There is no denying that Queen Elizabeth II was a fashion icon throughout her lifetime, with her 1950s fit-and-flare frocks setting trends and her colorblock coats becoming instantly-recognizable style symbols. The bold-colored coats and hats of Queen Elizabeth’s later years were the work of Angela Kelly, Queen Elizabeth’s personal assistant, dresser, and confidante. For over 30 years, Angela Kelly was the late Queen’s right-hand woman, helping her with a later-in-life style shift that included a somewhat risqué fashion choice.
“The other thing that Angela [Kelly] did for The Queen was she raised her hemlines,” journalist Paula Froelich told podcast listeners on an episode of The Afterparty. “Before her, The Queen's hemlines had been almost all the way to the ground,” referring to the late Queen’s lengthy hemline styles of the 1980s and 1990s. “Angela apparently is the one that looked at her and said, ‘You've got great legs. Let's show them off.’”
