Sarah Burton

Sarah Jane Burton OBE (née Heard; born 1974[1]) is an English fashion designer.

She worked at the Alexander McQueen fashion house from 1997 through 2023, spending her last 13 years at the company as its creative director.

[8] Burton was appointed Head of Womenswear in 2000, during which time she created dresses for Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga and Gwyneth Paltrow.

[11] On 29 April 2011, it was revealed that Burton had designed the wedding dress of Catherine Middleton for her marriage that day to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.

It is believed that Burton's work came to the attention of Middleton in 2005 when she attended the wedding of Tom Parker Bowles, the son of the Duchess of Cornwall, for whom McQueen had designed the wedding dress for his bride, fashion journalist Sara Buys.

[17] It was announced in September 2024 that Burton would become creative director for French fashion house Givenchy.