For Queen Elizabeth, royal fashion was never about keeping up with the latest trends. As someone who was more at home in riding gear and a headscarf (even it was from Hermès), she wasn't chasing down runway looks. But there was one aspect of fashion that the late Queen understood more than most: the art of communication. Over the course of her 70-year reign, every color, cut and accessory was carefully considered to send a message, whether it was to comfort a nation, represent the Commonwealth or acknowledge a cultural moment.
Now, a new play dives into five decades of Queen Elizabeth's life, as told through her dresses and hats that quietly spoke volumes. Writing for the Times, author and Victoria screenwriter Daisy Goodwin—who penned the play, By Royal Appointment—shared how the late monarch used the soft power of fashion to speak when she wasn't able to give her own views.
