Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell, KCVO, (b. 12 June 1901 in London - 8 June 1979) was an English fashion designer appointed dressmaker to the British Royal Family in 1938. Wikipedia
Cambridge educated, he won the Neiman-Marcus fashion award in 1947 and in 1977 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He designed Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown, her coronation robe, and the wardrobes for most of her foreign tours. Published his autobiogr www.imdb.com/name/nm0367152/
The wardrobe, designed by the legendary couturier Norman Hartnell, caused a sensation in Paris, and helped establish Queen Elizabeth's personal style. www.royal.gov.uk/OutPut/Page4342.asp
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Norman Hartnell. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Hartnell
Exhibitions: Norman Hartnell, 1901-1979 (retrospective), London, 1985; Norman Hartnell (retrospective), Brighton, 1985; Hartnell: Clothes by the Royal Couturier, 1930s-1960s (retrospective), Bath, 1985-86. www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Ha-Ja/Hartnell-Norman.html