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Chic Britannia
Legendary fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes is as famous for her colourful designs and exuberant patterns as she is for her fluorescent pink hair. Her new collaboration with silk weaving house Gainsborough – The Britannia Collection – is an alluring blend of refined grandeur and her bold, liberated, free-flowing style.
A duo of new fabrics, Fabulous Frills and O-Gee Whizz, in four different colourways, have been woven using traditional practices on heritage looms at Gainsborough’s historic mill in Suffolk. Presenting hand-painted designs, Zandra worked with Gainsborough and delved into its archive to refine the final fabrics. She says: “I am honoured to collaborate with historic British mill Gainsborough and its talented team for this new collection. I look forward to seeing our designs in palaces and intimate abodes.” gainsborough.co.uk
