Who was going to tell

José Luis Martínez Almeida

that his wedding was going to be the media event of the season, and the dress of his partner,

Teresa Urquijo,

the most scrutinized in the bridal repertoire. Much had been said about him in the weeks prior to the wedding. It was assumed that she would wear the wedding dress that her grandmother

Teresa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias,

cousin of the King Emeritus, wore at her

wedding to Íñigo Moreno in 1961

, a resounding pattern in a brocade fabric, with floral details at the base of satin, bell effect and

embroidered with silver threads

. White in color, the dress has a boat neckline, typical of the time, and long sleeves.

In 1995 the dress was worn again by

Beatriz Moreno y de Borbón,

mother of Teresa Urquijo.

It therefore remained to verify whether the forecasts were in fact reality. When the bride finally arrived at

the parish of San Francisco de Borja

, located on Serrano Street, in the heart of the Salamanca neighborhood, on what is known as Madrid's Golden Mile, dozens of graphics had been waiting for hours at the doors of the temple to capture your image, the most desired of the day. Because, let's be honest, seeing

Almeida's look

may be more or less okay, but what really interested us was the bride's dress.

The bride arrived at the temple with the expected dress, a silk tulle veil and a very long false train, which came out from the waist of the dress, whose skirt preserves the original style, typically sixties, quite narrow compared to the overwhelming princess skirts that we see nowadays at weddings.

First surprise:

the sleeves of the dress, which were originally narrow and three-quarter length, have been lengthened, widened and closed at the cuff, as well as increased and flared at the shoulder. Let's say they have been updated, and they looked incredibly festive. The bride carried a bouquet of natural flowers in her hand.

Second surprise: the neckline of the dress

has also been modified ,

which now featured a bias-curling collar, slightly chimney, to understand us.

The two-layer veil started from a low bun, lightly adorned with a family jewel.

In short,

Teresa Urquijo's wedding dress

conveyed a severe affiliation with tradition, but with the changes incorporated into the dress it also made clear the

character

of a bride determined to bring to her field the things that matter most to her. Classic but not oblivious to what is happening around her, also in the field of fashion.

  • Teresa Urquijo

  • José Luis Martínez-Almeida