Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell, KCVO, (b. 12 June 1901 in London - 8 June 1979) was an English fashion designer appointed dressmaker to the British Royal Family in 1938. Queen Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a shared royal family. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Life and career

Educated at Brighton College before studying Architecture at Cambridge University, he opened his own business in 1923 and became known for his elaborate and intricately decorated gowns. Hartnell designed the dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth II on her marriage to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, and her coronation in 1953. He also designed dresses for Elizabeth, The Queen Mother and Queen Mary. Brighton College is an independent co-educational in Brighton, United Kingdom. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Sleeping Beauty character, see Sleeping Beauty (1959 film). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002), was the Queen Consort of George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ...

The dress designed for the Queen's wedding contained 10,000 seed pearls and many thousands of white crystal beads. For its display in 2003 for the anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty The Queen, 10 restorers worked on it. In the embroidery, various symbols for different countries of the Commonwealth can be seen, such as the Scottish thistle, Australian wattle, the maple leaf of Canada and the pearly lotus flower for India. For other things called pearl, see pearl (disambiguation). ... Quartz crystal Synthetic bismuth hopper crystal Insulin crystals Gallium, a metal that easily forms large single crystals A huge monocrystal of potassium dihydrogen phosphate grown from solution by Saint-Gobain for the megajoule laser of CEA. In chemistry and mineralogy, a crystal is a solid in which the constituent atoms... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Phulkari from Punjab region, India 15th century embroidered cope, Ghent, Belgium Elizabethan embroidery styles include blackwork on linen and dense patterns worked in colored silk and metallic threads on velvet or other rich fabrics Embroidery is the art or handicraft of... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Milk thistle flowerhead Thistledown a method of seed dispersal by wind. ... Wattle has several meanings: In engineering terms, originally wattle referred collectively to the flexible rods, branches or twigs from various plants woven together to make fences, walls and roofs (see wattle-and-daub). ... Maple leaves in fall For other meanings, see maple leaf (disambiguation). ...

Hartnell also designed Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's famous "White Wardrobe" for her 1938 State Visit to France with her husband King George VI. On the death of Queen Elizabeth's mother, the Countess of Strathmore, Hartnell remade the Queen's entire wardrobe in white, resurrecting the ancient French usage of white as royal mourning. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of someone. ...

Hartnell never married, and instead moved in theatrical circles, counting famed photographer Cecil Beaton and socialite Bunny Roger as close friends. His autobiography, released in 1955, was entitled Silver and Gold. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer and a stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 11 May 2005, Hartnell was commemorated with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at 26 Bruton Street, London W1, where he lived and worked from 1935 to 1979. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

External links

• Norman Hartnell - Norman Hartnell website
• Norman Hartnell at Fashion Encyclopedia
• IMDB - Norman Hartnell's filmography as a costume designer
• Queen Elizabeth's White Wardrobe (exhibit at Buckingham Palace, 2005)
• Fashion Era - Information and images of Queen Elizabeth II's 1947 wedding dress

Exhibition catalogues

• Brighton Art Gallery, Norman Hartnell, Brighton, 1985

• Kennett, Frances, et al., Norman Hartnell, 1901-1979, London, 1985.