Stewart Parvin was one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most trusted fashion designers in the last decades of her life. Responsible for her infamous neon green ensemble worn to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, among others, the late Queen trusted Parvin with some bold fashion statements. While he may have been a trusted dressmaker for her, he couldn’t get too close to Her Majesty, as there were plenty of rules and protocol in place. “I told them that I needed to have measurements, but you can’t measure the Queen,” Parvin revealed in an interview with The Telegraph.
“They sent me some garments that I then based my calicoes upon,” Parvin explained, using preexisting fashion items to size and scale his designs for the late Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen was an incredibly busy woman, but she was also incredibly private and avoided physical contact with others. While most designers require current measurements to accurately tailor pieces, the Queen declined to be measured. And when you’re the Queen of England, what you say goes.
