Queen Elizabeth II turns 94 on Tuesday, and despite her advancing age, she remains to be a style icon. From her striking, bright-colored dresses to her handbags, Her Majesty managed to create a mark that truly her own. As the third most influential royal fashion icon in the Fashion Retail Academy poll, here are some of Her Royal Highness' fashion trademarks that only she can do.
Bright-Colored Dresses
If she's not wearing the brightest clothes, it may not be Queen Elizabeth. The monarch has been known for her striking dresses so that she can easly be seen in public. Her longtime dressmaker, Angela Kelly, wrote in her 2019 memoir, The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, The Dresser, and The Wardrobe, the Queen want herself to be more visible whenever she is out and about, according to People.
Modifying Clothes
Although Queen Elizabeth can change her clothes as often as she wants, she supports sustainable fashion. Hence, she wears her clothes multiple times. Angela Kelly revealed she is thrifty. If the clothes become familiar to the public and the media for being worn twice or thrice, she will have it altered so that she can wear it again.
Breaking In The Shoes
Prince Charles' mother is often seen donning black leather shoes, although she is also seen wearing silver metallic T-strap heels on some occasions. But did you know that she never breaks her shoes in? It was Angela Kelly who wears in her own shoes, as she has no time to do it. Thankfully, they have the same shoe size.
Handbag Collection
Just like other women, Queen Elizabeth also loves handbags. She has over 200 pieces of it from the same designer. If you think she has the same handbag that she has been using, again and again, it's just because the same maker makes it. She has been using Launer handbags for years and has a huge collection that every bag lovers will surely envy.
Maintaining Privacy
The warrant committee can give royal endorsements on brands that the royal household uses by putting royal crest on the packages, OK! Magazine noted. However, these brands can't simply talk about their working relationship with the royal family. When the lingerie brand Rigby and Peller's former owner, June Kenton, revealed some details of their partnership in her memoirs, it lost its royal warrant in 2018.
