princess diana in wedding dress Diana's iconic on display London Charles and Diana 40 year

Embroidery is one of the special treatments that helped popularize Western fashion from the very beginning

Just two years after the end of World War II, the fashion crowd and the moribund haute couture industry were yearning, comme tout Paris , for security and prosperity, desperate to discard the drab, sexless, utilitarian garb imposed by wartime deprivation

From a series of 12 paintings from Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela' by the English painter Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), now in the Tate Collection

The Bodita is selected for its elegant lace detailing, perfect for a bridal occasion

Lets just say that it was VERY hard and took a lot of swatch ordering (I think I spent over $30 on swatches!) Once I had all the swatches, I had to decide which replicated the color perfectly also deciding which dress color to replicate

Complete the look with classic black tights and knee-high boots in a timeless style like Chelsea or slouchy