When designer Stewart Parvin first began working on designs for a woman introduced simply as a "VIP client" of dresser Angela Kelly, he had no idea the lady in question was Queen Elizabeth herself. In a new interview with Tatler, the couturier—who went on to earn a royal warrant and become the late Queen's royal dressmaker—shared the story of how his relationship with Queen Elizabeth began in secrecy and blossomed into a decades-long collaboration. He also revealed a meaningful gesture the late Queen made while presenting him with an enormous honor.
Parvin told the outlet that he thought Queen Elizabeth's right-hand woman Angela Kelly "was just a personal shopper" when she first came in to meet with him. "She came in and asked if I’d mind if she turned the clothes inside out to see how they’re made," he said, with Kelly explaining, "I buy clothes for a VIP client. They have to be beautifully made as well as look nice."
