Designer Behind Meghan Markle's Trench Dress Had to 'Keep Double Checking' It Was Really Hers

Meghan Markle‘s return to supporting Canadian brands in asleeveless trench dresscame as an amazing surprise to the outfit’s designer. Nina Kharey, Founder & Creative Director of NONIE, was aware that the new royal had few of her pieces in her closet, but that didn’t make it any less exciting to see Meghan step out with husbandPrince Harryat anexhibition marking the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandelaon Tuesday in her design.

Designer Brandon Maxwell on Virtual Awards Show Fashion and 'Those' Lady Gaga 'House of Gucci' Photos

Designer Brandon Maxwell.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/GettyBrandon Maxwellis soaking up all thered carpet fashion moments of the 2021 awards seasonwhile hunkered down in his native Texas amid thecoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The fashion designer — who wasnamed creative director of Walmart’s elevated fashion brands, Free Assembly and Scoop, on Tuesday — tells PEOPLE he’s always believed that “dressing should be for yourself” and seeing celebrities embrace that concept for virtual awards shows is “really exciting.

Designer Brandon Maxwell Reveals He Was a Vegan When He Styled Lady Gaga's Famous VMA Meat Dress

Photo: Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic During an appearance onWatch What Happens Livewith Andy CohenWednesday night, Maxwell was asked about working with such a high-fashion garment made out of such unconventional material. As it turns out, the biggest challenge was that he couldn’t really get his hands dirty — literally! “I wore really long opera length gloves and a mask and just kind of got through it,” Maxwell told hostAndy Cohen. He toldReal Housewives of New York CitystarBethenny Frankel(who appeared alongside Maxwell on the late-night talk show to discuss hernew boyfriendandpending custody battle) that Gaga was the one who created the entire concept.

Designer Brandon Maxwell Shares Sweet Sentiment Behind Dr. Jill Biden's 'People' Cover Dress

Fashion designer Brandon Maxwell shared a heartwarming note on social media after seeing First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wearing one of his designs onthe cover of this week’s issue of PEOPLE. For PresidentJoe Biden, 78, and his wife’s first White House interview since being sworn into office on Jan. 20, Dr. Biden, 68, chose a fuchsia wool crepe midi dress from the American designer (a similar stylehas sold out on Net-a-Porter).

Designer Credited with Inventing the Miniskirt, Dame Mary Quant, Dead at 93

Dame Mary Quant.Photo: Mike Prior/Getty Images Dame Mary Quant, known for popularizing short hemlines and penning the term “mini,” died Thursday. She was 93. The designer “died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK, this morning,” her family said in a statement to PA Media, a news agency in the United Kingdom. The statement added that she “was one of the most internationally recognized fashion designers of the 20th century and an outstanding innovator of the Swinging ’60s.