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The '''wedding dress of Princess Margaret''', the sister of [[Queen Elizabeth II]], was worn at her wedding to photographer [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon|Antony Armstrong-Jones]] on 6 May 1960 at [[Westminster Abbey]]. The wedding dress was designed by [[Norman Hartnell]], the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk [[organza]]. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Margaret]]'s petite frame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mandysroyalty.org/Wedding.html|title=Royal weddings|publisher=Mandy's British Royalty|accessdate=1 May 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807030944/http://www.mandysroyalty.org/Wedding.html|archivedate=7 August 2011}}</ref> ''[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]'' described the dress as "stunningly tailored".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/110428-royal-wedding-dresses-from-history-.aspx|title=Royal Rules|publisher=[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]|date=28 April 2011|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> Another author called it "a study in simplicity".<ref name="BellBousfield2007">{{cite book|last1=Bell|first1=Lynne|last2=Bousfield|first2=Arthur|last3=Toffoli|first3=Garry|title=Queen and consort: Elizabeth and Philip : 60 years of marriage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqFPntVyzK4C&pg=PA63|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=31 August 2007|publisher=Dundurn Press Ltd.|isbn=978-1-55002-725-9|page=63}}</ref><ref name="Warwick2002">{{cite book|last=Warwick|first=Christopher|title=Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fqKkV8fSCPEC|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=April 2002|publisher=André Deutsch|isbn=978-0-233-05021-8}}</ref> In 1960, ''Life'' magazine named it "the simplest royal wedding gown in history". It has also been described as one of Hartnell's most beautiful and sophisticated pieces.<ref name="Inc1960">{{cite book|author=Time Inc|title=LIFE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-U4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=16 May 1960|publisher=Time Inc|page=28|issn=0024-3019}}</ref><ref name="Pick2007">{{cite book|last=Pick|first=Michael|title=Be dazzled!: Norman Hartnell : sixty years of glamour and fashion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-c9AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=1 May 2011|year=2007|publisher=Pointed Leaf Press|page=210}}</ref>
The '''wedding dress of Princess Margaret''', the sister of [[Queen Elizabeth II]], was worn at her wedding to photographer [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon|Antony Armstrong-Jones]] on 6 May 1960 at [[Westminster Abbey]]. The wedding dress was designed by [[Norman Hartnell]], the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk [[organza]]. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Margaret]]'s petite frame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mandysroyalty.org/Wedding.html|title=Royal weddings|publisher=Mandy's British Royalty|accessdate=1 May 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807030944/http://www.mandysroyalty.org/Wedding.html|archivedate=7 August 2011}}</ref> ''[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]'' described the dress as "stunningly tailored".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/110428-royal-wedding-dresses-from-history-.aspx|title=Royal Rules|publisher=[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]|date=28 April 2011|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> Another author called it "a study in simplicity".<ref name="BellBousfield2007">{{cite book|last1=Bell|first1=Lynne|last2=Bousfield|first2=Arthur|last3=Toffoli|first3=Garry|title=Queen and consort: Elizabeth and Philip : 60 years of marriage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqFPntVyzK4C&pg=PA63|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=31 August 2007|publisher=Dundurn Press Ltd.|isbn=978-1-55002-725-9|page=63}}</ref><ref name="Warwick2002">{{cite book|last=Warwick|first=Christopher|title=Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fqKkV8fSCPEC|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=April 2002|publisher=André Deutsch|isbn=978-0-233-05021-8}}</ref> In 1960, ''Life'' magazine named it "the simplest royal wedding gown in history". It has also been described as one of Hartnell's most beautiful and sophisticated pieces.<ref name="Inc1960">{{cite book|author=Time Inc|title=LIFE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-U4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|accessdate=1 May 2011|date=16 May 1960|publisher=Time Inc|page=28|issn=0024-3019}}</ref><ref name="Pick2007">{{cite book|last=Pick|first=Michael|title=Be dazzled!: Norman Hartnell : sixty years of glamour and fashion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-c9AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=1 May 2011|year=2007|publisher=Pointed Leaf Press|page=210}}</ref>


The dress now belongs to the British [[Royal Collection]] and is part of a display of royal wedding dresses at [[Kensington Palace]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/MediaPlayer/ViewPlaylist.aspx?PlaylistId=125|title=Historic Royal Palaces feature|publisher=Historic Royal Palaces|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705084032/http://www.hrp.org.uk/MediaPlayer/ViewPlaylist.aspx?PlaylistId=125|archivedate=5 July 2011|accessdate=12 July 2011}}</ref>
The dress now belongs to the British [[Royal Collection]] and is part of a display of royal wedding dresses at [[Kensington Palace]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/MediaPlayer/ViewPlaylist.aspx?PlaylistId=125|title=Historic Royal Palaces feature|publisher=Historic Royal Palaces|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705084032/http://www.hrp.org.uk/MediaPlayer/ViewPlaylist.aspx?PlaylistId=125|archivedate=5 July 2011|accessdate=12 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.thedressoutlet.com/collections/mother-of-the-bride-dresses| title= Groom Dresses }} Tuesday, 10 July 2018 </ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:58, 10 July 2018

Wedding dress of Princess Margaret
ArtistNorman Hartnell
Year1960 (1960)
TypeSilk organza wedding dress

The wedding dress of Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was worn at her wedding to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey. The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk organza. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit Margaret's petite frame.[1] Vogue described the dress as "stunningly tailored".[2] Another author called it "a study in simplicity".[3][4] In 1960, Life magazine named it "the simplest royal wedding gown in history". It has also been described as one of Hartnell's most beautiful and sophisticated pieces.[5][6]

The dress now belongs to the British Royal Collection and is part of a display of royal wedding dresses at Kensington Palace in London.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Royal weddings". Mandy's British Royalty. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Royal Rules". Vogue. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ Bell, Lynne; Bousfield, Arthur; Toffoli, Garry (31 August 2007). Queen and consort: Elizabeth and Philip : 60 years of marriage. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-55002-725-9. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ Warwick, Christopher (April 2002). Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts. André Deutsch. ISBN 978-0-233-05021-8. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  5. ^ Time Inc (16 May 1960). LIFE. Time Inc. p. 28. ISSN 0024-3019. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  6. ^ Pick, Michael (2007). Be dazzled!: Norman Hartnell : sixty years of glamour and fashion. Pointed Leaf Press. p. 210. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Historic Royal Palaces feature". Historic Royal Palaces. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Groom Dresses". Tuesday, 10 July 2018
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