In London, Coach Toasts to Stuart Vevers as He Celebrates His OBE Award
On a balmy Thursday evening in London, a fleet of black sedans began pulling up outside Two Temple Place, the neo-Gothic architectural wonder overlooking the Thames from the Victoria Embankment. Soon, guests were gliding up the sweeping staircase in the building’s central atrium, making their way to the wood-paneled reception room on the first floor to sip spicy margaritas and graze from platters of classic British snacks, including pork pies and sausage rolls dotted with miniature Union Jack flags.
The reason for the celebration? Stuart Vevers, the British designer who has now spent over a decade as creative director of the American luxury behemoth Coach, had come straight from Buckingham Palace. There, an OBE medal was pinned to his (self-designed) suit by Princess Anne—making him the first creative director of an American fashion house to receive the honor.
