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1. royalcentral.co.uk › features › history-blogsFashion Favourite: Princess Alexandra of Denmark

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   May 10, 2021 · We continue our Fashion Favourites series with the trendsetting Princess (and later Queen) Alexandra of Denmark, who played a large role in women’s fashion for much of her marriage. Alexandra ...

   • The Coronation Dress of Queen Alexandra

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2. theartofdress.org › 2018/04/13 › book-review-insideInside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra ...

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   Apr 13, 2018 · Queen Victoria quickly dismissed the dress as inappropriate for a Princess of Britain and insisted it was entirely of British manufacture. The Prince and Princess of Wales on their wedding day, 1863, Royal Collection Trust. However, the hidden interior of the wedding dress hints at an act of insubordination by Alexandra.

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4. people.com › princess-alexandra-wears-mom-princessPrincess Alexandra Wears Mom Princess Caroline's Dress 34 ...

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   Jan 24, 2024 · Princess Alexandra Has the Ultimate Royal Rewear in Mom Princess Caroline's Chanel Dress from 34 Years Ago. Princess Alexandra brought along a modern accessory to the Chanel Haute Couture show ...

5. theenchantedmanor.com › queen-alexandra-theQueen Alexandra – the Fashion Icon - The Enchanted Manor

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   Jan 22, 2015 · Princess Alexandra’s wedding dress was created by Charles Worth, an English fashion designer working in France, who dominated Parisian fashion at the end of nineteenth century. Following the tradition started by Queen Victoria, Princess Alexandra’s ivory gown, with a separate bodice top and full skirt, was made of English silk with a Honiton lace overlay featuring elaborate embroidered ...

6. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullRediscovering Queen Alexandra’s Wardrobe: The Challenges and ...

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   Aug 5, 2019 · Her research centres around the dress practices of women in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, diverse figures ranging from early women mountaineers to Queen Alexandra. Her first book Inside the Royal Wardrobe — A Dress History of Queen Alexandra was published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2017. She is an accredited lecturer for The ...

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7. royalcentral.co.uk › features › the-coronation-dressThe Coronation Dress of Queen Alexandra - Royal Central

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   Mar 23, 2023 · This has allowed each queen to wear a gown specifically created for their coronation day. Queen Alexandra’s coronation dress remains one of the most sumptuous in British history. King Edward VII ...

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   How did Princess Alexandra dress?

   • Taking on her new role as Princess of Wales, Alexandra was always acutely aware of her royal duty to dress appropriately for official functions and whenever she was seen in public she was always elegantly dressed in fashions that flattered her body type that would made with the finest fabrics.

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   What lace did Princess Alexandra wear?

   • Unfortunately, Alexandra’s uncle, King Leopold of Belgium, had given her several yards of Brussels lace, but she wasn’t allowed to use it. Instead, she had to use British made Honiton lace for her wedding gown. (She did have one piece of the Brussels lace inside the gown, perhaps a small act of subversion.)

   Fashion Favourite: Princess Alexandra of Denmark - Royal Central

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   What did Queen Alexandra wear in the 1870s?

   • Alexandra preferred a simple but striking silhouette of a well-tailored, two-piece suit for her day to day life. The tailored look took off, and in the 1870s, there was a much more defined silhouette in women’s fashion in Britain. Alexandra didn’t initiate many trends herself, but her early adoption popularised them.

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   What did Princess Alexandra wear in 1990?

   • Princess Caroline of Monaco in May 1990. Princess Alexandra followed in her mother’s fashion footsteps by wearing the LBD with semi-sheer tights and black heels. She completed the look with two must-have accessories: her iPhone and a classic black quilted Chanel bag on a chain.

   Princess Alexandra Has the Ultimate Royal Rewear in Mom

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   How did Queen Alexandra influence fashion?

   • Queen Alexandra continued to influence fashion and King Edward spent lavishly on a large wardrobe of dresses and countless pieces of jewelry including necklaces, bracelets, brooches and tiaras.

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   What is Princess Alexandra's ivory gown made of?

   • Following the tradition started by Queen Victoria, Princess Alexandra’s ivory gown, with a separate bodice top and full skirt, was made of English silk with a Honiton lace overlay featuring elaborate embroidered symbols of an English rose, an Irish shamrock and a Scottish thistle.

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9. www.bloomsbury.com › us › inside-the-royal-wardrobeInside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra ...

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   Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales – who later became Queen Consort – to unlock a rich tapestry of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century.