![]() ![]() ![]() Of her wardrobe in the 1970's Golding states, "The designer Hardy Amies, who had been making clothes for the Queen since the 1950's, brought some more daring looks into the Queen's wardrobe around this time. For example, about Elizabeth's baptismal gown, Golding writes, "The silk was woven in London, the lace came from Devon, and the gown was designed and sewn by a Scottish coalminer's daughter, Janet Sutherland." Of the Queen's coronation gown Golding writes, "The embroidery alone took the workers 3,500 hours over three months." Golding mentions the designers who created Elizabeth's unique outfits. There are plenty of interesting facts sprinkled along the way. Golding traces each era of Queen Elizabeth's life, focusing on the most important events while describing the clothing she wore during that time. ![]() Readers are invited into this picture book by the exquisite cover with its gold accents, created digitally by illustrator Kate Hindely. ![]()
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