In keeping with her times, Diana's dress was a puff sleeved confection of frills by designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel. The silk taffeta dress was embellished with lace, embroidery, sequins and 10,000 pearls, finished with a 25-foot long train.
Kate Middleton chose a modest but stunning sheath dress with Chantilly lace overlay by Sarah Burton, head of design at Alexander Burton
