The stakes are even higher when it comes to royal weddings ... Duchess Wallis wore a signature "Wallis blue" Mainbocher wedding dress, which was a soft blue crêpe with a tight, buttoned bodice.

Some of the most stunning items include two virtually intact lavish gowns — a silk dress and another one interwoven with pieces of silver that was likely a wedding dress. Few textiles or ...

Zara Tindall has continued her reign as Ascot’s most stylish royal with her bluebell coloured dress, pearl drop earrings and silver accessories ... make one of the best wedding guest dresses ...

For the royal wedding, Ivanka wore two beautiful dresses, an elegant pastel blue dress from designer Alex ... pleat detailing and a silver belt which hugged her slim waistline.

The dress and coordinating headdress were designed by Norman Hartnell, who also designed then-Princess Elizabeth’s wedding gown Keystone/Getty; Historic Royal ... in gold and silver thread ...

It put an end to months of speculation as to which designer would make the all-important wedding ... their best dresses, no matter the color, and royal brides had married in silver or gold.

In 1660, a ship carrying a treasure trove of luxury goods sank off the coast of Texel, the largest island in the North Sea. Nearly four centuries later, little remained of the wooden unidentified ...