/var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/norman-hartnell-in-profile-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953/14761104-1-eng-GB/norman-hartnell-in-profile-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953_GA.jpg /var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/norman-hartnell-in-profile-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953/14761104-1-eng-GB/norman-hartnell-in-profile-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953_GZOOM.jpgNorman Hartnell in profile, 1953.
Norman Hartnell used to refer to his competitor Hardy Amies as ‘Hardly Amiable’, according to Michael Pick, guest curator on Hartnell to Amies Couture By Royal Appointment, the exhibition that opens on November 16th at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
The exhibition explores how the Queen’s patronage of these British designers helped to establish London as an international fashion centre after the Second World War. Hartnell, who opened his couture house in 1923, famously designed the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation dress of 1953.
Take a look at some of the pair’s iconic designs...
For a more modern take on Royal sartorialism, click here for Kate Middleton's best looks…
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Norman Hartnell used to refer to his competitor Hardy Amies as ‘Hardly Amiable’, according to Michael Pick, guest curator on Hartnell to Amies Couture By Royal Appointment, the exhibition that opens on November 16th at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
The exhibition explores how the Queen’s patronage of these British designers helped to establish London as an international fashion centre after the Second World War. Hartnell, who opened his couture house in 1923, famously designed the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation dress of 1953.
Take a look at some of the pair’s iconic designs...
For a more modern take on Royal sartorialism, click here for Kate Middleton's best looks…
© Norman Parkinson Ltd/Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive
/var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/model-in-the-costwolds-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-dress_vogue-june-1942/14761024-1-eng-GB/model-in-the-costwolds-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-dress_vogue-june-1942_GA.jpg /var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/model-in-the-costwolds-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-dress_vogue-june-1942/14761024-1-eng-GB/model-in-the-costwolds-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-dress_vogue-june-1942_GZOOM.jpgA model wearing a Norman Hartnell dress, the Cotswolds, 1942.
Norman Hartnell used to refer to his competitor Hardy Amies as ‘Hardly Amiable’, according to Michael Pick, guest curator on Hartnell to Amies Couture By Royal Appointment, the exhibition that opens on November 16th at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
The exhibition explores how the Queen’s patronage of these British designers helped to establish London as an international fashion centre after the Second World War. Hartnell, who opened his couture house in 1923, famously designed the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation dress of 1953.
Take a look at some of the pair’s iconic designs...
For a more modern take on Royal sartorialism, click here for Kate Middleton's best looks…
© Norman Parkinson Ltd/Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive
/var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/norman-hartnell-and-models_vogue-march-1953_col/14761038-1-eng-GB/norman-hartnell-and-models_vogue-march-1953_col_GA.jpg /var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/norman-hartnell-and-models_vogue-march-1953_col/14761038-1-eng-GB/norman-hartnell-and-models_vogue-march-1953_col_GZOOM.jpgNorman Hartnell poses with three models in 1953.
Norman Hartnell used to refer to his competitor Hardy Amies as ‘Hardly Amiable’, according to Michael Pick, guest curator on Hartnell to Amies Couture By Royal Appointment, the exhibition that opens on November 16th at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
The exhibition explores how the Queen’s patronage of these British designers helped to establish London as an international fashion centre after the Second World War. Hartnell, who opened his couture house in 1923, famously designed the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation dress of 1953.
Take a look at some of the pair’s iconic designs...
For a more modern take on Royal sartorialism, click here for Kate Middleton's best looks…
© Norman Parkinson Ltd/Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive
/var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/norman-hartnell-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953/14761083-1-eng-GB/norman-hartnell-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953_GA.jpg /var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/norman-hartnell-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953/14761083-1-eng-GB/norman-hartnell-with-2-models_vogue-march-1953_GZOOM.jpgNorman Hartnell standing behind two of his creations, 1953.
Norman Hartnell used to refer to his competitor Hardy Amies as ‘Hardly Amiable’, according to Michael Pick, guest curator on Hartnell to Amies Couture By Royal Appointment, the exhibition that opens on November 16th at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
The exhibition explores how the Queen’s patronage of these British designers helped to establish London as an international fashion centre after the Second World War. Hartnell, who opened his couture house in 1923, famously designed the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation dress of 1953.
Take a look at some of the pair’s iconic designs...
For a more modern take on Royal sartorialism, click here for Kate Middleton's best looks…
© Norman Parkinson Ltd/Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive
/var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/wenda-parkinson-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-gown_vogue-1950/14761118-1-eng-GB/wenda-parkinson-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-gown_vogue-1950_GA.jpg /var/elleuk/storage/images/star-style/celebrity-fashion-trends/hartnell-to-amies-couture-by-royal-appointment/wenda-parkinson-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-gown_vogue-1950/14761118-1-eng-GB/wenda-parkinson-wearing-a-norman-hartnell-gown_vogue-1950_GZOOM.jpgWenda Parkinson wearing a Norman Hartnell gown, 1950.
Norman Hartnell used to refer to his competitor Hardy Amies as ‘Hardly Amiable’, according to Michael Pick, guest curator on Hartnell to Amies Couture By Royal Appointment, the exhibition that opens on November 16th at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
The exhibition explores how the Queen’s patronage of these British designers helped to establish London as an international fashion centre after the Second World War. Hartnell, who opened his couture house in 1923, famously designed the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation dress of 1953.
Take a look at some of the pair’s iconic designs...
For a more modern take on Royal sartorialism, click here for Kate Middleton's best looks…
© Norman Parkinson Ltd/Courtesy Norman Parkinson Archive 
