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Dressing the Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe

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What I wouldn't give to have heard [the] conversations between The Queen and Anna Wintour," wrote Laura Benjamin of Hello! Cotton becomes the darling fabric of the eighteenth century and it’s worn by all classes – you could have a very expensive, very fine muslin dress, or a simple cotton handkerchief that could be worn by the lower classes. According to WWD, the queen had the tiara made in 1973 using 96 rare rubies she received as a wedding gift from the people of Myanmar nearly three decades prior. How the Queen ensured her close confidante Angela Kelly could remain living at her grace-and-favour home". It may seem easy to imagine what goes into dressing the Queen, especially for the Diamond Jubilee Celebration which happened in 2012.

That and many other ‘secrets’ and amusing confidences appear throughout the dresser’s new book, The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe. On May 3, 2000, Nelson Mandela, a close personal friend of the monarch, was the guest of honor at Buckingham Palace.As seen in photos and video of the event, the soft-gold gown featured a dropped waist and dramatic ruffled and jewel-adorned sleeves topped with large bows at the shoulders, proving that even the queen of England herself was hip to the big shoulders of the '80s. And astonishingly, with her pale-peach complexion, light blue eyes and silver set curls, she suited each and every one of them. Per Royal Central, the brooch — a known favorite completed the year she was crowned — also included over 200 white diamonds. Clothing was so expensive, so precious, it took so much labour, the raw materials were expensive, so it was really valued,” the curator said. The hat included a sculptured brim with an upward curve, designed to mimic the waves, its crown featuring the same fabric as the coat.

Queen Elizabeth II with Anna Wintour, Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council .

HRH Queen Elizabeth II during an official ceremony in t Devlin Castle on the first day of a tour of . In Canada, the last stop on her international Silver Jubilee tour, she attended a state banquet in Quebec with then-Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau, as noted by CBC. If you've ever wondered how she maintains such impeccable personal style, this well-illustrated book will answer that question and many more. The pictures also bring it to life and it was lovely to see the exquisite fabrics the Queen wears for functions. It’s understood that during visits to Singapore, local tradespeople would bring their wares to the airport for her arrival.

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