Some wedding dresses leave a legacy beyond the next-day knockoffs: Princess Diana’s grand gown, Grace Kelly’s glamorous one, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s simple tank, and especially Queen Victoria’s white ball gown changed the way brides dressed for years to come. Middleton’s is likely to fall into that category.
“Kate’s dress will be an important dress, one that will be talked about for the rest of time,” says Millie Martini Bratten, editor-in-chief of Brides magazine. Diana’s dress helped define the grandeur of fashion in the early 1980s, Martini Bratten says, but Middleton’s might be even more influential because women relate to her as a 29-year-old with a developed sense of style, compared with the 19-year-old Diana, whose gown probably was chosen by committee.
Also, pictures of Middleton’s gown will be posted online immediately for discussion and critique, notes Darcy Miller, editor in chief of Martha Stewart Weddings.
