Auckland-born, UK-based fashion designer Emilia Wickstead has found herself doing damage control after it was reported she called Meghan Markle's wedding gown "identical" to one of her own creations.
Wickstead, a favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, reportedly told the Daily Mail the new Duchess of Sussex's wedding dress was strikingly similar to a $13,500 bridal dress in her own collection.
Wickstead was quoted as saying: "Her dress is identical to one of our dresses.
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"Apparently a lot of commentators were saying, 'It's an Emilia Wickstead dress.'" she said of the estimated £200,000 (NZD $386,000) gown, the work of Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy.