Fashion Designer. She was an English fashion designer and businesswoman credited with bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. She made her name with her controversial punk and new wave styles in the 1970s and went on to dress some of the biggest names in fashion. She worked as a primary school teacher before setting up a clothing shop named Let It Rock. The business was later renamed Sex. Her awards include the British Fashion Designer of the Year (1990, 1991 and 2006), Order of the British Empire, and Royal Designers for Industry.
Fashion Designer. She was an English fashion designer and businesswoman credited with bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. She made her name with her controversial punk and new wave styles in the 1970s and went on to dress some of the biggest names in fashion. She worked as a primary school teacher before setting up a clothing shop named Let It Rock. The business was later renamed Sex. Her awards include the British Fashion Designer of the Year (1990, 1991 and 2006), Order of the British Empire, and Royal Designers for Industry.
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