He said they didn’t realize how tight a fit the train (and dress) would be in that carriage, thst he was horrified when she came out.
And among designers, not just fluff. They could have discreetly done a “hand press,” a hand smoothing.
They could fluff and press for hours, and they wouldn’t have fixed it. There were yards and yards of wrinkled fabric.
What size carriage did he think they were going to have? Part of the Big Reveal is getting out of the carriage.The dress has to be perfect at that point, not after the fluffing and hand pressing.
I am just a few years older than Diana, and that dress wasn’t stylish then, and I didn’t find it ‘princessy’ at all. Big NO from me in 1981, big NO now. I’m on the ‘less is more’ side.
I know. Dumb is as dumb does. Lesson learned: check your carriage size.
Ever see the galsvtry to get in and out on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding?
Diana’s designers were very young, just out of college in 1979. I don’t think they had had enough experience with fabrics.
We were all pretty young in 1979. 
Or not born yet (cough, @skieurope, cough).
I don’t know, I said my preference for Diana’s dress was IMHO. I absolutely adore the princess look. When I was a little girl, I dreamed of dressing like Scarlett O’Hara and the other girls in the first party scene. I love the hoop skirt. I made my skirt as wide as I could get it for my wedding. 25 years later, I look at my wedding dress and I still love it. I only hope that Meghan loves her dress as much in 25 years as I still love mine. I think of myself in my dress and I smile.
I loved Kate’s dress. I thought it was delicate and classy. I am tiring of the strapless look. Some Brides insist on wearing them and they don’t look good on everyone.
Michelle OBama had a boat neck dress. although more fitted with long sleeves. and the neck was much larger than Meghans
I did not like Princess Diana’s dress either.
Someone told me royal brides have to have sleeves in their wedding dress. True?
The best-looking boat neck wedding dress I’ve ever seen was the one worn by Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria at her wedding in 2010. There are plenty of photos online, with Victoria looking blissfully happy despite being encumbered by a huge tiara that has some sort of historical significance in her country.
Those of you who are experts on fit can explain whether the dress fit her well. My non-expert opinion is that it did, probably better than Meghan’s.
I think Meghan was going for almost a sort of sheath type look. No tight body hugging. I don’t think it worked quite as well, as it just looked like she needed one more fitting, rather than that is the style of the dress.
LOL, true. But thanks to the internet and various sites, I can live vicariously in the 80’s. Which makes me wonder about users commenting now about Diana’s dress. I wonder how many of those women commenting now also had those timeless Joan Collins shoulder pads back in the day. 
I was not a fan of Diana’s dress, then or now. But I’ve always like the streamlined, sleek look, so of course, a very personal taste kind of thing.
The Cameo Tiara was also worn at the wedding of Victoria’s mother, Queen Silvia, and earlier by 2 of the current King’s sisters, Princess Birgitta and Princess Désirée. When Victoria’s sister Madeleine wed a few years ago, she opted for another tiara, and broke the tradition.
Diana was a fashion icon for sure to many of us. Her dress started it all in 1981 for the poofy Princess look, that’s for sure. she started other trends. Recall the off white hose, high collared necks, cameos. OMG, I actually wore something like that for a formal pic. Pearl chokers. I can’t remember all, but I do recall copying her many fashion styles. I think I wore hats a few times. Didn’t do the poofy dress though, more Victorian satin and lace. I think she still would have liked it. Haha
I got married in 1982 and thanks to Diana and the Emmanuels, nearly all the dresses available had enormous skirts and puffy sleeves. I loved Diana and much of her fashion at the time but I really thought her wedding look overwhelmed her; she was simply lost in that mountain of fabric. Since then I’ve seen it as a metaphor for her being consumed and swallowed by the marriage and the impossible expectations of the royal family. The dress i ended up with had the inescapable puffy sleeves but in the sheerest tulle available and I didn’t wear the recommended petticoat to minimize the volume of the skirt which was the best I could do at the time.
I absolutely, uncritically loved Meghan’s wedding dress and veil and think it was perfect for a modern woman like her. Any woman over 25 or so would look silly in a giant princess ballgown and someone in her mid thirties who had actually lived a life and had a career is much better served by a sleek sophisticated look. The beautiful veil conveyed romance and symbolism and complemented the simple lines of the dress, I really think MM and her designer nailed it.
My wedding dress looked a whole lot like Diana’s, without as much fabric in the skirt and no beading or other embellishments…just a lot of silk satin. I loved it then and now wonder what I was thinking! My bridesmaids dresses echoed the style and we look like a flock of I don’t know what! My style has evolved over the years, but I think I can forgive my mid-20’s self for following the trend back in the 80’s. I am in the “I loved Meghan’s dress” camp. Perhaps it could have been fitted a bit more, but I loved the bateau neckline, the clean, simple lines and the less body-hugging silhouette.
I wondered if Meghan dropped a little weight that last week or two before the wedding. Who could blame her for being stressed? That may have slightly affected the fitting too, though I still think she wasn’t going for super-form-fitting.
Looking at some of the photos of Grace Kelly, I was struck by how beautifully the lace collar of the dress and the line of buttons up the front emphasized her long, swan-like neck, leading to that incredible face.
She really was an amazing beauty.
And so it begins…the battle of the Duchess’s Dressers!!! Emilia Wickstead, a favorite of Kate’s, claims Meghan’s wedding dress is one of her designs!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5769693/Meghans-200k-gown-identical-one-says-designer.html
and she also states:‘If you choose a simple design the fit should be perfect. Her wedding dress was quite loose.’
The claws are out!
The dresses are not identical, and I would venture to guess that Wickstead had better keep her mouth shut if she wants to continue having KM as a client. I strongly doubt that this kind of rhymes with stitchery will go over well amongst the brothers and SILs.