Georgina Clatworthy

Finding the perfect mother of the bride dresses of course depends very much on the style of the wedding and the dress worn by the bride. But what the recent royal wedding showed us, is that royal wedding style could give you all the inspiration you need.

Carole Middleton:
The bride’s mother looked stunning in a outfit designed by Catherine Walker. Although originally described as being sky blue in color, the actual shade appeared to be closer to a dove grey and Carole looked elegant and chic in a dress and coat ensemble with matching hat. As mother of the bride dresses go, this one suits both formal and informal wedding styles and is likely to be copied across all designers this year.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall:
Camilla stuck with her favourite designer, Anna Valentine, who did not let her down. Camilla’s dress was a perfect complement of champagne and duck egg blue silk with beautiful embroidery to the hip line of her coat. This style will suit formal weddings perfectly so expect to see similar dresses appearing in mother of the bride collections.

Sophie, Countess of Wessex:
The wife of Prince Edward looked very chic in a Bruce Oldfield skirt suit in a nude tone. Her matching hat, shoes and clutch bag complimented her outfit perfectly.

Sophie Winkleman:
The wife of Freddie Windsor wore a navy blue Armani suit consisting of a knee length shift dress and matched with a simple coat in navy blue fabric with white dots.