Queen ‘a global beacon of style’
THE Queen has been named as one of the best dressed women in the world.
Vanity Fair awarded Her Majesty a special commendation in its International Best Dressed List.
The magazine said the Queen had a resolute sense of style across a century of rapid change that was inspiring to all who saw her.
Special correspondent Amy Fine Collins, who helped compile the annual list with votes from fashionistas around the world, said of Her Majesty: ‘She has consistently represented who she is and what she stands for, without wavering from a standard she set a long time ago.
‘Politics, culture, and class structure in the empire – all of that shifts constantly, but she doesn’t. She’s a beacon.’
Vanity Fair said the Queen’s most notable ensemble last year was the lime green Stewart Parvin coat she wore at Trooping the Colour in June as she celebrated her 90th birthday. The bold outfit had divided opinion with some thinking that it resembled the colour used on iPhone text messages – but the magazine was full of praise.
Dame Helen Mirren, 71, who played Her Majesty in the film The Queen, also featured in the Vanity Fair list as did British actors Idris Elba and Eddie Redmayne, who both cited their fathers as style icons.
Actress Tilda Swinton, 55, was inducted into the magazine’s fashion hall of fame.
Other notable names on the list included Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
The Vanity Fair Best Dressed list was established in 1940 and, according to its rules, those who feature on it must have ‘individuality, imagination, and discipline’.