In Pictures ‘Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’ exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Credits: The Royal Collection Trust The largest-ever exhibition of the Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion has gone on display at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace in London, celebrating the late monarch’s personal fashion archive, from her wedding and coronation dresses to treasured childhood fancy-dress costumes, her “rainbow” day wardrobe for official visits, her off-duty style of tweed and tartan, as well as how she used her clothing as a tool for international relations. ‘Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’ exhibition, which runs from April 10 to October 18, pulls together more than 200 pieces of clothing, millinery and accessories, alongside design sketches, fabric swatches, embroidery samples, photographs, artworks, correspondences, and even invoices, with more than half of the items never been exhibited before, as part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of Queen Elizabeth’s birth in 1926. ‘Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’ exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Credits: The Royal Collection Trust Caroline de Guitaut, exhibition curator and surveyor of The King’s Works of Art, said at the press preview: “The ‘Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style’ exhibit reveals for the first time a clear fashion trajectory mirroring the pervading trends of the 20th century, from the 40s new look, 50s glamor, 60s rising hemlines, 70s acid colours and flowing prints to 80s power dressing and beyond, even experimenting with neon colour at the age of 90. “The…
