Sarah
Burton has commented on what it was like to work on Kate Middleton's Alexander
McQueen wedding dress for her royal wedding to Prince William. Burton thinks
people are often too obsessed with fame and she wanted to keep the design and
process as private as possible, even though many have called her out for being
too shy about what was a happy occasion. She explained: ''I know we live in a
culture obsessed with fame but I happen to believe privacy is a virtue, and the
relationship I have with my clients is private. Some people like to think I've
been too shy or that I'm afraid to speak up about the happy experience I had
creating the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, but I can tell you that is
nonsense."
Sarah
reveals that she really enjoyed making the amazing wedding dress and that she
wanted to respect what an intimate item she was creating by not speaking about
it at the time: ''I have never been a shrinking violet or a person who is ruled
by fear. I loved making the dress, I loved adapting my ideas to suit the person
and the occasion, and we put our hearts into it. I respect the intimate nature
of that lovely project and I respect the friendships that were forged during
it.''
When
asked if she would love to be in the spotlight more, Burton candidly responds
that she doesn't think she's that type of person: ''Honestly, no. There have
been times when, if I could have disappeared from this industry, I would have.
I had to battle with it. I don't look like a fashion person, I'm not cool, and
I always just loved people who are good at what they do.''
