Dressing the Queen: The Craftspeople of the Royal Wardrobe

Fashion historian Dr Kate Strasdin discusses the makers integral to the creation of royal wardrobe with ITV’s Charlene White

Talk

  • Thursday 9 April

  • V&A South Kensington

  • Past event

+44 (0)20 7942 2000

  • Thursday 9 April

  • Talk 19:00 - 20:00, followed by wine reception; closing 20:45

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL

  • The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

  • For Members

    This talk sold out during Member priority booking; no general tickets will be released.

  • Tickets cost £15.00 - £20.00

    Includes wine reception.

Past Event
Dressing the Queen: The Craftspeople of the Royal Wardrobe photo
Join fashion historian Dr Kate Strasdin as she reveals a tribe of previously unsung women and men – the milliners, tailors, jewellers, embroiderers and couturiers whose skilled labour has been central to 200 years of royal style and is a vital part of our country’s history.

In conversation with journalist and host of ITV’s ‘Talking Royals’ podcast Charlene White, Strasdin brings to life stories of craftspeople from Frieda Arnold, Queen Victoria’s German dresser to the makers whose work was so integral to royal life that they became part of Queen Elizabeth’s bubble during lockdown.

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Header image: Charlene White image - photo credit Nicky Johnson