Sarah Burton Bio | Wiki
Sarah Burton (Full Name: Sarah Jane Burton) is an English fashion designer presently working as the creative director of the fashion brand Alexander McQueen. She has created dresses for outstanding personalities including Michelle Obama, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Additionally, she designed the wedding dress of Catherine Middleton for her marriage that day to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in 2011. In 2012, Sarah was ranked among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. During her free time, Sarah loves traveling, designing, and photography.
Sarah Burton Age | Birthday
She was born in 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Sarah is 48 years old, however when she celebrates her birthday remains unavailable.
Sarah Burton Height
She is a woman of average stature. Sarah stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (approx. 1.65 m).
Sarah Burton Family
She was born and also raised in Macclesfield, Cheshire under the support and love of her hardworking parents Anthony and Diana Heard. Sarah was raised in a family of seven alongside her four loving siblings. She holds British nationality by birth.
Sarah Burton Husband
She is happily married to her handsome and hardworking husband David Burton. David is a well-known British fashion photographer. The adorable couple has been living under the same roof since they wedded over a decade ago. As of 2011, Sarah and her husband lived in St John’s Wood, Westminister, London.
Sarah Burton Education
Growing up Sarah attended Withington Girls’ School in Manchester and later enrolled at Manchester Polytechnic where she majored in an art foundation course. Sarah later opted to pursue fashion over fine art and she enrolled at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
During her third year at the institution, she was interviewed for a year’s placement at Alexander McQueen at the suggestion of her tutor Simon Ungless. Sarah worked at the company wholeheartedly for a year as an intern.
Sarah Burton Design
As soon as she graduated in 1997, Sarah fully joined Alexander McQueen as McQueen’s personal assistant. Three years later she was appointed as the Head o Womenswear and during this time she designed dresses for Michelle Obama, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
After the death of McQueen in February 2010, Gucci’s owner announced that the brand would continue and she was named the new creative director of Alexander McQueen in May 2010. Some of her achievements as a designer was designing the wedding dress of Catherine Middleton for her marriage that day to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
She revealed that designing a royal wedding dress had been the “experience of a lifetime”. Additionally, she designed the dress that Kate Middleton wore to the wedding’s evening festivities and also the dress worn by the maid of honor Pippa Middleton.
Sarah Burton Awards & Honors
Due to her creativity and outstanding work as a designer, Sarah has won various awards including Designer of the Year at the 2011 British Fashion Awards, the 2019 Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti International Award, and also the 2019 Trailblazer Award. In 2012, during the Birthday Honours for services to the British fashion industry she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Sarah Burton’s Net Worth
From her career as a fashion designer, there is no doubt that she has successfully accumulated a desirable amount of wealth over the years. Sarah’s average net worth is $12 million.
How Old Is Sarah Burton
She was born to her loving parents in 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Therefore, Sarah is 48 years old.
Who Is Sarah Burton
Sarah is an English fashion designer presently working as the creative director of the fashion brand Alexander McQueen. She is a loving wife to her husband David Burton a British fashion photographer.