Image: Galliano jacket, Spring 1993 (Photo: Courtesy of John Galliano)
 
She may never have sported a loose, louche Union Jack pullover, done up in slouchy mohair by Alexander McQueen, or carried a Lulu Guinness Union Jack clutch shaped like lips, but that doesn’t mean that Queen Elizabeth II, who is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this week, is necessarily immune to the charms of these heartfelt if quirkily rendered expressions of patriotism. Check out Vogue.com for great examples of how designers have employed and embraced the Union Jack.