Stewart Parvin

Stewart Parvin
BornSeptember 1966 (1966-09) (age 58)
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
EducationEdinburgh College of Art
OccupationFashion designer
Known forCouture gowns
AwardsRoyal Victorian Order

Stewart Charles Reginald Parvin MVO (born September 1966)[1] is a British fashion designer, best known for his couture gowns.

Early life and education

Stewart Parvin was born in September 1966,[2] in Wokingham, Berkshire, to Dennis and Juliana V. Parvin nee Barker. He has a sister Amelia born 1971. He studied fashion at the Edinburgh College of Art.[3]

Career

Parvin worked for the couturier Donald Campbell, before starting his own Stewart Parvin label in 1995.[3]

Parvin has been designing clothes for Queen Elizabeth II since 2007, and in March 2016, the Queen presented him with the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) whilst wearing a Parvin purple patterned day dress, specially designed for the occasion.[3]

Parvin designed Zara Tindall's ivory silk bridal gown for her 2011 wedding.[3]

In January 2018, Parvin was the bookmakers' favourite to design Meghan Markle's dress for her wedding to Prince Harry on 19 May 2018.[4]

Philanthropy

In response to COVID 19, Parvin designed and donated scrubs to NHS workers,[5] Frimley Park Hospital being the first receiver.[6] According to Parvin, Anita at Classic Textiles[6] donated the fabric required for production of the dresses and some of his workers volunteered for the cause.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: Stewart Charles R Parvin, DEC qtr 1966 Wokingham, Vol = 6a, Page = 424, mmn = Barker
  2. ^ "Stewart Charles Reginald PARVIN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Rayner, Gordon (1 March 2016). "Queen wears Stewart Parvin to honour Stewart Parvin". Retrieved 2 March 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "An unlikely contender is now the favourite to design Meghan Markle's wedding dress". harpersbazaar.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ "The Queen's dressmaker makes incredible gesture to help NHS workers during coronavirus crisis". HELLO!. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Queen's dressmaker designs scrubs for coronavirus frontline healthcare workers". honey.nine.com.au. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.