Save the Queen is one of my favourite designers! Created in 1999 in Florence, their collection is very much inspired by different cultures, races and historical eras. Their designs are original works of art, based on two specific elements: the importance of the human relations and the recovery of traditions and techniques of the Italian hand craft. The fashion of Elena Fantini, co. founder of Save the Queen, boasts an artistic philosophy and could not exist if not intimately likened to painting. The Guildhall in Portsmouth seemed the most appropriate location to feature my Save the Queen coat. For me, art and architecture are one of the same and can complement each other in the most fantastic ways.
Photos:
Claudia Bridge-Parkin