Doonan pronounced the new duchess of Cambridge as poised to Prom Dresses an end to "hotness" being the single viable currency for women in the spotlight, referring to her as " 'the anti-hooker,' garnering the attention and admiration of the entire world with barely a glimpse of flesh." Valentino doesn't like the new flock of princesses: "Today most of the new princesses are young, modern, non-royal women who have clear ideas, independence from stiff protocol," he said. "They Backless Beaded One Shoulder Long Prom Dress to be themselves and not anymore a symbol of the crown."

He may also be overlooking another of Catherine of Bucklebury's potential bridal legacies: unleashing the "sexy bridesmaid," heretofore an oxymoron. Maid of honour Pippa Middleton's form-fitting McQueen Backless V-neck Slit Evening Prom Dress with its décolletage-baring cowl neckline was destined to grab attention, too much so, according to some observers. It also defied wedding protocol by being white, thus competing with the bride. In fact, Pippa's va-va-voom dress, a slight variation on the red satin McQueen gown Cameron Diaz wore to the 2010 Golden Globes, is itself expected to be knocked off as a bridal gown.

Fashion is fickle, of course. Hubert de Givenchy deemed Kate's dress "very simple and very nice," but wasn't so taken with the short veil, calling it "a little flat, but because she has such a lovely face, she can Barbie Floor Length Dress to wear it this way." Valentino, a friend of Diana's, referred to the late princess's wedding dress as "a dress of a fairy-tale princess?.?.?.?still a dress everybody remembers." He thought Kate's dress, on the other hand, was "a very pretty, modern dress that will be copied everywhere but lacks that fairy-tale element," a comment that suggests he forgot how that particular "fairy tale" ended.