Edward Mann (designer) explained

Edward Mann was a London-based hatmaker and milliner popular in the second half of the 20th century.

While Mann was working as a milliner in the 1950s,[1] [2] he became particularly known for his creative 1960s designs, such as designs with incorporated pockets and lace baby-bonnet-style caps.[3] [4] In 1967 he produced a collection inspired by the Common Market, which was shown in Germany as well as in London, and presented on models from across Europe.[5] He was also the designer of the hats worn by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers.[6] This led to Mann becoming, briefly, one of the most desirable milliners in London at that time.[7] In 1967, one of Mann's hats was chosen by Felicity Green of The Daily Mirror as part of her Dress of the Year selection for the Fashion Museum, Bath.[8] The hat was made to match an orange and pink striped trouser suit by David Bond for Slimma.[8] In the mid-1970s Edward Mann owned a clothing brand called Buckle Under.[9] By 1982, the Edward Mann company operated as a concessionary brand, selling its hats through eighteen department stores and other retailers, rather than having their own shops.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Staff correspondent. And Now Turkish Turbans. 25 March 2016. The Age. 18 December 1956.
  2. News: Staff writer. Hats for the Difficult. 25 March 2016. The Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1956.
  3. News: Staff writer . Hidden Values in Hat. 27 March 1965 . 25 March 2016 . The Ottawa Journal . . UPI-Journal.
  4. News: Staff writer. White Lace in London. 12 January 1965. 25 March 2016 . The Ottawa Journal . Newspapers.com. UPI-Journal.
  5. News: Staff writer . "Common Market" Hats. 7 July 1967 . 25 March 2016 . The Ottawa Journal . . UPI-Journal.
  6. Web site: Staff writer . Hat by Edward Mann . Search the Collections . Victoria and Albert Museum . 25 March 2016.
  7. Book: Martin. Richard. Dress of the year.. 2013. Antique Collectors' Club. [S.l.]. 9781851497256. 40.
  8. Web site: Dress of the Year. The Fashion Museum. Bath & North East Somerset Council. 25 March 2016. 1 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220901155530/https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/galleries/dress-year. dead.
  9. News: Simpson. Anne. Fashioned in Scotland: the new, bold, sophisticated gipsy. 25 March 2016. The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1976.
  10. Book: Reddy . Srinivas K. . Pellegrini . Luca . Retail and Marketing Channels (RLE Retailing and Distribution) . 2012 . Routledge . 9781136245725 . 292 .

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