Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth house copies would make it impossible for her to make last-minute design alterations. The dress was taken to the palace a day before the wedding in a box. On the wedding day, the dress glittered, bejewelled with pearls "skilfully combined with flowing lines of wheat ears, the symbol of fertility, and worked in pearl and diamante." Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress has drawn parallels with both the similarly designed dress worn by Grace Kelly in 1956 and the "Westminster décor" wedding dress that Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen designed for Catherine Middleton; particular points of similarity have been highlighted in the
Engagement announcement dress of Catherine Middleton dress has been described as one of Issa's "classic silk jersey dresses", and along with the engagement ring, was paired with "simple black pumps" by Middleton. Designer Issa told "People" that she was elated that Middleton had decided to wear her dress for the engagement announcement, stating: The dress became an instant hit and sold out almost immediately in both the US and the UK after its debut. Within 24-hours the dress (retailing at £385) completely sold out at London's Harvey Nichols store. Averyl Oates, the boutique's buying director, told "Vogue": "The dress worn by Kate sold out almost immediately.