Liz Tregenza
Biographic Data
| ID | 812575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liz Tregenza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liz |
| FAMILY NAME | Tregenza |
| SIGNATURE | TREGENZA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Arts London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8848-1432 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Other Chanel(le)
This article examines the interconnected story of two twentieth-century British fashion businesswomen - Rachel Hailey-Gardiner and Enid Chanelle- and the fashion retail business they ran, Chanelle. It primarily focuses on the expansion of the business under Enid’s leadership between 1955-70, a time when there were few female executives in fashion. It questions how Enid harnessed her looks and fashion sense to promote Chanelle and overall demonstr…
Chiara Faggella, Becoming Couture
Book review
"Admiration for the "fuller figure
A 1954 article in The Daily Mirror suggested that there were 5,000,000 “outsize” women in Britain (approximately ten per cent of the population at the time). This represented a significant market for fashion manufacturers; however, the history of British “outsize” fashion has received scant attention. This paper focuses on the specialist “outsize” fashion brand “Linda Leigh” during the 1950s and 1960s. Utilizing British newspapers and magazines f…
Copying a Master
Cristóbal Balenciaga is widely recognized as one of the leading twentieth century couturiers. His dynamic designs redefined fashionable silhouettes internationally. This paper will consider the impact of his designs in Britain, focusing upon how London wholesale couturiers copied, adapted and took inspiration from his garments. The majority of London wholesale couturiers’ garments were copied or adapted from Parisian haute couture. They modified …
"Admiration for the "fuller figure
A 1954 article in The Daily Mirror suggested that there were 5,000,000 “outsize” women in Britain (approximately ten per cent of the population at the time). This represented a significant market for fashion manufacturers; however, the history of British “outsize” fashion has received scant attention. This paper focuses on the specialist “outsize” fashion brand “Linda Leigh” during the 1950s and 1960s. Utilizing British newspapers and magazines f…
Copying a Master
Cristóbal Balenciaga is widely recognized as one of the leading twentieth century couturiers. His dynamic designs redefined fashionable silhouettes internationally. This paper will consider the impact of his designs in Britain, focusing upon how London wholesale couturiers copied, adapted and took inspiration from his garments. The majority of London wholesale couturiers’ garments were copied or adapted from Parisian haute couture. They modified …
Copying a Master
Cristóbal Balenciaga is widely recognized as one of the leading twentieth century couturiers. His dynamic designs redefined fashionable silhouettes internationally. This paper will consider the impact of his designs in Britain, focusing upon how London wholesale couturiers copied, adapted and took inspiration from his garments. The majority of London wholesale couturiers’ garments were copied or adapted from Parisian haute couture. They modified …
"Admiration for the "fuller figure
A 1954 article in The Daily Mirror suggested that there were 5,000,000 “outsize” women in Britain (approximately ten per cent of the population at the time). This represented a significant market for fashion manufacturers; however, the history of British “outsize” fashion has received scant attention. This paper focuses on the specialist “outsize” fashion brand “Linda Leigh” during the 1950s and 1960s. Utilizing British newspapers and magazines f…
The Other Chanel(le)
This article examines the interconnected story of two twentieth-century British fashion businesswomen - Rachel Hailey-Gardiner and Enid Chanelle- and the fashion retail business they ran, Chanelle. It primarily focuses on the expansion of the business under Enid’s leadership between 1955-70, a time when there were few female executives in fashion. It questions how Enid harnessed her looks and fashion sense to promote Chanelle and overall demonstr…
Chiara Faggella, Becoming Couture
Book review
Fashion and Cultural Textiles (4 works) · Clothing (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Decadence, Literature, and Society (2 works) · Fashion industry (2 works) · Fast fashion (2 works) · Admiration (1 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)