Cut-price Pippas, your day has come! Debenhams unveil royal wedding replica

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It was the bridesmaid's dress that launched a star. When Pippa Middleton stepped onto the red carpet to pick up sister Kate's train at the royal wedding, the world let out a collective gasp.

Pippa's maid-of-honour dress quickly became the most requested in bridal ateliers across the world (for brides, not bridesmaids).

And now, those brides will be able to recreate the royal wedding look for themselves for a fraction of the cost, as Debenhams today unveils its homage to Pippa's 20,000 Alexander McQueen gown.

The 170 cowl-neck dress goes on sale at the high street department store today, accompanied by a host of other royal wedding-inspired pieces.

Pippa's Alexander McQueen gown cost 20,000 - but at Debenhams, Pippa fans can find a royal wedding inspired dress for just 170

While Catherine's exquisite Alexander McQueen gown was much admired, it was Pippa's dress that won the hearts of the world's brides

The silk dress features many of the details of the McQueen original, with cap sleeves and a long column of covered buttons running down the length of the back of the gown.

Debenhams, who launched the dress today, organised a photoshoot outside their store on London's Oxford Street using a 'Pippa Middleton lookalike' model.

Alain Mehada, chief personal shopper at Debenhams' Oxford Street flagship, said of the collection: 'Both men and women everywhere were instantly talking about Pippa, so naturally brides-to-be will want to emulate her classic look both for themselves or their bridesmaids.

'We have been inundated by customers asking if we have anything similar to the dresses worn by Kate, Pippa and the flower girls, but the ivory dress worn by Pippa is the most requested by far.'

So great was the anticipated demand for the collection that the retailer took the unusual step of creating a lady-in-waiting list to allow customers to reserve the departments stores homage to Pippa Middletons figure-hugging bridesmaid gown.

LEFT: The rear view ! of Pippa 's Alexander McQueen dress contrasted with RIGHT, Debenhams' version. From the cowl neck to the long column of covered buttons at the back and cap sleeves of the original, left, the Debenhams dress - modelled right - is a neat homage

Such is the enthusiasm for all thingsPippa-related that from today the retailer will also stock a 99 version of the emerald green Alice Temperley evening gown Pippa wore to the evening reception at Buckingham Palace, while in homage to Kate there is a black lace sweetheart cocktail-length dress - inspired by her magnificent Alexander McQueen wedding gown.

To complete the set, there is even a flower girl dress cinched with wide gold ribbon that echoes that of the bridal party, priced at 48 to 52 depending on age.

Russell Fish, head of occasionwear design at Debenhams said: 'Like everyone we were glued to our tellies for the wedding and have been huge Kate and Pippa fans ever since.

'We taken the best of the dresses and added our designer twist. Now you can get the Middletons look at High Street prices.'

DEBENHAMS' ROYAL WEDDING COLLECTION

Debenhams will offer versions of the flower girls' dresses alongside the Pippa Middleton gown. The dresses will range in price from 48 to 52 depending on size

Left, the Alice Temperley gown Pippa wore to the evening reception of Catherine's wedding, and right, the 99 version by Debenhams

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Rather than creating a replica of Kate's exquisite Alexander McQueen wedding dress, Debenhams chose to create a short, black cocktail version






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