Her role at McQueen was part custodian, part innovator. She continued to develop his brand of firebrand femininity, sharp tailoring and exquisite handcraft skills. Even when designing the gown worn by the Princess of Wales for her wedding in 2011, Burton still deferred to her late mentor. One day, though, “something shifted”, reflects the designer. “My dad died, in the April, and I resigned a few months later. There was closure. I felt like I’d done what I needed to.”