Catherine Walker was born in France. Following a Master's degree in Philosophy from the Universities of Lille and Aix-en Provence, she visited London, but stayed longer than she expected after meeting and marrying a young English solicitor John Walker. Following a tragic accident in 1975 she was widowed with two baby girls.

She began her commercial life the following year in 1976, selling clothes from a basket walking up and down the Kings Road in Chelsea, while studying at night to become a designer. In 1990 she was awarded Designer of the Year for Couture and in 1991 Designer of the Year for Glamour.

Walker remains an anomaly in the fashion world - no fashion shows, no wholesale ranges and definitely no self-publicity! Widowed once, a cancer sufferer twice, she dressed the world's most photographed woman faultlessly and without pause for sixteen years, and her work quietly continues from strength to strength.

Catherine Walker works closely with Breast Cancer Haven of which she is a founder sponsor.

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