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# How to Turn Kate Middleton into Princess Kate

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_Published 2011-01-18. Though the real designer of Kate Middleton's wedding dress remains a secret, renowned designers Ralph & Russo sketch out their vision for a royal wedding gown_


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## Transcript

>> We're Ralph & Russo. We're a luxury women's wear couture house focusing on high- end evening wear and Red Carpet pieces. Everything's made bespoke. We're a very exclusive brand and we really try and create the whole experience around the dress.

>> We're used to working with members of the Royal family. We have a lot of clients. They're princesses, queens, shakers. So, it's important that it's very personal and each piece is designed specifically for that person and yet something that no one else in the world would have.

>> No 2 dresses are ever the same here.

>> There others see- everyone has their opinions of what the future queen of England will be wearing on her wedding day. I think it's important that to take in account of the tradition of the Royal family. But I see Kate herself [ unk ] that her personality will really suit. In the end, it's her- it's her big day. I mean, little girls dream of what the bridal gowns would be like at a very young age.

>> We've been [ unk ] just to put together out, take from what she would wear on the day. So, this is what- we put a lot of thought into what would show her off as a person. We really took into consideration her style and her figure. She's got a stunning figure. She's quite tall, very slim and very classic. It's important that with any Royal wedding, the dress isn't too showy. You've gotta, you know, sewn elements covered over your shoulders or, you know, or a sleeve on the dress or something. So, we went for something that was young because she's young and fresh. Just wanted something simple and elegant.

So, that's why we decided to go for an off- the- shoulder because I think in a beautiful structured duchess gown, an off- the- shoulder would be perfect to show her age but then also in keeping with tradition. You know, everyone's obviously very eager to find out what she's gonna wear and has their own opinions. But we think that this design is our take on what we see her.

>> Pretty simple beads with some of the beautiful fabrics are going to a gown like this. There's some lovely French into the laces. We've got some really beautiful ones just flown in from France, actually. Kate's dress is apparently meant to inspire brides around the world for centuries to come. It's the biggest wedding. And so, all of the world's press, everyone in the world's eyes will be on her for that day.

>> And so anticipated. And the [ unk ] press could sometimes be harsh as we all know, but I think with such a wedding and such an event that, you know, she's gonna look amazing whatever she choose, whatever she wears. Whatever she feels comfortable really. As a very good fortune enough to work with some of the biggest, famous celebrities out there. Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Eva Longoria, these are some fantastic and also huge names. They get a lot of attention in the Red Carpet. And something like even with Princess Kate, it takes us in sort of another level in terms of the scale of this wedding and how big it's going to be.

And it really is her- the biggest day for her and one of the most anticipated and biggest event worldwide. Every girl on their wedding day wants to feel like a princess. The difference with Kate, she actually is a princess.

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