Queen Elizabeth Is the Original Monochrome Influencer

Bella Hadid, Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber: virtually every top model, influencer, and celebrity is jumping on the monochrome trend. And why not? It's a lot easier to wear one color than to match a bunch of different ones together.

Still, it's important to recognize that while the style seems ascendant, it's by no means new. Like all trends, monochrome has come in and out of style for decades. And as celebrities have jumped on and off the same-color bandwagon, one steadfast champion of monochrome has remained strong. That style icon is Queen Elizabeth.

Here, 12 comparisons that prove the Queen did it first.