Edward Mann (designer)

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 beoming, 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]

References

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