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Silver and Gold Illustrated by Ruth Hengeveld While the early 20th centurySir Norman Hartnell (19011979) was the star of London couture during the interwar years, gaining international fame as dressmaker to the British royal family. His autobiography, first published in 1955, tells the story of the creation of his couture house in 1923, his formal appointment as dressmaker to the royal family in 1935, and the most momentous commissions of his career: Princess Elizabeths wedding gown in 1947 and her magnificent coronation