Anna Valentine

Anna Valentine
Occupation	Fashion designer
Website	www.annavalentine.com

Anna Valentine is a British fashion designer based out of her atelier in Marylebone, London.^[1]

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

Valentine's early career was as a ballet dancer.^[2]

In 1986 Valentine started designing clothes with her then business partner, Antonia Robinson, under the name Robinson Valentine, supported by the enterprise allowance scheme.^[3] 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.^[4][5][6]

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.”^[7]

Valentine’s designs are described as "timeless classic clothing with a modern twist".^[2]

“The simplicity is deceptive…an effortless sophistication born of over 30 years of couture”^[8]

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.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Valentine has supported the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, Reach Leukaemia Appeal and Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres through charity fashion shows.^[15]

• Website

• The Guardian interview, 'Creating a minimalist home in London'.
• The Telegraph interview, 'Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall's go-to designer Anna Valentine reveals the secrets to her elegant style'.
• The Express interview, 'Camilla Parker Bowles' style and image was transformed by Anna Valentine at her wedding'.