In history, the royal dress has been known to place its mark on society and cause a most revolutionary experience in style and custom of the day. A glimpse into the past dresses of royality show the evolution of the bridal formality. The royal dress often becomes a document of the day, a tiny role model that is both influenced by and influential to what is important in that day and age. .
Before Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert in 1840, it was common for royality to wear silver or gold threaded wedding dresses to represent their power and wealth with the exception of Queen Mary of Scots who wore white despite the French's use of the color for mourning. It was not uncommon before Queen Victoria for bridal dresses in general to range from anything colorful to at times even black depending on your social rank. The lower down the social ladder, the darker the dress one would wear because it was harder to keep it clean. It was not uncommon for wealthier commoners to wear white to display their family's ability to afford a dress they could not wear again. With Victoria's introduction to the white royal dress, the door opened for commoners to wear white symbolizing the purity of the bride, which in turn has changed the life of the the dress to this day.
Today, in Alexander McQueen, the mystery of Kate's dress is revealed. With that a new door will open to a future with hope and a style to define an age.
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