@skippy I agree I find Victoria's dress too simple; her hair make-up and veil were amazing but the dress itself was just "eh". I will say her dress is much better than her mothers, sisters, and sister in law's dress.
What do you think about Charlene 's dress?
I give Kate's dress a pass because I thought she would wear a boring sleek body hugging gown like Victoria; but when I saw it had a full skirt I was so happy.
What do you think about Charlene's dress? it was similar to Victoria's. For me a truly "wow" royal wedding dress was Stephanie's.
About the Bernadotte women's wedding gowns - I have to admit that I do find Madeleine's dress pretty. Romantic. Silvia's too plain. I do like Sofia's dress but it's not a unique style of gown. And I totally did not like the low setting of Sofia's veil, it was almost in her neck. That was a major disappointment for me.
No royal bride has ever worn her veil so low, not even Mette-Marit and I didn't like her dress either.
The wedding gowns are the only department where I feel I have a preference for Madeleine.
Charlene's dress I never really paid any attention to because I did not care for her wedding and she looked so sad. But I have looked it up and it does have that little extra thing, if only for the neckline that crosses.
Kate... At the time I was wowed by it, but in retrospect I do not find it very stellar. And her veil was very flimsy and too short for me. I like long veils, at least floor length. I do agree about the skirt, it gave a voluminous effect.
Stéphanie of Luxembourg's gown was sumptuous and present. In later years the only thing about it that has come to bother me is her open back. It was delicately covered by her veil that was pinned at the back of her head, but still.
But in the complete picture, her gown was a real stunner.
I would not mind Meghan in a simpler dress, but then it has to have that something that distinguishes it. I have seen some good examples around here. Like that one dress with long sleeves that had a really visible row of buttons on the sleeves.
It's difficult to predict what Meghan will turn up in, because someone's general clothing style may not always reflect what one wants for the wedding. And her first wedding dress is really nothing to go by, totally different circumstances.
I like the skirt in the 4th dress a lot and the 3/4 sleeves. Not a fan of the bodice.
One of those designers that didn't know when to stop.
