Iconic Wedding Dresses

The royal wedding is upon us!  I will be watching at home with my sister Erin.  We're going to drink tea and eat scones to celebrate the special occasion.  The whole thing--from the fairly tale story of the commoner who meets a prince, falls in love and becomes a princess--is very exciting, but to be honest, the thing I (and I would wager most girls) are most excited about is Kate's dress.  What will she wear?  Who is the designer?  Tiara or no tiara?  These are all such important, pressing questions, no? 

I'm even participating in a contest to see who can sketch a dress that is most similar to the actual dress Kate wears.  I'll be sure to include the sketch when it is complete.

But really when you think about it, what Kate chooses to wear has the possibility to change the way brides dress for years to come.  Her day-to-day attire is fairly conservative, but stylish.  And she has a great figure.  They could put a sack on her and it would look good.  But I have high hopes that she will choose something stunning.  Other royal brides and celebrities have made choices that became what we would consider iconic.  Will Kate's choice?  In anticipation of the potential iconic status of Kate Middleton's wedding dress, I thought I'd take a look at some other iconic dresses in history.

Queen Victoria: The one that started it all.  After she chose white for her wedding, brides everywhere started wearing the now symbolic color.

Princess Diana: Not what I would have chosen, but definitely fit for a princess.  I'm pretty sure Cinderella's dress was based on it.

Princess Grace of Monaco:  It doesn't get any better than this one.  Almost 60 years later, it still looks gorgeous.

 
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: She proved that simplicity can be best.  And put Narciso Rodriguez on the map.