Speaking of the royal wedding (because EVERYONE is) Zandra Rhodes actually has nothing to do with it. But the British designer did have an opinion when she was recently asked on Woman’s Hour her prediction for Meghan’s dress: “I don’t think it will be too daring … not too low or too high or too short … they’ll make sure that she just looks gorgeous and the whole world thinks she’s gorgeous.”
She went on to say that she’s never met Meghan and although she would have liked to have designed the wedding dress, she wasn’t asked.
Ms. Rhodes did design various dresses for Princess Diana and in the early 1970s she designed the dress Princess Anne wore in the official engagement photos after the announcement that she was to marry Captain Mark Phillips. (They divorced in 1992, just FYI.) As you can see pictured on the left, it was very much a fairy-tale dress and of its era.
Princess Anne makes Zandra Rhodes a Dame.
In 2015 Ms. Rhodes was made a Dame, presented with the honor by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace. How nice is that?
Now, while the royal wedding is happening, so is (B)old Festival (damn, it’s going to be a madhouse in London). (B)old Festival is a weekend celebration along the south side of the Thames, celebrating all artists 65 and older. Dame Rhodes has designed a series of flags that will hang all along the festival hall.
Back to Meghan, her dress and the designer are top secret but we can be sure that 1. It will be stunning and 2. It will be in good taste. I’m hoping that, like Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, she’ll embrace sleeves. Because strapless wedding gowns are becoming old hat!
So, Royal Wedding Day 2018 is almost here. Let the countdown begin.
OverDressed for Life 
Sleeves it was!
Princess Anne was the one who gave Zandra Rhodes her honors in 2014; Princess Margaret died in 2002.
Oh gosh, thank you!! I’ll correct that.