Fashioning the Crown (with guest Justine Picardie)

Dahlia is joined by writer and journalist Justine Picardie to talk about her new book Fashioning the Crown and the role clothing plays inside the royal family. The conversation looks at how dress becomes part of the institution’s communication from confidence and presentation to the quieter work of “dress diplomacy.”They explore how clothing shapes the way the monarchy is understood, why certain choices carry weight, and how garments can signal continuity, change or intent. Justine also reflects on her career in journalism and how years of reporting shaped the way she reads clothes, archives and the stories behind them.Justine Picardie is the author of seven books, including the international bestsellers Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture and Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life. Previously the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, she was an investigative journalist for the Sunday Times, columnist for the Telegraph, editor of the Observer Magazine and features director of Vogue.Stressed But Well Dressed is hosted by Dahlia Stroud and a new episode of the show is released every Friday with Dahlia interviewing a guest on the link between clothes and confidence and discussing their version of well-dressed.Go behind the show on instagram @stressedbutwelldressed_podcast, follow Stressed But Well Dressed on substack or find Dahlia Stroud on LinkedIn