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How The Crown’s Costume Designer Made Diana’s Wedding Dress

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Amy Roberts, The Crown‘s costume designer, did an impressive job re-creating Princess Diana’s iconic wedding dress. Emma Corrin, who plays Diana Spencer, will be wearing the dress for the royal wedding scene with Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor) in season four of the series — and Netflix recently shared some new details on the making of the iconic replica.

Princess Diana’s original ivory-silk wedding dress worn at Buckingham Palace on July 29, 1981, was designed by Elizabeth and David Emanuel. It featured a 25-foot train, a 153-yard tulle veil, three-quarter-length puffed sleeves, and ruffles along the neckline and back of the gown. Netflix shared on Twitter that, for The Crown‘s re-creation, Roberts “wanted to pull in many of the style choices and create the same spirit of David & Elizabeth Emanuel’s original design, but make something new.”

Netflix added: “Without access to the original patterns, Amy collaborated with David

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Woman loans designer wedding dress to other brides for free

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A woman in Minneapolis wants to help other brides feel special on their wedding day by loaning out her designer dress. 

Last week, Tina Nguyen posted a photo of her wedding dress on Facebook Marketplace offering to lend it to other women for free.

“I absolutely loved my wedding dress, it was one of the best parts of being a bride,” she wrote in her ad. “If you are planning your wedding, or know someone who is, and can not afford a wedding dress, please connect with me. I’ll lend my dress for the bride for her big day.”

The dress is a Paloma Blanca, she said in her ad. It is made with three layers of silk and costs more than $2,000, according to Minneapolis television station KARE 11. 

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Nguyen wore the dress when she got married last year

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Fabulous new designer wedding dresses will give you the high-fashion wedding of your dreams

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When it comes to choosing a wedding dress, you’ll usually want to pick something that matches your personality and style, right? Whether that means something girlish, something elegant, or something inspired by your favorite anime–say, “Sailor Moon”–there’s something out there for everyone. And if your style is fabulous drama with a Japanese flair, then Tomo Koizumi’s new wedding dress collection for Treat Maison is for you.

This fabulously extravagant bridal capsule collection is part of Japanese designer Tomo Koizumi’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection. Tomo Koizumi is a Japanese designer who suddenly drew the eye of the fashion world after his debut New York fashion show in February 2019, which was organized by fashion giant, stylist, and creative consultant Katie Grand. His Fall/Winter New York Collection was highly praised, thanks to the innovative way in which he used organdy ruffles in his dresses.

Koizumi’s idea behind his new wedding collection was to

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Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer approves of The Crown’s version of her gown: ‘It captures the spirit’

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The fourth series of the Netflix show, which arrives on screens in November, will see audiences introduced to the Princess of Wales, who is played by English actor Emma Corrin.

One of the most anticipated episodes featuring Diana is of her royal wedding to Prince Charles and earlier this week fans were given a first glimpse at the show’s version of the iconic ivory gown.

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Among those to praise The Crown’s costume designer Amy Roberts for the replica was one of the original gown’s designers, Elizabeth Emanuel, who worked alongside her former husband, David, in preparation for the 1981 wedding.

“The dress looks lovely,” Emanuel told People magazine. “They have done a great job in capturing the spirit of the wedding gown.“

She continued: “Emma Corrin looks wonderful in it. I’m a big fan of The Crown, it’s an amazing series and I’m looking forward to seeing

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Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress Designer Loves “The Crown’s” Rendition of the Royal’s Big-Day Look

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Princess Diana’s wedding dress, which she wore to her 1981 nuptials, undeniably caught viewers’ attention around the world. Today, the same can be said of the latest iteration of her iconic gown, made for Netflix’s The Crown; the late royal’s ensemble was recreated for the show and is so accurate, one of Princess Di’s wedding dress designers spoke out to praise it. According to People, Elizabeth Emanuel, who brought the original garment to life—25-foot-long train and all—alongside her former husband, David Emanuel, thinks the copy is spot-on. “The dress looks lovely,” Elizabeth told the outlet. “They have done a great job in capturing the spirit of the wedding gown.”

The resemblance between Diana’s dress and the recreation is uncanny—but, contrary to initial reports, the designer did not give The Crown’s producers the original patterns. The fashion mogul does, however, love the show and is looking

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Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress Designer Praises The Crown ‘s Version of Gown: ‘It Captures the Spirit’

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One of the designers of Princess Diana’s iconic wedding dress is praising how The Crown has brought the gown to life in the upcoming new season.

Elizabeth Emanuel says that actress Emma Corrin, who plays Princess Diana in the hit Netflix series’ fourth season, looks “wonderful” in the gown after the first image was released over the weekend.

“The dress looks lovely,” Emanuel tells PEOPLE. “They have done a great job in capturing the spirit of the wedding gown.”

Elizabeth created the original dress, with its stunning 25-ft train that unfolded down the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral on that July day nearly 40 years ago, with her then-husband David Emanuel. David spoke with the production team during the making of the fourth season, a Crown source confirms. But contrary to some reports, he and Elizabeth didn’t lend the producers the original

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Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress Designer Approves of The Crown ‘s Take on Her Gown

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MIAMI—Last week, a few days before Donald Trump revealed he came down with COVID-19, Karla Hernandez-Mats went on a coronavirus safety fact-finding mission in South Florida schools ahead of their reopening on Monday.The president of United Teachers of Dade, the local teachers union, Hernandez-Mats said she and her colleagues conducted surprise inspection visits at 17 Miami-area schools that suggested administrators were still scrambling to put safety measures in place.At Miami Springs Senior High, one of the 17 schools inspected, administrators initially refused to allow her colleague, United Teachers of Dade First Vice-President Antonio White, to enter the building and called a police resource officer on him, the union officials told The Daily Beast.“When administrators act like that, their schools are usually not prepared,” White said in an interview. “That was the case at

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Worldwide Famous Wedding Designer Partners Paolo Nassi & Jinane Kafrouny Offer Unique Artistic Concepts In Wedding Event Planning & Design – Press Release

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Paolo Nassi and his partner Jinane Kafrouny with their expert team have been designing truly unrepeatable events for 20 years. The philosophy and approach are different from any other famous wedding designer in the world.

Paolo really starts from the roots of the venue and from the conscious and unconscious sensations of the couple to build an event that represents the soul and the intimate choices. Paolo does not follow trends and does not start from what others do; he shuns opulence as an end in itself and offers only uniqueness and originality.

A concrete example is the recent marriage of Thom Yorke and Dajana Roncione, in which the concept is wabi sabi Japanese concept and the inspiration is the Zen garden; a very pleasant result, a wonderful design in its sweet simplicity

Nowadays Paolo Nassi leads his international team (9 different nationalities) of wedding planners thanks to his inborn

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Janhvi Kapoor Looks Magnificent in Designer Manish Malhotra’s Pistachio Bridal Lehenga

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a woman looking at the camera: Janhvi Kapoor (picture credit: Janhvikapoor/instagram)

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Actor Janhvi Kapoor turned showstopper for designer Manish Malhotra’s latest collection Ruhaaniyat. Janhvi looked magnificent as she walked the virtual runway at FDCI India Couture Week 2020. The Dhadak actor took to her Instagram and wrote, “Can you hear the playing or is it just me 👰 So happy I got to be a part of @manishmalhotra05 ‘s exquisite new collection ❤️” (sic) The actor looked resplendent. We loved the pistachio bridal voluminous train lehenga with dipped neckline sequined blouse which stood out because of zari and gold embellishments. She looked exquisite in a sheer veil that had a glittering golden border. For accessories, she donned a traditional bridal jewellery with polkis and kundan. Janhavi also wore a maang tikka, haath phook, and multi-layered choker necklaces. It is indeed a fantasy look for all the brides to be
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Bridal designer gifts free wedding dresses to front-line workers

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced a lot of people to put their weddings on hold, some pushing them back a year or two.A top bridal designer is trying to help ease the pain for some, gifting 50 free wedding dresses to frontline workers.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland’s latest numbers | Where to get tested || WBAL-TV 11 News met one of the recipients who’s thrilled to be getting a little help with her big day.“I’m just so excited, I can’t wait,” said Lauren Davis, a licensed practical nurse at Sinai Hospital.The coronavirus forced Davis to postpone her wedding from this summer until next year, having to change her wedding date was devastating.“We were really upset we didn’t know with everything happening right now with COVID. So we said let’s be safe (and) plan for next summer,” Davis said.But things are looking up because of the bridal company Morilee. In April, … Read More

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