wedding dress

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Catherine Middleton in a white wedding gown and veil holds a bouquet as her sister Pippa Middleton, in a fitted white dress, carries the train outside Westminster Abbey.

Three mannequins display Vera Wang bridal gowns, with the center dress featuring layered ruffles and a feathered shawl, at a Whitney Museum exhibit in New York City.

wedding dress

Also known as: bridal gown, wedding gown

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Today in History—April 18
How Grace Kelly Became a Princess
…one of the most iconic wedding dresses of all time: an elaborate high-necked dress made of yards of Belgian lace, silk, and seed pearls. As with her suit the day before, the gown was the work of Helen Rose, a costume designer who had won an Academy Award for her…
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…one of the most iconic wedding dresses of all time: an elaborate high-necked dress made of yards of Belgian lace, silk, and seed pearls. As with her suit the day before, the gown was the work of Helen Rose, a costume designer who had won an Academy Award for her…
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Today in History—February 10
The Bride Wore White (for the First Time)
First was the white dress—not chosen for the symbolic meanings of purity and wealth that would later be attached to it but because she liked the simple style (and wanted to nod to the struggling British lace industry).
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First was the white dress—not chosen for the symbolic meanings of purity and wealth that would later be attached to it but because she liked the simple style (and wanted to nod to the struggling British lace industry).
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