Zara Phillips's dress was designed by Stewart Parvin
The bridal dress was as modest and appropriate as you would expect from such a safe pair of hands: full-skirted in silk faille and duchess satin, with a chevron pleated corseted bodice, and a fine tulle veil.Which is not to say it was boring: Parvin, who studied fashion at the Edinburgh College of Art, is an impeccable tailor who knows royal protocol inside out, combined with a flair for elegant understatement.
"He's been a bit of an unsung hero in British fashion until now," says Paula Reed, the style director of Grazia, "He can dress any body shape, and he's brilliant at sculpting fabric, so he's been able to come up with a design for Zara that works with her natural athleticism, while also having a fairy tale femininity."
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