For fashion enthusiasts and royal admirers, this hardback book offers a visual journey through the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Collection publication features over 400 illustrations with contributions from designers including Sir Norman Hartnell. This authentic British book is sourced from the United Kingdom.
Queen Elizabeth II's fashion archive ranges across formal outfits that made her an unmistakable figure on the global stage, recognised and admired wherever she appeared on state occasions, as well as more informal off-duty outfits that together amount to an overview of taste and fashion across the best part of a century.
From her favourite childhood dresses to ceremonial uniforms and exquisitely tailored evening gowns, the Queen was keenly aware of the impact that her clothing would have on those she met at home and abroad and used fashion to make subtle diplomatic statements and to promote the best of UK design at a time when London, in particular, was a match for any of the world's centres of fashion. Caroline de Guitaut LVO FSA, Surveyor of The King's Works of Art, explores the collection in all its variety in this highly illustrated book, showing through fashion sketches and completed garments the Queen's evolving style and the unique relationship she enjoyed with such renowned designers and makers as Sir Norman Hartnell and Sir Hardy Amies.
With tributes to the Queen's taste and strong personal interest in clothing design, the book includes an appreciation by Dame Anna Wintour CH DBE, an essay on the British fashion industry by Amy de la Haye, Professor of Dress History and Curatorship at the London College of Fashion, and reflections by contemporary designers, including Christopher Kane, Erdem Moralioglu and Richard Quinn.
Written by Caroline de Guitaut. Features 256 pages and over 400 illustrations.
