Sarah Burton son of the Duchess of Cornwall, for whom McQueen had designed the wedding dress for his bride, fashion journalist Sara Buys. Made by the Royal School of Needlework, Burton said creating the royal wedding dress had been the "experience of a lifetime". Burton also designed maid of honour Pippa Middleton's dress, and the dress that Kate Middleton wore to the wedding's evening festivities. Burton lives in St Johns Wood with her husband David Burton, a fashion photographer. On November 28 2011, Sarah Burton won the Designer of the Year at the 2011 British Fashion Awards. In July 2012, Burton received
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.