AMIES, (Edwin) Hardy (1909 - 2003), Dressmaker by Appointment to HM The Queen, since 1955; Director, Hardy Amies Ltd, since 1946 (President, since 1996); Design Consultant to manufacturers in the UK, EEC, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Korea
in Who Was Who
P ublished online April 2014 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles; History; Genealogy, Heraldry, Names, and Honours. 209 words.
ARMANI, Giorgio (<i>born</i> 1934), Italian fashion designer
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles. 110 words.
CONRAN, Jasper Alexander Thirlby (<i>born</i> 1959), Designer (clothing, accessories and bridalwear, ceramics, crystal, furniture, fragrances, luggage, theatre), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jasper Conran Holdings Ltd; Director, Conran Holdings, since 2009; Creative Director, since 2011, and Chairman, since 2012, The Conran Shop Ltd
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles. 211 words.
COSSERAT, Kay (1947 - 2003), Director, Cosserat Design Ltd, since 1976; Part-time Lecturer, Royal College of Art, since 1990, and Chelsea School of Art, since 1985
in Who Was Who
P ublished online April 2014 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles. 156 words.
DAVIES, George William (<i>born</i> 1941), Chairman, FG4 Childrenswear and Ladieswear, since 2011
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; Labour History; Distribution; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles. 234 words.
JACKSON, Betty (<i>born</i> 1949), Designer Director, Betty Jackson Ltd, since 1981
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Business History; Business and Management; Business Ethics; Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles. 147 words.
LEACH, David Andrew (1911 - 2005), potter, designer, lecturer
in Who Was Who
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Reference Entry. Subjects: History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; History of Manufacturing and Construction; Industry Studies; Manufacturing. 403 words.
MARGRIE, Victor Robert (<i>born</i> 1929), studio potter, academic, critic
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Social and Cultural History; Education; Organization and Management of Education; History of Art; Arts and Humanities; Art; History of Manufacturing and Construction; Industry Studies; Manufacturing. 373 words.
MILES, John Richard (<i>born</i> 1944), Professor of Fashion and Textiles, Bath Spa University (formerly Bath Spa University College), 2002–13, now Emeritus
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art; Fashion and Textiles. 208 words.
RHODES, Zandra (Lindsey) (<i>born</i> 1940), Managing Director, Zandra Rhodes Enterprises; Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts, since 2010
in Who's Who
P ublished online November 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Industrial History; Industry Studies; Manufacturing; History of Art; Industrial and Commercial Art. 796 words.
