Zandra Rhodes: Biography, Facts and Career
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Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes (born 19 September 1940), is an English fashion and textile designer. Her early education in fashion set the foundation for a career in the industry creating textile prints. Rhodes has designed garments for Diana, Princess of Wales, and numerous celebrities such as rock stars Freddie Mercury and Marc Bolan. She has also designed textiles for interiors, featuring her prints on furniture and homewares. In 2003 Rhodes founded the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. Over her 50 year career Rhodes has won numerous awards recognising contribution within the fashion industry, including Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Performing Arts – Costume Design 1979, Designer of The Year in 1972 and the Walpole British Luxury Legend Award 2019. A Rhodes dress featured on a commemorative UK postage stamp issued by Royal Mail in 2012 celebrating Great British Fashion.
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- Full name: Zandra Rhodes
- Born: 1940-09-19
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Known as: Fashion figure
- Wikidata ID: Q1995217
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Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes (born 19 September 1940), is an English fashion and textile designer.
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Zandra Rhodes is United Kingdom.
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Zandra Rhodes was born on 1940-09-19.
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