
Bella Freud
(Born 1961)
Spent childhood in North Africa, educated in
England. Aged 16 worked in Vivienne
Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's
Seditionaries shop. Trained at Academia di
Costuma e Moda Rome, and at the Institutto
Mariotti. Returned to work with Vivienne
Westwood as her personal assistant. Launched
own label in 1990. Saucy tailored suits and
knitwear in pastel colours and reworked British
classics.
Source: The Cutting Edge - 50 years of British Fashion. The Overlook Press.
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