RubyPrincess168
Royal Highness
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As for Grace Kelly's, while it was pretty, it was designed by Helen Rose, wardrobe designer at MGM. The MGM wardrobe department made the wedding dress as a gift from MGM. At the time she was tied to an MGM contract for another 7 years. To get out of her 7 year contract with MGM Grace Kelly had to agree to the wedding being filmed by MGM for worldwide distribution. She later said she regretted the filming intruding on her wedding day. She supposedly didn't care too much for her dress.
It certainly didn't look comfortable, and from video footage I've seen she couldn't move very well in it either. It didn't mesh well with the rest of GK's style so I doubt she had much imput in the design of the dress.
It doesn't surprise me that Catherine's dress is a very classic style that's been around for 50+ years. It's a dress for women who would wear a strapless dress if they could, but can't because of church regulations. So they go with the next best thing - strapless bodice with lace sleeves and shoulders.