It’s the work behind that art that forms the through-line of Jennifer Robson’s compelling and informative novel “The Gown.” English designer Norman Hartnell (an inspiration for “Phantom Thread”) was given the commission, and the gown - with a 15-foot train of tulle embroidered with “York roses … star flowers, ears of wheat, jasmine blossoms, and smilax leaves,” plus crystal beads and pearls - was a Botticelli-inspired work of art. When Princess Elizabeth’s engagement to Philip Mountbatten was announced in 1947, her wedding dress was the subject of speculation and intrigue in war-exhausted England. Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection, Contributor / Getty Images Her gown was designed by Norman Hartnell.
Princess Elizabeth and her husband Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace after their marriage at Westminster Abbey, 1947.
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