Marian Clayden: Biography, Facts and Career

Marian Clayden (1937-2015) was an artist and fashion designer from Preston, Lancashire. She attended Nottingham School of Art and trained to be a teacher before moving to Australia with her husband Roger and their two children. She began to experiment with textiles in her kitchen and was soon exhibiting and selling her work. In 1967 she moved her family to Los Gatos, California where she collaborated with costumier Bob Mackie. Before starting her own company, Clayden, inc., she worked with two of Cecil Beaton's designers and the McBerman's Costume Company in London. Later she worked with New York based fashion designers Georgio di Sant’Angelo and Mary McFadden. Clayden's hand dyed fabrics and clothes have been shown in the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Her clients included Hollywood stars such as Lisa Marie Presley, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Quick facts about Marian Clayden

• Full name: Marian Clayden
• Born: 1937-01-01
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Known as: Fashion figure
• Wikidata ID: Q108896951

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