and white peonies.
Shoes
Wedding shoes - a copy of the classic design Givenchy from silk satin duchesa, somewhat modified due to the elongated cape.
Wedding Cake
In the main dessert, too, used the theme of flowers. Writes Country, the cake was prepared by pastry chef Claire Ptak. The filling of the wedding cake is made of lemon cream and tender filler of whipped butter and icing sugar. The treat is decorated with Swiss meringue and 150 with fresh flowers - white roses and peonies.
