Style Queen Camilla! How Her Majesty's Bruce Oldfield gown at the Coronation marked the start of a fashion transformation - as favoured designer Fiona Clare says she wants her outfits to 'photograph to flatter' By Eliza Scarborough Published: 03:03 EDT, 13 July 2024 | Updated: 03:03 EDT, 13 July 2024 e-mail View comments Camilla's fashion evolution began long before she became Queen, but the Coronation was undoubtedly a pivotal moment. Her choice of a regal white Bruce Oldfield gown adorned with delicate embroidery set the tone for her new role. It was a statement of grace and majesty, reflecting her understanding of the significance of the occasion.
For a woman who was once criticised for her conservative and sometimes frumpy choices, the Queen - who turns 77 on Wednesday - has had quite the turnaround in fashion terms. She now embodies elegance, confidence and a keen sense of what works for her. Working with dresser Jacqui Meakin, Camilla champions British designers such as Oldfield, Fiona Clare, Anna Valentine, and milliner Philip Treacy, and they all create bespoke designs to fit the varied events she attends.
Ms Clare told MailOnline said she aims to make her clients feel that their outfit will 'photograph to flatter'. For hers and King Charles' Coronation last year Queen Camilla wore a beautiful white gown designed by Bruce Oldfield, as well as well as the Crown of Queen Mary from 1911 and the same Garrard necklace that Queen Elizabeth II wore for her own big day in 195.
