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Sarah Burton Talks Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress: 'The Most Fun I Had Was Trying To Hide'

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 05/04/2011 7:18 am Updated: 07/04/2011 5:12 am

Sarah Burton has broken her silence about creating Kate Middleton's wedding dress.

The McQueen designer released a statement on the day of the royal wedding, reading in part: "It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. It was such an incredible honour to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created. I am delighted that the dress represents the best of British craftsmanship." However, she declined to give interviews on the Met Gala's red carpet on Monday night.

On Tuesday, Burton stopped by Saks Fifth Avenue for a meet-and-greet in the Alexander McQueen shop, Women's Wear Daily reports. Norah Lawlor, who chatted with the talk of the fashion town, remarked, "She said the princess was one of the most lovely women she has ever met and she was really low maintenance. She said the palace called her and the collaboration between her and Kate was 50-50."

Page Six has some more details:

Burton poked fun at the massive guessing game over the dress design and how she had to hide under a huge fur hat to avoid photographers at Kate's hotel, The Goring, for a fitting the day before the wedding. She said, "The most fun I had was trying to hide...we laughed a lot about that."

WWD adds that Burton told Meredith Vieira that her next step would be to take a vacation.

Read the rest at WWD.com.

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07:06 PM on 05/05/2011
Is she wearing the bathrobe she designed for the wedding night?
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BittyBittyChangChang
Common sense is not common
03:59 PM on 05/05/2011
Congrats to the Ms. Burton and the team at Alexander McQueen. It was the perfect dress for the perfect moment and Catherine Middleton, now HRH Duchess of Cambridge wore it perfectly.

I am a real fan of the art and craft of fashion in general and McQueen specifically. Even though Burton took over the house under the most horrific of circumstances, she has moved on with grace and focus and is producing amazing pieces that reflect McQueen but are definitely her own. The first lady and now a princess can be counted among her clients! How fab is that?! She is doing the McQueen legacy proud.
Piglet2
More faith less fear
10:09 AM on 05/05/2011
The dress was perfection and the wedding was lovely.
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Dee Dee Russell
San Francisco sexist womanist bohemian filmmaker
04:50 AM on 05/05/2011
Well done, old duckling!
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mamiller517
On thin ice? DANCE!
12:27 AM on 05/05/2011
This was dress was perfection! After the monstrosity that Diana wore I was worried. They could have hidden a baby cow in one of those sleeves! She could have kidnapped the queen in those sleeves! Kate's was perfect! It reminded me of the one Julie Andrews wore in The Sound of Music but was so much prettier! Well done!
05:30 PM on 05/07/2011
Ah! I knew it reminded me of something put I couldn't put my finger on it. That's it! Thanks!
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mamala4
09:54 PM on 05/04/2011
It was a magnificent dress on a beautiful bride.....
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VOTER
Freedom from fear - the philosophy of human rights
01:30 AM on 05/05/2011
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09:26 PM on 05/04/2011
Kate worked that dress, Sarah...great job! Simply and elegantly instant classic. Boils down to Kate wearing the dress instead of the dress wearing the person (e.g. Diana).
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inmyelement
09:00 PM on 05/04/2011
Could Sarah Burton design a size 14 dress that could make the full-size bride look so good?
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HarryP
FORWARD
10:39 PM on 05/04/2011
I'm sure she can,
06:26 PM on 05/04/2011
Absolutely LOVED the dress, veil, ect. She looked classy and elegant.
06:16 PM on 05/04/2011
COLOR WORKED WELL WITH THE COLOR OF OTHERS AN PLACE
YET TV SHOW THE WOMAN IN DARKNESS , TV TOUCHED THE GLOVE AN AIR CRAFT
ANY WAYS BACK TO THE DRESS OR PRIDE LIFE FORCE DARKNESS OF UK OTHER
IN LIFE FORCE, HAPPYNESS IS NO THE SAME, WORKED WELL SHE NO LOOKED AS IF SHE WAS FALLING DOWN AS OTHERS, LOOK AS A LOT OF WELL PLAN WORK
, YET NETWORK DID NO DO THEM OR THE CLOTH BEST , LOOKED REAL HAPPYNESS MADE IN TO CLOTH, YET UK WHOM GRAIL CROP SIGNS AS DRESS WAS THICK AS ARMOR, WELL DONE , HOPE USA TAKES TO MAKE MORE THEM SELFS
SOME WOMAN BY DRESS VERY OLD FACTORY MADE SOME THE MAKERS HAVE DIED PRE TO BEEN SOLD TO THE WOMAN OF OLD AGE AS TAKES AGE TO GET FACTORY
MADE AN SOLD GOODS, HOPE THE TWILL LAST OF CLOTH AN CLOTH , CAN SEE A FEW ELDER WISE SKILL IN THE MAKEING , GOOD FOR THE DRESS MAKER AN WHOM VAULE SUCH WORK,
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Joanne3905
09:44 PM on 05/04/2011
Joshua, when you type in caps, it indicates that you are yelling. Makes what you have to say a little hard to read......Just a suggestion...
06:15 PM on 05/04/2011
To those saying that Americans do not know what is proper for a morning wedding, I present to you Princess Beatrice's hat; Princess Eugenie's dress. In fact, most of the guests wore hideous dresses. Kate Middleton's dress? It's nice. She is a lovely woman and would look beautiful in any dress.
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Soulfest
Going Far Means Returning (Lao Tzu)
09:10 AM on 05/05/2011
Could argue the hat.
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Brian Gorrell
Is this the 1950's or what?
05:55 PM on 05/04/2011
This designer is set for life.
Such a massive coup.
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Soulfest
Going Far Means Returning (Lao Tzu)
09:11 AM on 05/05/2011
How can she possibly top that! Would have to be some encore...
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kel
05:42 PM on 05/04/2011
She nailed it. She managed to use a modern day princess grace yet made it her very own.
Loved the tiara but didn't love the veil either but you know what she pulled it off.
What an exciting dress to design, career in fast motion now.
03:35 PM on 05/04/2011
beautiful dress on a beautiful young lady
great job !
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Saywhut
Jesus save us from your followers
03:19 PM on 05/04/2011
Well she sure did a great job in keeping it a secret. Sweet!