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The pattern is composed of regularly-spaced thin, even vertical warp stripes, repeated horizontally in the weft, thereby forming squares. The stripes are usually in two alternating colours, generally darker on a light ground. [1] The cloth pattern takes its name from Tattersall's horse market, which was started in London in 1766. [2]
Janet Arnold (6 October 1932 – 2 November 1998) was a British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author.She is best known for her series of works called Patterns of Fashion, which included accurate scale sewing patterns, used by museums and theatres alike.
In 1980 they created two popular clothing brands—"Moustache" for men and "Emanuelle" for women, and in 1986 brought these together a M (from Moustache) + E (from Emanuelle) + XX (an abbreviation for "kiss kiss") to create MEXX. In the UK the business has 17 shops mainly in Northern Ireland. Karen Millen
The Poetry Archive was founded by recording producer Richard Carrington and poet Andrew Motion, during his appointment as UK Poet Laureate in 1999 and is now led by Director Tracey Guiry. [1] [2] Recordings of contemporary work began in 2000 and the first website went live in 2005. The Poetry Archive is a not-for-profit registered UK charity. [3]
[1] [2] Its founder Tom Joule described its business model in 2011 as creating clothing with "colour and fun and entertainment". [3] Established by selling clothing at country shows, the company established its own clothing line in 1999 and began to open shops in the 2000s. [4] [5] As of 2018, the company had 123 stores and a turnover of £185.9m.
The National Poetry Library is a free public collection housed at Royal Festival Hall in London's Southbank Centre. Situated on the fifth floor of the Royal Festival Hall, overlooking the river Thames, the library aims to hold all contemporary UK poetry publications since 1912. It houses the largest collection in Britain, numbering over 200,000 ...
Biba was a London fashion store of the 1960s and 1970s. Biba was started and run by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki and her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon. [1]After the original company closed in 1975, Biba was relaunched several times, independently of Hulanicki.
James Byrne on a poetry reading in Mexico City. James Byrne is a British poet and translator who edited The Wolf magazine from 2002 to 2017. [1] He was born in Buckinghamshire in 1977. [2] His most recent poetry collections include Everything Broken Up Dances, [3] published by Tupelo Press in the United States and White Coins, both in 2015. [4]