sourceFabiola of Aragon was born in the palace of the de Mora y Aragon family. Upon finishing her training as a nurse, Doña Fabiola began work in a hospital in Madrid. Both the Mora y Aragóns and the Belgian Royal Family were connected and this triggered the meet up between King Baudouin. the bachelor King of the Belgians and Fabiola.
The wedding took place on the cold winter morning of December 15, 1960. The civil wedding was performed in the Throne Room at the Royal Palace in Brussels, and the church wedding in the St Michel & St Gudule Cathedral
The wedding took place on the cold winter morning of December 15, 1960. The civil wedding was performed in the Throne Room at the Royal Palace in Brussels, and the church wedding in the St Michel & St Gudule Cathedral
sourceThis gown is an absolute masterpiece created by Spanish design legend Cristobal Balenciaga. Peau with a mink collar and twenty foot train, it suited this winter bride well. Balenciaga was one of a handful of couturiers who could actually design, cut, and sew his own designs. A designer's designer, his minimalist creations that were so well crafted they resembled sculptures, were considered the optimal of haute couture circa 1950s and 1960s.
Balenciaga would have stayed in Madrid designing for the Spanish aristocracy but the Spanish Civil War forced him to Paris where post war he did some of his most innovative work (see what hanging with a bunch of Paris designers can inspire?)
