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Zandra Rhodes
British fashion designer (born )
Dame Zandra Rhodes DBE RDI | |
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| Born | Zandra Lindsey Rhodes () 19 September (age&#;84) Chatham, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Partner | Salah Hassanein (–; his death) |
Dame Zandra Lindsey RhodesDBE RDI (born 19 September ), is an English fashion and textile designer. Her early education in fashion set the foundation for a career in the industry creating textile prints. Rhodes has designed garments for Diana, Princess of Wales and numerous celebrities such as rock stars Freddie Mercury and Marc Bolan. She has also designed textiles for interiors, featuring her prints on furniture and homewares. In Rhodes founded the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.
Over her 50 year career Rhodes has won numerous awards recognising contribution within the fashion industry, including Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Performing Art