Her outfit was one of the most expensive in the history of royal weddings, although she was marrying the prince of a now defunct monarchy.
Before Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, perhaps one of the most high-profile royal weddings since Charles and Diana’s weddingwas grandiose wedding of Greek Prince Pavlos and British women by name Marie-Chantal Miller. The couple’s wedding took place in 1995 at St. Sophia Cathedral in London and attracted a lot of attention, in particular because of the bride’s outfit.
Dress for petite Marie-Chantal – the daughter of a British billionaire – created Valentino Garavani himself, founder of the Valentino fashion house. The bride, thanks to her father’s condition, could choose any designer, but settled on an Italian brand. She wanted a traditional yet elegant outfit and as a result, her dress became one of the most expensive wedding dresses in the history of royal weddings, allegedly costing the bride $225,000.
It was made of expensive dense ivory silk. The fabric held its shape perfectly, and the skirt was in a tulip style. The dress was decorated with pearl embroidery, white threads and beads. At the top it was lace and also had an applique in the form of flowers. The main decoration of the outfit was a four-meter train with embroidery.
25 seamstresses worked on the dress and it took four months and 12 different types of lace to create. Compared to previous royal weddings, her outfit stood out as Marie-Chantal chose a model with a high collar, fitted bodice and long sleeves. Perhaps either she or Valentino were inspired by the dress Princess of Monaco Grace Kellysince the silhouette of the outfit is a little similar.
The bride also had a luxurious lace veil and an Antique corsage tiara with diamonds and pearls, which Pavlos’ mother, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, lent to Marie Chantal’s wedding.
Marie-Chantal had been friends with fashion designer Valentino for many years, so she lent him her dress for the Valentino: Master of Couture exhibition, which took place at Somerset House in London from November 2012 to March 2013.
As for the wedding itself, the British remembered it not so much for its luxury as for the fact that since the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, it gathered in one place the largest number of representatives of various royal dynasties. Almost the entire British royal family attended the wedding, including the Queen and Prince Charles, as well as the kings and queens of Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Romania, Bulgaria and Jordan. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the Prince of Liechtenstein were at the event. The great Greek seafaring dynasties were also there.
Many of the guests came to the celebration wearing Valentino outfits. It is known that the Roman atelier of the brand manufactured There are 62 wedding dresses, including dresses for Queen Sofia of Spain and Infanta Cristina. Also in this brand were the mother and sisters of the bride.
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