The Coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry. The Royal Family Website The coronation ceremony of King Charles III will be shorter than previous ceremonies. However, we hope that certain traditional elements remain. This would include the traditional six parts of the… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Coronation Robes
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Designer Diaries – Queen Maud’s Coronation Gowns
Queen Maud's wardrobe could fill up a year's blog posts. We have already done a Designer Diary on her Callot Soeurs pieces and profiled her in a two-part feature, here and here. As the youngest daughter of the Prince of Wales, she was a royal from the get-go. She married her first cousin, Prince Carl… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Queen Maud’s Coronation Gowns
Designer Diaries – Madeleine Vionnet and the Duchess of Windsor
Hofdame Note: Great minds think alike, don't they say? Just before publishing this, one of my favorite Twitter accounts published a blog post that goes into much greater detail on the designer than we do. Read An Art Historian Around Town's entry here! Madeleine Vionnet was born in Loiret, France, in 1876. She is one… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Madeleine Vionnet and the Duchess of Windsor
Designer Diaries – Queen Letizia and Carolina Herrera
"The most rebellious thing you can do is be elegant." Carolina Herrera If I told you that Carolina Herrera was born into Latin American aristocracy with a socialite mother who took her to Balenciaga runway shows, and that she grew up wearing Dior and Lanvin, would you be surprised? You shouldn't be, because it's absolutely… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Queen Letizia and Carolina Herrera
Designer Diaries – Hanae Mori and the Japanese Royals
Hanae Mori (森 英恵) was a Japanese fashion designer and truly someone who shattered glass ceilings, doors, and walls. In 1951, ffter attending dress making school, she opened her first atelier. She designed clothes for movies, Japanese Airlines flight attendants, and for society women. A true first waver, she inspired other Asian designers such as… Continue reading Designer Diaries – Hanae Mori and the Japanese Royals