Rosa Events wonders how many copies of Kate Middleton’s dress there will be.

May 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Rosa Events waited with baited breath to see the wedding dress the newly appointed Duchess of Cambridge chose, and Princess Kate surely didn't disappoint. Kate Middleton's wedding dress made the whole world gasp in awe with admiration. But now, every bride-to-be will be able to buy one just like it

Minutes after the world got its first glimpse of Kate's gown, designers were making detailed sketches. Michelle and Henry Roth are designers who sell exclusively for Kleinfeld Bridal Salon, the largest wedding boutique in the country, located in New York City. At Kleinfeld, they see more than 15,000 women per year all looking for that special dress. Now, Kleinfeld and the Roths are working on what will surely be one of their hottest gowns ever: an inspired replica of the amazing Kate Middletown wore as she walked down the aisle.

For designers like the Roths, third generation wedding gown makers, Kate's dress is a serious game-changer, and the Roths are determined to have the perfect couture gown, inspired by Middleton's, available immediately. Like detectives, the Roths examined every detail of Kate's dress -- from the neckline to the sleeves to the pleats in the skirt. Nothing was overlooked. With sketch in hand, they then rushed to Lace Star in New York's Garment District to find the perfect fabric. Back in their studio, they began draping and pinning the garment. Out in the store, women were already waiting breathlessly for a chance to try on "The Kate," while seamstresses worked around the clock, carefully hand-sewing and applying every piece of lace.

Rosa Events has learnt that in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, teams of tailors whirred into action to copy the Duchess of Cambridge's elegant wedding dress. Many of the 700 wedding dress factories and shops that cluster around Tiger hill, in the city's old town, confirmed that they are planning to offer their customers a cut-price version of the dress.

"We have copied lots of dresses in the past, and our tailors copied Princess Diana's dress to around 90 per cent accuracy," said Xu Xiang, the 24-year-old production manager of the Bo En Qiao wedding dress factory. Behind her, one of her 20 workers was busy draping a ruched and embroidered skirt onto a mannequin, using an image of Kate Middleton on a flat-screen monitor as a guide.

"It will now take us 15 to 20 days to make up a version of the latest royal wedding dress. Our dresses go for around £70 to £90," she added. Rosa Events assumes at that price, of course, the Chinese copy of the bridal gown will not come with three petticoats of lace, hand-stitched using the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, and nor will be made with the same quality of ivory satin.