HOw to really rock a pearl dress

[pearlescence]

Now this is a dress with pearls! (and note the tiny waist)

 

[GemGeek]

Very regal, indeed. My mind can't wrap around someone actually wearing the cape. You would need to be muscular to drag it around, while wearing a very heavy dress. What one must do for beauty!

 

[pearlescence]

That's the Queen's coronation robes. She's tiny - 5ft and a smidge. Throw in the crown on her head....
full piece and many more pix http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Elizabeths-dresses-diamonds-home-movies.html

 

[LitGeek]

Wow! What a lovely design and the details on that dress are amazing! I would love to see this IRL!

 

[pattye]

Exquisite! I'd love to see this in person also! Think of the hours put in to the beading, amazing! Thank you, Wendy!

 

[whicker]

Wendy, Any chance you could see it IRL? I'd love more detail than the article. I wonder if they have an exhibit book..

 

[Marianne]

Thank you, Wendy! I remember going to the theater with my mother to watch the film of The coronation. Watching her walk down the aisle with that never ending train is a memory I still enjoy

 

[bluidragon]

Where did you observe this gown? The dress noted above reminds me of Catherine the Great's dress I observed in the Armory in Moscow. Her gown was covered with 100,000 pearls. She stood all of 4"7. Her waist was around 14in. It was gorgeous. I only wish I could have climbed into the exhibit to examine the pearls!!

 

[GemGeek]

I think this is the coronation gown for Elizabeth, queen of England. Now we need to see a photo of Catherine the Great's dress!!! Maybe someone will find it online for us. Welcome to the forum!