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Dressed for the Abbey
A selection of fashions worn at the wedding and a (pre-wedding evening reception) of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960. From left, the Hon. Iris Peake, the Princesss lady-in-waiting wearing a white chine silk dress printed with a motif of black leaves, caught lightly at the waist with a patent leather belt - by Victor Stiebel. The cap of yellow petals, trimmed with a black velvet rose is by Jenny Fischer. Middle left: the Countess of Drogheda in a magnificent coat of peacock blue wild silk with ranch mink collar worn over a chine silk dress printed with huge blue and smoke grey roses - again, by Victor Stiebel. Her hat of ruched blue veiled chenille is by Simone Mirman. Next, the Duchess of Fife wears a silk paper taffeta dress with an abstract pattern of lupins by Ronald Paterson with a high turban of swathed blue tulle by Jenny Fischer. Right page, left pic - the Hon. Francis Legh in a fashionable, above-the-ankle evening dress of printed floral ottaman silk by Mattli and on the right, Mrs Frank Mackenzie Ross in a striking ball dress of green satin with lavish gold passementerie and paillette embroidery by Worth. Date: 1960
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This enchanting photograph captures a selection of exquisite fashion statements from the wedding and pre-wedding evening reception of Princess Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, to Sir Anthony Armstrong-Jones on the 6th of May, 1960. On the left, Hon. Iris Peake, one of the Princess's ladies-in-waiting, dons a stunning white chine silk dress adorned with a black leaf motif, cinched at the waist with a patent leather belt. Her hat, a captivating cap of yellow petals trimmed with black velvet roses, is a creation by Jenny Fischer. Middle left, the Countess of Drogheda graces the occasion in a magnificent coat of peacock blue wild silk, complete with a ranch mink collar, paired with a chine silk dress featuring large blue and smoke grey roses, both designed by Victor Stiebel. Her hat, a beautiful ruched blue veiled chenille creation, is by Simone Mirman. Next, the Duchess of Fife dazzles in a silk paper taffeta dress boasting an abstract pattern of lupins, designed by Ronald Paterson. Her high turban, swathed in blue tulle, is a masterpiece by Jenny Fischer. On the right page, the Hon. Francis Legh turns heads in a fashionable, above-the-ankle evening dress of printed floral ottoman silk by Mattli. Mrs. Frank Mackenzie Ross completes the lineup in a striking ball gown of green satin, embellished with lavish gold passementerie and paillette embroidery, a creation by the esteemed fashion house of Worth.
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