Do you know that the fabulous wedding dress worn by British Queen Elizabeth II, at her wedding with Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, was designed with Damask brocade fabric ...

Brocade can be made from silk or synthetic ... "The most popular wedding dress fabric would be lace," says Ingram. "As a fabric category, it is extremely diverse in pattern, texture, weight ...

The gowns prepared for the holiday ... glittering spangles colored like the transparent fabrics which they adorn, soft ruches of silk, berthas of showy lace, brocade and satin ribbons in belts ...