HEIRLOOM MOMENTS: Emilia Wickstead’s bridal collection distilled her love for midcentury couture rigor into a modern proposition for the big day, with several styles resembling the Wickstead-designed bespoke lace gown Harriet Sperling wore to marry Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne, in June.
Silhouettes span the architectural and the fluid. One style, called the Fiona, hugs the body in sculpted pleats that fall into a soft train, while the Parisa and Fano looks explore volume with draped ball skirts and sweeping cascades of pleats.
For brides drawn to the cleaner, portrait‑style elegance seen in Sperling’s wedding gown, Wickstead offered parallel lines in Italian duchesse and silk mikado with off‑the‑shoulder necklines, elongated torsos and linear trains.
A look from Emilia Wickstead’s new bridal collection
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For Wickstead, these dresses are meant “to be worn once and kept always” for brides looking for the same timeless, dignified drama as Sperling’s gown, but recalibrated to their own moment.
In an earlier interview with WWD, Wickstead said occasion wear is “the heart and soul” of the brand, which was launched as a made-to-measure atelier in 2009 after she graduated from Central Saint Martins and gained experience at design houses in Milan, London, and New York.
The brand has since dressed society figures like Charlotte Wellesley, Theodora Warre, and Flora Vesterberg, as well as Michelle Dockery, Marisa Abela, and Jen Atkin for their big days. Global figures like Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Melania Trump, Amal Clooney, and Gwyneth Paltrow have also worn Wickstead’s designs on multiple occasions.
A look from Emilia Wickstead’s new bridal collection
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The designer recently also unveiled a Net-a-porter exclusive footwear capsule with Manolo Blahnik, which combines Blahnik’s craftsmanship across shoes and accessories with Wickstead’s feminine and detailed approach to womenswear.
