In the last wedding post of my bridal binge, here are a couple more designs for dresses that Kate might have worn (had she more interesting taste and a historical inclination). First, a sophisticated art deco inspired design from Lauren of Wearing History (don’t you love the lines over the hips?) And then, my design, inspired by the 1799 wedding dress I loved so much, Princess Charlotte’s 1795 wedding dress, Queen Victoria’s 1840 wedding dress,  and Queen Elizabeth’s 1947 wedding dress.  With a tiny nod to Grace Kelly’s dress for good measure. And the back and under-dress:

OK, so this post is very late because I went travelling and an unusually hideous fall storm went travelling with me, and everywhere I went it wiped out the power and washed out roads and blew down tree branches and generally made life uncomfortable and the internet non-existent. So, belatedly, the winner of the ‘Design a Dress for Kate‘ contest is…. (drumroll here).  Entry A aka Mrs C !  Yep.  You all cast your votes, and her ’50s inspired princess frock was a clear winner. Interestingly, Mrs C also wins the wooden spoon prize, as her dress is also the one closest to what Kate wore.   I guess all those rumors about Kate being inspired by Queen Elizabeth’s 1950s wedding dress were true! Pity that Kate didn’t wear Mrs’ C’s exact dress though! I thought her dress, while lovely, missed that certain something to make it really special, and the extra details on Mrs’ C’s design would have taken it there (now runs and ducks for cover to hide from all the people who …