Kate Middleton... The wedding dress, the shoes, etc!

For her wedding day, Kate Middleton stepped out in custom-made shoes by Alexander McQueen's Sarah Burton and her design team, which perfectly complemented her lace wedding dress by the British designer. The elegant wedding shoes that Middleton wore for her walk down the aisle at Westminster Abbey were made with "ivory duchesse satin with lace hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework," according to the Royal Web site.





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Designers Sketch Their Suggestions for Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress

If you're about to marry His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales... Your wedding will definitely be THE Wedding of the century. Expect the best perks a bride-to-be would ever want and need for your wedding. No need for you to make reservations a year before your wedding to book the best people in the field... Instead, it'll be the other way around... They will go gaga over you. Vogue photographers (i.e. Mario Testino), Vogue Make Up artists (Gucci Westman???) to go gaga over you... And THE best perk of all? HAUTE COUTURE DESIGNERS sketching their asses off with the most gorgeous wedding gowns in the Universe just to impress you. Catherine Middleton... Not only did you break every girl's heart in the world, but you're living the dream of every fashionista who has ever existed!

Below are 13 out of 29 sketches from the world's top designers... They're all gorgeous!!! I have my favorites already! (Karl Lagerfeld's, Nina Ricci's and Valentino's!) Oh, how I wish I was Kate Middleton!

Which ones are your favorites? ♥

Karl Lagerfeld suggests a Chanel take on “the Victorian wedding dress, with a twist — high boots and open in the front.”

"...In Kate I see the natural, radiant and self-confident attitude of today’s girls. For this, I can’t help but think of an embroidered, fluid-silhouette dress in precious fabrics that will help her make an everlasting impression.” — Alberta Ferretti

"We see Kate going completely classic. We love this off-the-shoulder silhouette for her. Her beauty and grace will make any gown look magnificent.” — Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Badgley Mischka

“Something old: Victorian skirt. Something new: patchwork gown. Something borrowed: Queen Elizabeth’s veil. Something red: Elizabethan top, as red was the wedding color until 1900!” — Christian Lacroix

“I admire the balance Kate Middleton strikes between elegant and contemporary with her unmistakable style. For her, I had in mind clean lines, soft shapes and classic touches such as the boat neckline and distinctive train.” — Frida Giannini, Gucci

“I love the idea of mixing traditional opulence with a very clean aesthetic for this modern-day princess.” — Jason Wu

“This dress was designed to enhance Kate Middleton’s beauty through precious fabrics. The clean and contemporary lines, never redundant and beyond all specific stylistic periods, give her an eternal image of grace and elegance.” — Angela Missoni

“The royal wedding will be magical. Kate’s dress should be a modern mix of the traditional and contemporary.” — Monique Lhuillier

“Light as a feather, layers of lace and organza…a dress fit for a princess.” — Peter Copping, Nina Ricci

“Kate has a sophisticated yet playful and modern look, so for her wedding she’d be a vision in a mix of traditional, whimsy and classically beautiful.” — Tommy Hilfiger

“Kate would look beautiful in a simple, elegant silhouette — a delicate ivory lace bodice and tulle skirt with a blush lace train.” — Tory Burch

“We designed a ‘blossoming’ dress because we imagined her as a new Botticellian Venus.” — Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, Valentino

“...The tradition of intricate hand-pieced lacework in the high-necked bodice with elbow-length sleeves, together with the voluminous skirt of a mixture of stiff and soft silk tulle, feels regal, yet poetic.” — Vera Wang

Check out the complete gallery of all Designer sketches: http://www.wwd.com/

First look at Prince William and Kate Middleton's Official Engagement Portrait

"Mario Testino captures the modern romance of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, joining an illustrious lineup of Vogue photographers and artists who have documented the classical elegance and iconic style of a century of royal brides and fiancées."

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