But enough about the who, when and where, it’s the ‘what she wore’ details we want to know about.
Who was Pippa Middleton’s dress designer?
That honour went to British fashion designer Giles Deacon, which in all honesty, came as quite a surprise to everyone. While he has dressed the likes of Cate Blanchett, Sarah Jessica Parker, Solange and his partner, Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie, many times for the red carpet, his designs are known for being outlandish and eccentric. But in stark contrast, what he created for Pippa Middleton’s wedding day was nothing short of traditional and elegant.
“My job was very simple, it was to create the most spectacular, wonderful and appropriate piece I could for her and it all went very smoothly,” the designer shared with People. “I was thrilled with it, really happy.”
The wedding dress details
It was hard not to draw parallels between Pippa’s wedding dress and that of her bigger sister’s. Reminiscent of Kate’s Grace Kelly-inspired wedding dress, Pippa Middleton’s wedding dress also featured a modest lace-covered decolletage with matching lace sleeves, a fitted bodice and ball gown silhouette. However, even though she opted for a high neckline, it was Pippa’s tasteful show of skin via capped sleeves (just like those on her famous bridesmaid dress) and a heart-shaped keyhole at the back that gave her gown a modern twist.
“She has a great eye, she knew what she wanted,” revealed Deacon in an interview with Business of Fashion.
"The bespoke silk cotton lace was hand appliquéd to create an illusion of the dress having 'no seams'. The lace bodice is embroidered with pearl detailing over an organza and tulle underskirt, which has layer upon layer to enable a floor sweeping movement," Deacon said of his design to The Telegraph.
How much did it cost?
Wedding dresses aren’t generally cheap to begin with. And when it’s been custom-made by an international fashion designer, well, you can throw that conservative budget out the window. Rumour has it, Pippa’s Giles Deacon couture wedding dress cost AUD$75,000. In comparison, Kate middleton’s Alexander McQueen wedding dress reportedly cost AUD$600,000.
The bridal accessories
Pippa Middleton’s veil was made by milliner Stephen Jones. The bespoke tulle veil was a two-tiered floor length design dotted with pearls. It was kept simple so as not to detract from the stunning white lace on Pippa’s wedding dress.
Underneath her veil, the bride wore a princess-inspired maidenhair fern tiara adorned with diamonds and 18-karat white gold. The tiara, as well as a headpiece, was handmade by the Middleton family’s go-to jeweller Robinson Pelham, who also designed Kate Middleton’s bridal tiara and earrings, as well as the tear-drop earrings Pippa wore when she was bridesmaid at her sister’s royal wedding in 2011. Those very same earrings were Pippa’s ‘something old’ on her wedding day.
Pippa’s ivory satin pumps with pearl detailing were a customised version of Manolo Blahnik’s Seneca bridal heels.