Key Designers of the period
Hardy Amies (1909-2003)
Biography
1934 - Starts working for the couture house, Lachasse
1946 - Sets up his own couture house
1948 - Becomes Dressmaker to the Queen
1950 - Launches a ready-to-wear collection
1953 - Launches his 'New Look'
1962 - Menswear range launched
1989 - Receives Knighthood
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Norman Hartnell (1901-1979)
Biography
1923 - Opens his couture house in London
1938 - Became the Royal Dressmaker
1942 - Launches ready-to-wear line
1953 - Designs the Coronation Gown for Queen Elizabeth II
1977 - Receives Knighthood
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Charles James (1906-1978)
Biography
1926 - Opens a hat shop in Chicago
1937 - Launches his first Paris collection
1943 - Starts to work for Elizabeth Arden
1947 - Successful fashion show, Paris
1949 - Unveils his famous 'tulip' dress
1956 - Launches his first children's wear collection
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Edward Molyneux (1891-1974)
Biography
1911 - Begins to work for the couturier Lucille, in London & the U.S
1914 - Becomes an army officer during WWI
1919 - Opens his own couture house
1964 - Opens Studio Molyneux (high quality ready-to-wear)
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Digby Morton (1906-1983)
Biography
1928 - Starts to work for the couture house, Lachasse
1934 - Launches his own couture house
1939 - Introduces a ready-to-wear line
1942 - Founding member of the Incorporated Society of London
1953 - Moves to U.S to work
1956 - Awarded the Aberfoyle International fashion Award, New York
1958 - Becomes the design director of Reldan-Digby Morton, a sportswear company
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Victor Stiebel (1907-1976)
Biography
1924 - Moves to London from South Africa to study at Cambridge University
1929 - Works as an apprentice at Reville and Rossiter
1932 - Opens his own couture house
1946 - Works with Jacqmar
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