Meghan, Kim and Audrey All Agree: Givenchy Wedding Dresses Rule

Meghan Markle's bridal curveball—to commission the super-talented British designer Clare Waight Keller to create her stunning wedding dress via the house of Givenchy and its haute couture department—puts the actress and now royal family member on a very iconic list. The ultra-luxe bateau-necked, double-bonded silk cady gown was a mighty feat of fashion engineering using only six meticulously placed seams, and will undoubtedly switch the continued trend for princess-style lace gowns (as made popular by Kate Middleton) to simpler, satin sheaths.

Meghan's pared-back lines made our minds instantly turn to an original Givenchy costume worn by Audrey Hepburn for a wedding scene in the legendary fashion film Funny Face. Hepburn's skirt was—as one would expect—fuller and far more suited to the 1957 release date of this seminal flick, but both of their top half designs feel distinctly Hubert de Givenchy all over: the fitted bodice, waist-nipping cut and the flattering slashed neck framing their equally delicate faces. "Classic of Meghan's impeccable ability to balance modernity and classical style, Meghan's wedding dress is extremely reminiscent of the 1960s Givenchy bridal dress," Hamish Shepard of Bridebook tells us.

Waight Keller became the woman at the helm of this storied Parisian fashion house following her appointment last year, but before her time many other memorable Givenchy wedding dress moments have occurred. Who could forget Kim Kardashian's decisively more revealing lacy look (crafted by the then creative director Riccardo Tisci) when she and Kanye West tied the knot back in 2014? Or how about Lara Stone in 2010? Keep reading to see other iconic Givenchy wedding dresses—a gallery we'll undoubtedly be adding to once the rich and famous get hold of Waight Keller's phone number…