Catherine Walker: The Designer Behind Princess Diana’s Most Timeless Looks
Catherine Walker: The Creative Force Behind Princess Diana’s Style Catherine Walker is the one designer who, when thinking about Princess Diana’s timeless appeal, is in front of everyone’s eyes. Her creations were about the attributes that describe the queen—the purity, the human touch, and the power of expression. They were the world’s mouthpieces, helping to convey who Diana was and what she stood for. The Magic of Three-Dimensional Embroidery Among the many legends, none will get credited to the world of couture besides that of Walker’s infinite skillfulness at three-dimensional embroidery. Plenty of her dresses were adorned with, first of all, elaborate beadwork, second, sparkling diamonds, and, third, hand-stitched flowers that looked almost alive. All these were not only embellishments but rather sculptural masterpieces built with patience, precision, and mind-blowing craftsmanship. Such painstaking work was the distinctiveness of her ladies’ nightwear that couldn...
