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British fashion designer

Anna Valentine
OccupationFashion designer
Websitewww.annavalentine.com

Anna Valentine is a British fashion designer based out of her atelier in Marylebone, London.

Early life and education

Anna Valentine was born September 1963 in Bedford, Bedfordshire and was educated at Dr Challoner’s, Buckinghamshire.

Career

Valentine's early career was as a ballet dancer.

In 1986 Valentine started designing clothes with her then business partner, Antonia Robinson, under the name Robinson Valentine, supported by the enterprise allowance scheme. Since 2005 Valentine has operated under her own label, Anna Valentine.


In 2006 Valentine moved her atelier to Marylebone, arranged over four floors in a former grain store where she is able to have her showrooms, design team, seamstresses and artisans under one roof.

Valentine “learned on the job, spending hours perfecting her technique, before setting up her own couture and ready-to-wear label. Working with a team of in-house designers, pattern cutters, fitters and seamstresses, she has achieved success over the past three decades, most notably designing the wedding outfit for the Duchess of Cornwall, now Queen Camilla.”

Valentine’s designs are described as "timeless classic clothing with a modern twist".

“The simplicity is deceptive…an effortless sophistication born of over 30 years of couture”

Notable clients include HM Queen Camilla, Kristen Scott Thomas, Lesley Manville, Ruth Wilson, Gillian Anderson, Dame Judy Dench, Jodie Whitaker and Anne Robinson.

In December 2024 Anna Valentine was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by Her Majesty The Queen.

Philanthropy

Valentine has supported the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, Reach Leukaemia Appeal and Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres through charity fashion shows.

References

  1. "Marylebone Atelier". Anna Valentine. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ Elliot, Liz (8 July 2020). "The understated London home of couturier Anna Valentine". House & Garden. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. "Anna Valentine - Biography". Hello!. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. Rucker, Chrissie (13 April 2024). "White spirit: creating a minimalist home in London". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. "Our Values". Anna Valentine. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. Tindall, Sofia (5 October 2020). "At Home With... Anna Valentine". Country and Town House. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. Rucker, Chrissie (13 April 2024). "White spirit: creating a minimalist home in London". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. "About". Anna Valentine. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. "New Royal Warrants Granted | Royal Warrant Holders Association". www.royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. Jones, Tony (19 December 2024). "Camilla awards Royal Warrants to her fashion and beauty 'team'". The Standard. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. "Camilla awards Royal Warrants to her fashion and beauty 'team'". Ham & High. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  12. Papamavroudi, Emily Ferguson, Sophia (19 December 2024). "King Charles unveils new royal warrants as he prepares for pre-Christmas lunch". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. "Camilla awards Royal Warrants to her fashion and beauty 'team'". York Press. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. Starbuck, Lydia (19 December 2024). "Queen Camilla grants a Royal Warrant to her wedding dress designer". Royal Central. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  15. Bumpus, Jessica (12 February 2010). "Valentine's Collection". British Vogue. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

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