Janice Wainright

(Born 1940) Trained at Wimbledon, Kingston and then at the London's Royal College of Art (1962-64). Designer at Simon Massey and worked freelance, before launching own label 1972. Famous for her long, lean dresses in soft fabrics, sometimes bias-cut.

Source: The Cutting Edge - 50 years of British Fashion. The Overlook Press.

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