Friday, April 29, 2011

The Royal Wedding: Kate Middleton’s Wedding Shoes


Today, all eyes were on Kate Middleton as she fulfilled every little girl’s fantasy of marrying a prince. Today was also the big wedding dress reveal. Kate made a stunning choice of classic white dress with lace by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. The dress is classic and timeless.

You may not have seem them under her long train, but I couldn’t help but wonder what shoes she wore.  The shoes were handmade at Alexander McQueen of ivory satin and hand-embroidered at Royal School of Needlework, according to the Royal Wedding website. I have had trouble finding pictures, but a very helpful reader sent in the below picture from an Australian magazine. A big thank you!



A closeup of Kate's wedding shoes. They have handmade lace over white satin to match the dress. 

 A screen shot with a glimpse of Kate's shoes visible. From Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress Revealed - The Royal Wedding - BBC

Before the wedding, there was speculation as to what shoes she would wear. Five famous footwear designers, including Manolo Blahnik and Guisseppe Zanotti, sketched what they would have her wear.

Manolo Blahnik's design.

For more pictures, see here.

What would you have worn if you were Kate? What do you think of her outfit?


For the latest on Kate, click here.


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Sources:

Popp, R. S. & DiLello, L. (Feb. 28, 2011). Designs fit for a princess. FootWear News. Retrieved April 29, 2011 from http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/designs-fit-for-a-princess-3521476#/article/footwear-news/designs-fit-for-a-princess-3521476?navSection=footwear-news&tab=1.

The Royal Wedding. (April 29, 2011). The wedding dress, bridesmaids' dresses and pages' uniforms. Retrieved April 29, 2011 from http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/blog/2011/April/29/The-Wedding-Dress--Bridesmaids--Dresses-and-Pages--Uniforms.





1 comment:

  1. Really pretty wedding shoes! I also had white shoes with embellishments for my wedding day. Recently got married at one of best beachside DC wedding venues and bought all my wedding stuff online. I really got wonderful discounts on all my stuff.

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