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The Royal Wedding may have faded away into fashion and historic lore, but Mattel is still trying to squeeze a few more coins out of it. The dollmaker is introducing commemorative Prince Ken William and Barbie Kate Middleton figurines this year to coincide with the royal couple’s one year anniversary.
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‘Twas one hell of a year for fashion, 2011. Alexander McQueen triumphed this year thanks to a pair of well-documented dresses and a bona fide cultural phenomenon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Christian Dior tried to rebound from a potential PR nightmare, to varying degrees of success. Diffusion lines easily out-shined their designer homes. An editrix reinvented herself amidst a sea of rumors without losing a beat. And underaged fashionistas grew up in front of our very eyes. Here are our picks for the 25 most memorable and stylish moments of 2011.
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Keeping a secret in this day and age is pretty much unheard of, so the fact that the designer of Kate Middleton‘s wedding dress wasn’t revealed until the future Duchess of Cambridge elegantly alighted at Buckingham Palace was somewhat of a small miracle. But the Royal Family doesn’t eff around and had Alexander McQueen‘s creative head, Sarah Burton, sign a confidentiality agreement, meaning she couldn’t even tell her parents about the once in a lifetime opportunity.
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InStyle‘s fashion director, Hal Rubenstein waxes iconic in his new book, 100 Unforgettable Dresses (Harper Design, 2011). From Rita Hayworth in Gilda to Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Princess Diana to the Duchess of Cambridge, Grace Kelly to Grace Jones, Bob Mackie to Karl Lagerfeld, Rubenstein delves into fashion history and comes up with an informative and entertaining read. But what makes a dress unforgettable? Calvin Klein — one of several designers interviewed for the book — put it best: “an unforgettable moment is the combination of the right dress on the right woman at the right time.” Click through for a sampling of some of the dresses that made the list.*
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Kate Middleton’s wedding dress had been on display for 10 weeks when the exhibition closed this Monday. More than 60,000 people saw Kate’s bridal gown, which generated an estimated £10.5m.
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The phenomenal success of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty over the last three months will likely rank it among the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s top 20 exhibits since the museum began tracking attendance 50 years ago.
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Brides are a strange, fickle and — above all — crazy folk. Give ‘em an idea and watch them hike their trains up and run it right into the ground. And there was no wedding more influential this year — sorry Kate and Charlene — than that of someone you may or may not have heard of, Catherine Middleton Windsor, The Duchess of Cambridge? Turns out that fairy tale affair has gotten some brides all riled up.
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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco — clearly not content to let Kate Moss revel in the matrimonial spotlight — tied the knot over the weekend with the runaway bride wearing an Armani Privé gown.
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From July 23rd to October 3rd, Buckingham Palace will put the Duchess of Cambridge née Kate Middleton‘s Alexander McQueen wedding dress designed by one Ms. Sarah Burton on display as part of its annual summer opening.
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Love shopping for less? You have an unlikely partner in Kate Middleton, who is quickly establishing herself as a recessionista princess. There’s no reason not to look good at a reduced price now that Kate’s setting such a great example.
