The dress was made of 237-yard (217 m) of white patterned silk gauze, featuring a high scooped neckline, long sleeves and a fitted waist.
A few stitches at the hem of the gown were intentionally left unsewn due to the superstition that it is lucky to leave some part of a wedding dress unfinished.
[citation needed] She wore a tulle veil and a diamond bandeau-style tiara which had belonged to her husband's late grandmother, Queen Mary.
[citation needed] Three veils were made: one for rehearsals; one for the ceremony at York Minster; and an extra to be kept at Hovingham Hall for pictures.
Both Worsley and Princess Marina were concerned that the dress appeared massive in Cavanagh's studio, he reassured them the scale would fit York Minster.