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The veil took longer to create than the dress itself, [24] and the embroiderers spent 500 hours on completing it, washing their hands every 30 minutes to make sure that the veil would remain immaculate until the wedding day. [25] [26] A piece of the blue dress from Markle's first date with Prince Harry was stitched into the bridal veil. [27]
Engraving depicting the marriage of the Duke of Bourbon and Mademoiselle de Nantes at Versailles in 1685, with a nuptial veil held over the couple. The nuptial veil, which is also referred to as the care cloth, carde clothe or wedding canopy, is an ancient Christian wedding tradition where a cloth is held over the heads of the bride and groom during the Nuptial Blessing.
Carbon print of the Honiton lace veil and wreath decorated with orange blossoms worn by Queen Victoria on her wedding day c.1889–91 from Queen Victoria's Private Negatives, Vol. II c. 1850. Another carbon print of the veil showing more lace detail on one edge, along with a clear view of orange blossoms wreath.
The dress set wedding fashion trends after the wedding. Large puffed sleeves, a full skirt and "soft touch fabrics" became popular requests. [17] Copies by other dressmakers were available "within hours" of the 1981 wedding. [18] Many bridal experts considered the dress a "gold standard" in wedding fashion in the years after the wedding. [19]
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Bridal veil may refer to: The veil worn by a bride; Bridal Veil, Oregon, an ...
A honggaitou (Chinese: 紅蓋頭; pinyin: hónggàitou), also shortened to gaitou (Chinese: 蓋頭; pinyin: gàitou; lit. 'head cover') [1] and referred to as red veil in English, [2]: 37 is a traditional red-coloured bridal veil worn by the Han Chinese brides to cover their faces on their wedding ceremony before their wedding night.
The dress, designed by the Court Designer Norman Hartnell, had a star-patterned fan-shaped bridal train that was 13 feet (4.0 m) in length. The train, symbolic of rebirth and growth after the war, was stated to be inspired by Botticelli 's c. 1482 painting of Primavera , particularly the elaborate embroidery motifs of scattered flowers on the ...