High fashion is hardly a trump card.
As queen, Elizabeth’s documented fashion faux pas have been few and far between.
Her stylist thought it looked better that way (via Hello!).
As a princess, however, Elizabeth’s outfits caused a stir on more than one occasion.
Pinup or royal?
As a newlywedin the 1950s cinched waists and wide skirts were Elizabeth’s go-to fashion choices (viaExpress).
That was around the time that the young royal developed a taste for expensive furs.
It worked according to royal style expert Elizabeth Holmes.
“People compared her to a pinup,” Holmes toldNew York Post.
As a young princess, Elizabeth fought hard to earn the right to dress in military uniform.
Despite her father’s original disapproval, the princess was happy in her mechanic’s clothes.
The extravagant gown, perTatler, took seven weeks and 350 women to put together.
Hartnell’s designs called for 10,000 seed pearls to be woven into Elizabeth’s dress.
As for the inspiration behind the dress’s 15 foot-long train?
“So she sent them all back with a handwritten note to every one.”
