The one-of-its-kind exhibition focusing on rise of couturiers in mid-century Britain and their services to Her Majesty the Queen is being held at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum.

 

The exhibit titled ‘Hartnell to Amies: Couture by royal Appointment’ celebrates the timeless elegance of London couture and explores how the Queen’s patronage of ground breaking British designers helped to establish London as an International fashion centre after Second World War.

 

It begins with the opening of Norman Hartnell’s first salon in 1923 and British high society’s ‘Bright Young Things’, before discussing the advent of Hardy Amies and Frederick Fox amongst the leading couturiers of the post-war years and the fashionable world of London dress-making and millinery.

 

It also highlights the milliner’s role in London couture through the work of Australian-born designer Frederick Fox, his most famous designs are the hats he created for Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and many celebrities worldwide besides exploring the process and craft involved in hat-making.