Does ubiquity equal influence? A breakdown of Queen Elizabeth II’s cultural legacy 📝 luscombeland
“God Save the Queen,” which has become part of a robust body of work that defaces the Queen’s image as a shorthand for rebellion or anti-establishment passion. The British TV show, making them look them dim or harried. In the late ‘9os, another show, The Royle Family, followed the escapades and interactions of a family that mirrored the Windsors in uncanny ways—right down to the fact that both clans lived off the government—except the Royles were broke.
examining instead the strangeness of the public appetite for intimate or embarrassing details about the royal family. Jackson gets lookalike actors to pose as, say, the Queen on the toilet reading a newspaper and photographs them in paparazzo style.
Perhaps the most interesting evolution of the Queen’s cultural impact can be seen in the fashion industry. Her clothing choices, never considered avant-garde or even fashion forward, can be most generously described as safe.
The point of Her Maj’s wardrobe is pretty much to wear what no one else will. She dons bright colors and bold prints so she can be easily spotted in a crowd. This tends to send the royal dresser to a lot of fuchsias, primrose yellows and purples-and so much the better if those colors aren’t fashionable.
Because she cannot under any circumstances be underdressed, the Queen will often wear matching hat, coat and gloves. For a long time this extreme matchiness was considered the leading edge of frumpiness. But over the years, the Queen’s highly coordinated, color-saturated look began to appeal to other women, particularly those in positions of prominence without power.
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