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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
This category describes traditional and historic British clothing worn throughout the British Isles and its colonial states. Modern British fashion is listed under the category British fashion . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clothing of the United Kingdom .
[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 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]
The Simplicity Pattern Company is a manufacturer of sewing pattern guides, under the "Simplicity Pattern", "It's So Easy" and "New Look" brands. The company was founded in 1927 in New York City . During the Great Depression , Simplicity allowed home seamstresses to create fashionable clothing in a reliable manner.
British poetry is the field of British literature encompassing poetry from anywhere in the British world (whether of the British Isles, the British Empire, or the United Kingdom). Types of poetry which might be considered British poetry include: English poetry; Irish poetry from Northern Ireland; Scottish poetry (see Scottish literature) Welsh ...
Another important aspect of the 1980s and 1990s was the birth of key seminal poet-led organisations such as Torriano [35] and Blue Nose Poets/writers inc. [36] which, together, played a major role in establishing and disseminating the norms and etiquettes of grass-roots poetry workshops and readings one finds throughout the UK poetry scene today.