This blog post celebrates two anniversaries, the 60th anniversary of the Queens Coronation and the
50th IFB project! So I thought I could bring the two together, to show you my style muse... Queen Elizabeth II. As you can probably tell by some of the details on my
shoe design from the other week, I've got a bit of a thing for the queen. All eyes may be on Kate recently after her outings in stunning Alexander Mqueen and Philip Treacy creations, but the Queen herself has got to be my royal
style muse. I'm loving the patriotic jubilee celebrations and the vintage vibe everywhere recently, I was lucky enough to see the queen as she came through Exeter a few weeks ago as well.
Your first stop for all jubilee news as it unfolds is the queens un-official
twitter which narrates the 'Queen's' royal thoughts on all her public outings and private life... Gin O'Clock!
Queen Liz has never been quoted to have been interested in fashion but she is always immaculate; a spreadsheet is said to be kept at Buckingham Palace which insures she never meets the same person in the same outfit more than once. This jubilee not only celebrates her wonderful reign as queen but also her continuing reign as an amazing example of sophisticated dressing. Yesterday was the pinnacle of her jubillee celebrations, a 1100 strong flotilla of boats of the thames and she looked wonderfully happy in a white coat and hat designed by Angela Kelly, chosen to stand out against the red boat accesorised with a diamond brooch and her trademark white gloves.
From left to right - In white in 1954 looking fantastically elegant in white lace. The queen yesterday, 3rd June 2012, enjoying her diamond jubilee celebrations. As illustrated by Karl Largerfeld yesterday.
The queens coat for the occasion was embellished all over with silver and gold embroidered spots, as you can see below. To get the look yourself, with a bit of typical British punk style thrown in wear gold and silver studs on white as seen in this Lipsy dress from
Asos, these elegant court shoes from
Zara and this
Topshop purse.
Spring Summer 2012 Trends as Worn by the Queen...
1.
Mint Green - One of the queens favoured tones, she has been spotted several times in it lately, including a rare appearance in a trouser suit. My favourite picture has to be this one from the 1962 Epsom derby. Get the look yourself with this minty green dip hem skirt from
Topshop.
2.
Floral Head wear - She is also a fan of florals as can be seen in the above picture, she visits the Chelsea Flower Show every year and this year sported a black floral encrusted hairnet. For the Lana Del Ray look she was wearing in the sixties, visit
Crown and Glory for beautiful handmade head dresses such as their 'Whole Lotta Rosie' headband, below.
3.
Pastels - As you can see below the queen is a lover of pastels, she's been spotted in everything; pink, peach, lilac, lavender, lemon, powder blue etc. Pastels are obviously huge this summer, my favourite picks are these mega Coral coloured wedges by
Koi Couture which can be bought at
Boohoo as well as this 40s style lemon dress from
Topshop and 'Lilac Dream' nail polish from
Models Own. Wear the whole lot together for a sugary sweet Summer look.
4. Bling - Obviously Queen Elizabeth, as she is the queen, has a lot of jewellery at her fingertips... as well as brooches, necklaces and other striking pieces there are of course the crown jewels! To help you channel that regal style here is a selection of crown inspired jewellery; crown ring and medieval inspired hair accessory both Topshop, necklace from River Island.
I hope you enjoyed this post and keep checking in to see me in some Queen inspired style at Ladies Day last week - exciting updates on the Shoe Design Competition too!!!