On this date in 1923, Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowles-Lyon married HRH The Duke of York. If you don't recognize those names, perhaps "the Queen Mother" and "King George VI" might mean more.
Lady Elizabeth wore the fashionable lace cap and veil of the 1920's, wreathed with white heather, myrtle leaves, and white roses. The roses are the emblem of the County of York, and thus suitable for the new Duchess of York. Her dress had the very popular boxy shape of the 20s. The vagaries of fashion are widely considered to have been unfortunate for Her Highness, as she was a curvaceous woman whose best features were effectively muffled by her dress.
Still, the dress is beautiful, and one of the simplest made for a royal wedding. Her antique point de Flanders veil was lent to her by her MIL, Queen Mary, and her chiffon moire dress was dyed to match it. The dress had two trains: the first attached at the waist; the second, made of tulle, fell from the shoulders.
What's in a name?
Dress of the day: Anastasia by Maggie Sottero
Unusual wedding cakes from Dragons and Daffodils
