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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 November 2024. English fashion designer, businesswoman and author (born 1958) For the company, see Cath Kidston Limited. Cath Kidston MBE Born Catherine Isabel Audrey Kidston (1958-11-06) 6 November 1958 (age 66) Marylebone, London, England Occupations Businesswoman author Organisation Cath Kidston ...
Since 1972 the men's clothing retailer Burton had been expanding its chain of women's fashion stores under the TopShop brand, and in 1979 it acquired Richard Shops' long-time rival Dorothy Perkins. A more direct assault on Richard Shops came in 1984 from the Burton Group, as Burton was now called, when it launched the unisex fashion chain ...
Amber Jane Butchart is a British fashion historian [2] and writer. She has researched and appeared in programmes on the BBC, Channel 4, and Sky Arts. [3] In 2018, she presented the BBC documentary series A Stitch in Time.
Kaleidoscope is a catalogue and online based retailer specialising in women’s fashion and accessories, but also stocking homewear and electricals. Kaleidoscope is owned by Freemans Grattan Holdings (previously named Otto UK), which is in turn owned by Otto GmbH – one of the largest retailers in the world [1] with over 50,000 employees at 123 companies across more than 20 countries.
The House of Worth was a French fashion house that specialized in haute couture, ready-to-wear clothes, and perfumes. It was founded in 1858 by English designer Charles Frederick Worth. It continued to operate under his descendants until 1952 and closed in 1956. Between 2010 and 2013 there was an attempt to relaunch the House of Worth as a ...
Laura Ashley (née Mountney; 7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman.She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s.
The pair's latest book, The Body Shape Bible, was published on 18 September 2007. [30] In the book, women can interpret which body shape they are, and can then be given adequate fashion advice on their own individual shape. [10] A few pages in the book are also devoted to illustrating some of Constantine and Woodall's own fashion disasters. [51]
Founded as a men's clothing manufacturer in 1985, the business was purchased by Inditex Group in 1991, who expanded the range to women's clothing in 1992. The first UK Shop was opened on Regent Street, London in 2003. [48] Matalan