Twilight Wedding: 'Breaking Dawn' Wedding Dress Mimics Royal Wedding?

It seems that since the Royal Wedding, any bride sporting a long-sleeved gown is instantly labeled a Kate Middleton-copycat.

Real-life and fictional brides, from Lauren Bush to Bella Swan, have had their custom-made lace gowns compared to the Duchess of Cambridge's Alexander McQueen dress.

In the case of the "Twilight" wedding gown, the Royal Wedding comparisons don't stop there: The crepe satin and chantilly lace dress features 152 silk-covered buttons, which some say mimic those on the back of royal Maid of Honor Pippa Middleton's gown. Coincidentally, Bella Swan's dress cost a whopping $35,000, the same as Pippa's dress.

But "Twilight" dress designer Carolina Herrera is speaking out against the royal comparison. Britain's royal nuptials, she told Vogue UK, had nothing to do with Bella's custom-made dress, which took over six months for the designer and her four assistants to complete.

The designer said that she was inspired by the description of the wedding gown in the novel.

"I read the books and saw the first film and have been a fan ever since," said Herrera. "Our bridal collections always possess a timeless elegance and sophistication and I found the same elements in Stephenie Meyer's descriptions of Bella's dress."

For those who want a touch of Twilight on their Big Day, copies of the gown are already hitting Alfred Angelo stores. The bridal design house has just released their exclusive "Twilight" bridal gown, which has been called a "perfect replica" of Herrera's couture creation.

And if that's not enough, brides can also find more Twilight-inspired wedding accessories at Hot Topic -- including a convincing replica of Bella's bridal hair comb and engagement ring.

Comments

[asantewa3]

10:39 AM on 11/30/2011

Women have been wearing sleeves and lace for their weddings since the first wedding dress was made...now all of a sudden one dress gets a ton of media attention and every dress with even the slightest thing in common is a mimic or a replica. Get a grip!

[eskeeemo]

10:24 PM on 11/29/2011

Every wedding gown with sleeves and lace is going to be compared to Kate Middleton's dress.

[ajaydev klm]

11:48 AM on 11/29/2011

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 reviews from the top critics : http://movwow.blogspot.com/2011/11/twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1-2011.html

[Congzilla]

10:37 AM on 11/29/2011

Why is this even a news story?

[rduket1]

10:02 AM on 11/29/2011

I believe this movie was filmed/completed before the royal wedding even took place. And the royal wedding dress was top secret so no one even knew what it was going to look like until the day of the wedding.

[tidalwave4455]

10:00 AM on 11/29/2011

So a lot of buttons and full sleeves were never used in a Bridal Dress before the Royal Wedding?
Didn't Queen Victoria's wedding dress have buttons, long sleeves, and a long veil? I believe it was the first white wedding dress worn in Britain. After that, brides wanted to be married in white.
So for all you brides out there...you are nothing but Queen Victoria fashion thieves!!! (Get a life...journalists).

[bcmom]

09:08 AM on 11/29/2011

Much to do about nothing. Who cares? If this is all you have to be concerned about you need to get a life.

[OlderWoman]

09:06 AM on 11/29/2011

So?

[Michael R Reed]

12:53 AM on 11/29/2011

Whatever happened to imitation being the highest form a flattery? Now you get chastised for even the tiniest of similarities.

[Yorksgal]

12:43 AM on 11/29/2011

Then back in 1985, I must have ripped off the royals because my dress was long sleeved, lace overlay and simple ... hey wait a minute, where did the royals get their idea?

Got to agree with the other posters, glad that the fashions have come back to sleeves - the strapless dresses while often beautiful do not suit many women.

[ohjodi]

12:37 AM on 11/29/2011

I'm so glad to see more traditional and elegant gowns.......long sleeves, lace, full skirts, etc.

Twenty years of sleeveless party dresses is enough.

[tangelan]

12:05 AM on 11/29/2011

The only things these two dresses have in common is that they're both white.

[missingwmd]

11:24 PM on 11/28/2011

it's a nice change from strapless gowns....

[dimplasm]

11:58 PM on 11/28/2011

Have to agree with that. Very few people look good in strapless gowns.

[KateB21]

08:42 AM on 11/29/2011

Agreed. Was never a fan.