Queen Elizabeth II's Iconic Fashion Looks

Almost a month ago, Elizabeth II, the Queen of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth realms, passed away. She had lived an incredible life and during 70 years of serving the people has become a style icon. She wore outfits that reflected the changing fashions and state of the nation in different eras.

Distinctive features of her style: hats, brooches and other jewelry, Anello & Davide shoes, Launer handbags and bright colors of outfits that helped her to stand out in a crowd.

The most recognizable outfits of the Queen:

With the Queen Mother in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, 1936

Princess Elizabeth in a classic 1930's look of dress coat, long socks and patent Mary Janes, 1939

Princess Elizabeth at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, 1944

1946

Official announcement of her engagement, 1947

The wedding, 1947. Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day wore a silk satin dress by Norman Hartnell. The dress had a tailored bodice with a high neckline and long sleeves. The skirt and the train were embroidered with crystals and 10000 seed pearls in a rambling floral design. Her silk veil was held in place by Queen Mary's diamond fringe tiara. In the future, she borrowed the tiara to Princess Anne and Princess Beatrice on their wedding day.

1947

With Prince Charles in the drawing room at Buckingham Palace after his christening ceremony, 1948

Coronation, 1953. During the coronation, the Queen wore a dress designed by British designer Norman Hartnell. The white satin dress is embroidered with gold and silver threads and diamonds, crystals, pearls, amethysts, pink gems. The embroidery patterns are the national emblems of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries: English rose, Scottish thistle, Irish clover, Welsh daffodil, etc. After the coronation, the queen wore this dress six more times.

With children, 1953

1954

On the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia, 1954

With Winston Churchill, 1955

Queen Elizabeth II in her office, 1957

An official visit to Liverpool Street Station in London with Princess Anne, 1958

Windsor Castle cocktail party, 1959

On Princess Margaret's wedding day, 1960

Windsor Horse Show, 1962

With the Duke of Edinburgh in London, 1963

At Ventnor during a royal visit to the Isle of Wight, 1965

In Parliament, 1966

Malta, 1967

With the US President Richard Nixon, 1969

With Prince Philip and Princess Anne attend the UK film premiere of 'Murder on the Orient Express', London, 1974

1974

Jamaica, 1975

New Zealand, 1977

1979

1979

1980

With Prince Philip visiting the Solomon Islands during a tour of the South Pacific, 1982

Jordan, 1984

Epsom Derby, 1987

Malaysia, 1989

1990

Cartier Queen’s Cup, 1990

Blois, France, 1992

Budapest, 1993

The wedding of Viscount and Viscountess Linley, 1993

With Boris Yeltsin, Moscow, 1994

Thailand, 1996

Birmingham Hippodrome, 1999

The Millennium Bridge opening, 2000

A dinner at the Governor-General King’s Residence in Jamaica, 2002

Cartier Queen's Cup, 2003

At the State Opening of Parliament, 2006

At the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, 2011

With Prince Philip, Dublin, 2011

Royal Albert Hall, 2012

Sandringham, 2012

2015

On her 90th birthday, 2016

Balmoral, 2017

London, 2017

Norwich, 2017

2018

Her first visit to London Fashion Week, at the Richard Quinn show, 2018

2019

Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, 2019

The 750th anniversary of Westminster Abbey, 2019

2020

Windsor Castle, 2020

Windsor Castle, 2021

Cardiff, 2021

The Queen's Baton Relay for Birmingham 2022, the XXII Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace, 2021

The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, 2022

The opening of the new Elizabeth Line, named in the Queen’s honour, 2022

The latest photo of the queen, Balmoral, 2022