EMANUEL David & Elizabeth (Designers)

A spontaneous moment is snapped on 31 July 1981. The Princess of Wales is dressed in the romantic counterpoint to her husband's uniform. The flashlight throws into relief the yards of silk taffeta ruffles at her neck and the delicate, specially made Nottingham lace cuffs at her wrist. Unseen is the eight-metre train decorated with pearls. It was called "a dress for a real fairy princess". David and Elizabeth Emanuel, who designed the dress for the Princess, had created a popular movement in womenswear that reflected the moment it was designed for _ one that reached a record television audience around the world. The Emanuels originally met at the Royal College of Art. They graduated in 1978, the year they also launched their Mayfair boutique. They garnered a celebrity following, with Joan Collins and Bianca Jagger among those who wore their extravagant and quixotic visions of femininity. 

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