Princess Margaret, 1960

Princess Margaret married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 1960. Norman Hartnell cut her dress from about 30 meters of silk organza with a V neck, long sleeves and a full skirt, and left it without embroidery, a striking contrast with the pearl-covered gown he had made for her sister 13 years earlier. The plain dress let the Poltimore tiara stand out. It was the first royal wedding broadcast on television, so millions saw how modern an unadorned dress could look.