Meghan Markle evening dress: Who was the designer? - in pictures
MEGHAN Markle stunned the world when she stepped out in a halter-neck fishtail gown made by a world-renowned British designer as she made her way to her evening reception with Prince Harry. Here is everything you need to know about who created her evening dress.
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The 36-year-old walked down the aisle in a a silk cady Givenchy bridal gown, which was designed by British designer Clare Waight Keller.
Clearly a fan of British designers, she then changed into a lily white high neck gown made of silk crepe, which was created by Stella McCartney.
The new Duchess of Sussex gave millions of viewers around the world a glimpse of the dress before she climbed into a blue E-type Jaguar Concept Zero with Prince Harry and headed to the final part of their wedding at Frogmore House.
She designed her first jacket when she was 13-years-old and graduated with a Fashion Design degree at Central Saint Martins University in 1995.
Her graduation collection was modelled by Naomi Campbell, Yasmin Le Bon and Kate Moss for free.
She became the creative director of Chloe in 1997, following in Karl Lagerfeld’s footsteps.
Meghan Markl wore a dress designed by Stella McCartney for her evening reception
She then launched her own fashion house in 2001.
For her evening reception at the £300,000 glass marquee in the grounds of Windsor Castle, Meghan also wore a pair of nude mesh shoes with baby blue soles from Aquazurra, a boutique in Mayfair.
She also paid tribute to the late Princess Diana by wearing her emerald-cut aquamarine ring as she waved to the crowds on her way to the reception.
Diana wore the 1997 Asprey 24-carat gold ring a number of times after it was designed especially for her.
Meghan also wore nude mesh shoes with baby blue soles from Mayfair boutique Aquazurra
Megan wore Princess Diana's emerald-cut aquamarine ring as she waved to the crowds
There were other touches to remember Harry’s mother during the wedding, including Meghan having forget-me-nots in her bouquet and stones from Diana’s collection in her engagement ring.
Celebrity hairstylist George Northwood styled Meghan’s hair for the reception.