PRINCE OF WALES: With three out of 4 Welsh grandparents, it was about time that milliner Stephen Jones turned his attention to his ancestral home.
He actually went all-out, calling the gathering “Cymru,” the Welsh name for Wales, and adding the hills, valleys, rivers and iconography of the Celtic country to his dramatic designs for the spring 2024 season.
In an interview, the designer said he was proud to big up the small country, which hardly gets any attention in the style world.
“Everybody does ‘Scottish,’ and Ireland is widely known — especially in America. Britain is widely known, too, but never Wales,” the designer said.
Jones presented his latest collection at his London shop, serving Welsh tea and traditional laverbread, which...
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