Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes

Place: Chatham

Born: 1940

Biography:

Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes is an English fashion and textile designer. She was born on September 19, 1940, in Chatham, United Kingdom. Rhodes is known for her bold and colorful textile prints, and has designed garments for celebrities such as Princess Diana, Freddie Mercury, and Marc Bolan. She has also designed textiles for interiors, featuring her prints on furniture and homewares. In 2003, Rhodes founded the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. Over her 50-year career, Rhodes has won numerous awards recognizing her contribution to the fashion industry, including the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Performing Arts – Costume Design in 1979, Designer of the Year in 1972, and the Walpole British Luxury Legend Award in 2019. A Rhodes dress was featured on a commemorative UK postage stamp issued by Royal Mail in 2012 celebrating Great British Fashion.