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Lucy Duff Gordon (1863-1935)

19 April, 202118 December, 2021 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Lucy Duff Gordon built an international couture business and revolutionised how clothes were marketed and sold

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged court, dressmaking, fashion, retail, Titanic

Ada Nettleship (1856-1932)

21 January, 202124 September, 2022 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Many well-known women wore Ada Nettleship's clothes but Ada's story is just as interesting.

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged aesthetiscm, dnb ghost, dressmaking, fashion, Oscar Wilde, retail, theatre, Whistler

Elspeth Phelps (1876-1968)

21 November, 202013 October, 2021 Lizzie BLeave a comment

Elspeth Phelps may be largely forgotten now but she had a knack for making news

Posted in FT-She 100, Women in BusinessTagged court, dressmaking, fashion, retail, soroptimist, suffragette, theatre

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