The Queen's wedding dress in 1947, there was some embroidery on the train which was definitely there to illustrate new dawn/post-war optimism, that sort of thing.
From Kate Reardon
The genius of Kate Middleton is that she hasn't gone too far. She's still dressing in a way that people can relate to.
A lot of women find that their workwear acts as armour.
Personal shoppers in big department stores are seriously under-used.
It's stupid to say that there's any comfort to be had in 'knowing your place,' but there is a sense of reassuring escapism to something like 'Downton Abbey.' There's a perceived romance and elegance that is wonderful to lose yourself in.
There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
Posh is a way of living that can often be quite miserly and not about money.
Polo drifts gently in and out of fashion.
There's no snobbery or resentment from serious polo people towards those who just come for the party.
I think, to me, the sheer joy of fancy dress is that it allows you to take a break from our very carefully considered and constructed identities.
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