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Alexander McQueen defends itself against royal wedding dress accusations

British fashion house Alexander McQueen is defending itself against accusations made by an English bridal designer that the wedding gown wore by the Duchess of Cambridge was based on her sketches. Christine Kendall, a bridal designer based by Hertfordshire, has mounted a lawsuit against Alexander McQueen as she claims her ideas were used to...

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The Duchess of Cambridge trademarks name

Catherine Middleton has applied to the Intellectual Property Office to trademark her royal title, the Duchess of Cambridge, to allow her official charities to use her name on clothing. The trademark application is part of the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and will be used on “a wide range of goods and...

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William and Kate get their own doll

Mattel has created a William and Kate doll set in honour of the couple's first wedding anniversary this month. The barbie dolls are dressed in the outfits that the royal couple wore on their wedding day almost a year ago. Prince William's doll sports the miniature red officers' uniform with blue sash, while the Kate doll wears the famous...

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Royal wedding dress among longlist for Designs of the Year

The Design Museum has announced the longlist for the fifth annual Designs of the Year awards, with fashion house, Alexander McQueen receiving two nominations. The 2012 longlist features an eclectic mix of designs including the Olympic Torch 2012, a wind-propelled landmine detonator, as well as the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress, designed...

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Duchess’ wedding gown breaks records

More than 600,000 people have visited the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding gown during the 10-weeks on which it was on display. This record-breaking figure outstrips the previous record of 420,000 visitors, set in 1994, and an increase of almost 50% on the previous year, which attracted 413,000 visitors. To put these figures into perspective the...

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London takes top fashion capital spot

According to new research from trend analysts, Global Language Monitor, London has overtaken New York as fashion capital of the world. The Texas-based company analyses words, phrases and concepts in relation to the frequency with which they are mentioned on the blogosphere, the 75,000 print and electronic media, as well as new social media...

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Middleton’s wedding dress on display

The gracious wedding dress of Kate Middleton will be showcased at Buckingham Palace. Designed by Alexander McQueen, the white satin-gazar dress has a value of £250,000 and includes a silk tulle veil with stitched flowers. Besides the dress, the Duchess’ wedding shoes by Sarah Burton, 1936 Cartier tiara and the wedding cake with the first cut...

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Sales boom for Royal Wedding Weekend

Retailers in West End, London, are expecting to see sales grow by about £50million this weekend thanks to an expected 500,000 increase in shoppers heading to the region as a result of today’s Royal Wedding. New West End Company , which represents 600 retailers over Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, estimates an extra half million...

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Alexander McQueen designs royal wedding dress

It's been a morning of hearsay and guessing, with the Twitter feed rife with speculation, but finally the house of Alexander McQueen confirmed the wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton. The dress is a most stunning creation of corseted lace and embroidery with a two meter train. The applique of ivory and white silk gazar and lace was...

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Kate Middleton's honeymoon outfits from Warehouse

With the countdown to the big royal nuptials in ten days well under way, bride to be Kate Middleton has chosen high street retailer Warehouse for her honeymoon outfits. Staff at the Kings Road branch were overjoyed when Middleton walked in and picked up a white lace trim blouse (£55), a feather print off the shoulder dress (£45), a bird printed...

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Famous Kate Middleton dress sold in auction

A sheer dress, now famous, as it was supposedly the number that caught Prince William's eye, when Kate Middleton strided down a mock catwalk at the University of St.Andrew's charity fashion show in 2002, has been sold in an auction. The lucky collector bid 78,000 pounds for the dress, originally designed to be a skirt, by Charlotte Todd. It cost...

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The 'Kate Middleton effect' on fashion

With the imminent rise of the big Royal wedding and constant speculation surrounding who will take honours of official wedding dress designer, fashion circles are aflood with talk of ‘the Middleton effect.’ For it seems that the public now can’t get enough of Miss Middleton’s sartorial choices and where she goes with her nipped in waists, long...