Zandra Rhodes

(Born 1940) Her mother worked at Worth in London. Zandra trained at Medway College of Art and then studied textiles at the London's Royal College of Art graduating in 1966. She and Sylvia Ayton launched Rhodes & Ayton, and in 1967 opened the Fulham Road Clothes Shop to sell their work. First solo collection was in 1969. Her fabrics, shapes, colours, and themes are unique and innovative. She is especially well-known for her ethereal special occasion clothing with screen-printed and hand-decorated textiles. Author with Anne Knight of The Art of Zandra Rhodes (London: Jonathan Cape 1984).

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

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