The second daughter to the King of Thailand, Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana is no stranger to Fashion Weeks, and even less to the industry itself. A design graduate of Paris’s Chambre Syndicale de la Couture (now IFM), one of the industry’s top universities, the now 36-year old Princess started her eponymous label Sirivannavari 15 years ago — whilst still treading the college halls. A longtime habituée of front-rows worldwide, she is often considered one of royalty’s best-dressed.

The Princess has temporarily traded in her crown for couture, even if only until the end of Paris Fashion Week

Although Sirivannavari is already well-established in the Princess’s home country, where she’s inagurated several physical stores within the capital, the brand hasn’t made its way to Europe — yet. A pop-up will be opening in Milan within the next couple of weeks, and the Princess hopes to eventually find a home for her creations in Paris. In the meantime, she explains that her latest collection was inspired by “powerful, independent women in the 1940’s.” She cites “women pilots” especially, conotating strong, determined feminine figures. Knowing that the Princess was also a badminton champion and an equestrian extraordinaire back home, one could affirm a little bit of herself is also laced into the collection’s DNA.