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Pippa Middleton had been under sister Kate’s fashion shadow for a while.
However, on Friday everything changed. Looking stunning in a white slinky bridesmaids dress designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, the bride’s younger sister caught the attention of not only Prince Harry but also the fashion world.
Unlike Kate who has had to conform to mid-knee hems, classic jackets and unrevealing clothing, Pippa has the best of both worlds. She can choose to copy Kate’s look but she also has the freedom to dress how she likes and so far she’s done just that, appearing in slinky black dresses, funky frocks and revealing numbers. In fact if you want to remember how Kate used to dress you only have to look at Pippa.
It was common knowledge that the sisters used to share their clothes as they both had almost identical style. And while Kate has chosen a range of Warehouse goodies for her Honeymoon we know that as soon as she gets back they’ll probably be passed onto Pippa. Afterall an asymmetric frock is fine for a private date away but now she’s a royal Kate won’t get away with it. We just hope her style can live on through her sister.
Alice Temperley felt “honoured” to design Pippa Middleton’s dress for the royal wedding reception on Friday night.
The brunette beauty – who had earlier in the day wowed the world with her white figure-hugging Alexander McQueen dress as she acted as sister Princess Catherine’s Maid of Honour – once again looked amazing in a floor-length green dress and the designer says it was a privilege being able to work with her.
She told vogue.co.uk: “I was honoured that Ms. Pippa Middleton asked us to design her dress for the royal wedding evening reception. Pippa is a beautiful young woman and a delight to work with. She looked incredible and the green colour looks great on her skin tone.”
Alice says she and Pippa worked together on the dress as they both wanted to get it just right for the party at Buckingham Palace, following the service at Westminster Abbey.
Alice added: “Pippa came into our store in Colville Mews and she fell in love with the Long Arabia dress – we chose a new colour and reworked it with the lovely new back – incorporating new artwork panels with crystals, gold and silver details. We had about four fittings in our private bridal suite in the Mews. We decided on the colour and artwork panels together.”
Meanwhile, Pippa, 27, has become a worldwide sensation following her white bridesmaid dress, which showed off her stunning figure to perfection.
The dress had a beautiful hourglass silhouette, cowl neck and was softened a little with lace edging to her capped sleeves and décolletage and matched her sister’s McQueen bridal dress perfectly.
Pippa's frock, also designed by Sarah Burton wowed the fashion world. AP Photo/Martin Meissner
Kate Middleton arrives in Sarah Burton designed dress before her marriage to Prince William. Picture date: Friday April 29, 2011. Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
Kate Middleton has finally revealed her wedding dress designed by Sarah Burton.
The Alexander McQueen designer created the ivory gown with lace applique floral detailing and a 2.7 metre train, as well as the bridesmaid dress worn by the bride’s sister Pippa Middleton, and Kate’s ivory duchesse satin and lace shoes.
The skirt was handmade by the royal school of needlework at Hampton Court.
The lace design was hand-engineered using Carickmacross lace making techniques developed in Ireland in the 1820s.
The individual flowers – thistles, roses, daffodils and shamrocks – were hand-cut from Chantilly lace and engineered onto ivory silk tulle.
Kate wore a diamond Cartier tiara – loaned by Queen Elizabeth – and long veil with her hair pinned up at the front, flowing into soft curls at the back.
Her earrings, diamond-set stylised oak leaves designed by Robinson Pelham, were a gift from parents Michael and Carole.
The bride-to-be kept her flowing gown virtually hidden as she made her way to Westminster Abbey, with only parts of her flowing train visible as she and her father Michael Middleton got into their car to travel to her wedding.
William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth wore an Angela Kelly primrose dress with hand-sewn beading and matching hait, accessorised with Queen Mary’s true lovers knot brooch.
Kate’s mother Carole Middleton was a hit in the fashion stakes, wearing a Catherine Walker-designed sky blue wool crepe coat dress with satin piping and Jane Corbett hat.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall teamed her Anne Valentine champagne blue silk dress and hand-embroidered coat with an eye-catching Philip Treacy hat and bronze Jimmy Choo shoes.
In total, the milliner designed hats for 35 members of the royal families, including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Queen Anna-Marie of Greece and Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
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