Get your hats (and white gloves) ready, because starting this spring, Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe will be proudly displayed at the King’s Gallery in London. Elegant dresses in vibrant colors, royal accessories, and personal items will be featured, with a highlight being a dress by Norman Hartnell from 1956 a piece of truly high-ranking vintage.

For those unfamiliar with fashion history, Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell KCVO was a leading British fashion designer best known for his work for the royal ladies. He was appointed Royal Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth in 1940 and Royal Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II in 1957.

Titled “Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style,” the exhibition will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Her Majesty’s birth (born in 1926) with the largest retrospective of her wardrobe ever held. Over 200 pieces will be on display, half of them for the very first time. In other words, even her own closets haven’t seen all of these come out.
The goal of this exhibition? To tell the story of the Queen and of an entire era.

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