Stewart Parvin
Stewart Charles Reginald Parvin (born September 1966)[1] is a British fashion designer, best known for his couture gowns.[2]
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Stewart Parvin
- Name
- Stewart Parvin
- Born
- September 1966
- Birthplace
- Wokingham, Berkshire, England
- Education
- Edinburgh College of Art[4]
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Known for
- Couture gowns
- Awards
- Royal Victorian Order
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Languages
- English.
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Stewart Charles Reginald Parvin (born September 1966)[1] is a British fashion designer, best known for his couture gowns.[2]
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Stewart Parvin (born 1967) is a fashion designer, of British nationality. The fashion designer was educated at Edinburgh College of Art. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Stewart Parvin • Born — September 1966 • Birthplace — Wokingham, Berkshire, England • Education — Edinburgh College of Art[4] • Occupation — Fashion designer • Known for — Couture gowns • Awards — Royal Victorian Order
Early life and education
Early life and education
Stewart Parvin was born in September 1966,[3] 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.
Career
Career
Parvin worked for the couturier Donald Campbell, before starting his own Stewart Parvin label in 1995. Parvin had 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. Parvin has designed dresses for notable personalities like Zara Tindall, Meghan Markle,[5] and Queen Elizabeth.[6] He was honored as a royal dressmaker by the Queen for her dressing at in an event at Buckingham Palace.[7] In January 2018, Parvin was the bookmakers' favourite to design Meghan Markle's dress for her wedding to Prince Harry on 19 May 2018.[8]
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
In response to COVID 19, Parvin designed and donated scrubs to NHS workers,[9] Frimley Park Hospital being the first receiver.[10] According to Parvin, Anita at Classic Textiles donated the fabric required for production of the dresses and some of his workers volunteered for the cause.
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1967
Stewart Parvin born.
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- 1.GRO Register of Births: Stewart Charles R Parvin, DEC qtr 1966 Wokingham, Vol = 6a, Page = 424, mmn = Barker
- 2.Feitelberg, Rosemary. Thebe Magugu and Stewart Parvin Provide Some Fashion for F4D’s First Ladies Luncheon. WWD. 19 September 2023.
- 3.Stewart Charles Reginald PARVIN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- 4.Rayner, Gordon. Queen wears Stewart Parvin to honour Stewart Parvin. 1 March 2016.
- 5.An unlikely contender is now the favourite to design Meghan Markle's wedding dress. Harper's BAZAAR. 26 January 2018.
- 6.Allaire, Christian. Queen Elizabeth Attends the Royal Wedding in One of Her Favorite Shades. Vogue. 19 May 2018.
- 7.Queen wears Stewart Parvin to honour Stewart Parvin. The Telegraph. 1 March 2016.
- 8.An unlikely contender is now the favourite to design Meghan Markle's wedding dress. harpersbazaar.com. 26 January 2018.
- 9.The Queen's dressmaker makes incredible gesture to help NHS workers during coronavirus crisis. HELLO!. 2020-04-07.
- 10.Queen's dressmaker designs scrubs for coronavirus frontline healthcare workers. honey.nine.com.au. 9 April 2020.
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