‘People around the world see hats as being very British – and that’s because of Queen Elizabeth’
telegraph.co.ukthe late Queen’s style at the time, he explains, came from a place of admiration – and Jones believes hat designers in particular owe their careers to her blend of tradition and opulence.“None of it would be the same without the Queen,” he says. “People around the world see hats as being very British, and that’s because of her.
When I was young I thought of hats as being part of the French high-fashion world; the Queen is why this shift to Britain happened.”Jones has, of course, made hats for many famous women in the world – British or otherwise.
These include Princess Diana (“She was lovely,” says Jones. “I worked with her right at the beginning of my career”), Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Joan Collins, Princess Eugenie and Anya Taylor-Joy.
At the Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service, the Duchess of Sussex’s entire outfit was Dior haute couture, including her Stephen Jones for Dior hat.
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