VIA VOGUE RUNWAY

by Sarah Mower, September 21, 2022

Quite possibly, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed a last favor on Richard Quinn. His outpouring of a response to her death pushed the designer of colorful, multi-floral prints to prove, in tribute to her, that he can also make as elaborately and extensively in black. The first 22 looks, many heavily veiled in black lace, were made by Quinn and his core team of six, and 20 show-time helpers, day and night, in the 10 days since the Queen died. “It was a real labor of love, I suppose. It was almost cathartic for us to put all of our emotions of mourning into it," he said.