Sally established her professional name in design, sally tuffin. Star of the season, a gentle biascut dress in fine wool with tiny squares of brown and mustard, with a granny collar and bow. Initially inspired by a lecture on garments given by mary quant at the royal college of art, the pair realized business could be fun and approached it in a lighthearted way. I have other books by marion and love the style, i came across this book on a guild stand at an exhibition so it went on my wish list.
Marion foale and sally tuffin became friends while studying at walthamstow school of art. They both went on to attend the fashion school at londons royal college of art where they graduated in 1961. Queens of all seasons foale and tuffin at fashion and textile. Short little cardigan from marion foale, who was part of the design team foale and tuffin in the 60s. Our collection of 1960s fashion charts the irreverent designs and innovative designers that defined a decade from the iconic miniskirt to the disposable dress, peacock styles for men and the youth fashion revolution. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
The layout and graphics are terrific and its a joy to read. Foale and tuffin was an english fashion design business established in london in 1961 by. Queens of all seasons foale and tuffin at fashion and. The books also talks about those iconic women the mod girls revered, from cathy mcgowan. Marion foale knitting collection book 1 foale, marion. In his book on the pair, iain webb observes that the london scene was then all. Foale and tuffin s designs have an apparent femininity and innocence, but there is no key formula to their style. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the two embryonic fashion designers blithely set up shop in 1961, to its crash and burn finale, as sixties sanguinity melted away into a hangover of seventies cynicism, masked as it was with the distraction of fancydress escapism. A decade in fashion, which you can preorder from amazon right now its released on 31st october 2009. The later book is much better and more complete and is titled motorcyle handling and chassis design the art and science, by tony foale. When they left moorcroft they began to produce their own range under the name of dennis china. Brand new book, if you like the sixties and created beautiful dresses 60s inspiration this is the book. Marked by sweeping social change, the 1960s saw the birth of the modern age.
Shot for vogue magazine, this feature titled young idea picks great looks from the small collections. An outtake image from the groundbreaking series young idea by marit allen for british vogue shot by duffy in 1964. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings. Advance booking recommended, call 020 7407 8664 or book online. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces. By the following year they had launched their own label and had premises on carnaby street where they fought to keep up with the increasing demand for their designs. It buttons all the way up the front with silver tone buttons and features long sleeves and a pointy collar. Foale and tuffin swinging londons golden couple the. Mary quant i wish all fashion books could be as much fun as this one. After school, she attended walthamstow college of art. The label became a part of the 1960s swinging london scene company history.
Foale and tuffin swinging londons golden couple the last. Following the rise of the groundbreaking fashion design partnership, marion foale and sally tuffin, this 224pp book, written by renowned fashion commentator iain r. Most of the royal doulton titles are the work of louise irvine, who has spent more than 30 years researching the history of this famous china company. Pioneering 1960s designers marion foale and sally tuffin talk about how they helped to revolutionise britains youth fashion scene. John cole jenny boyd has two words for anyone who ever fantasized about marrying a rich and famous rock star. Tuffin and foale s partnership came to symbolize the greater opportunities available to young people with ideas and energy in the 1960s. Marion a foale born march 1939 in edmonton, london is an english artist and fashion designer. The exhibition also coincides with the launch of the book foale and tuffin. He is the author and illustrator of the bestselling vogue colouring book, and has written several other books including bill gibb. Psych girl band ipso facto, vv brown and even, dare i say, peaches geldof owe their style to foale and tuffin. This book chronicles the development of the collection under. Dennis chinaworks was founded in 1993 by sally and richard dennis, the pottery is run from the converted stables of a victorian gothic rectory in shepton beauchamp, somerset. Jul 14, 2010 in 1987 sally tuffin and her husband richard dennis rejuvenated moorcroft pottery, with sally producing many ceramic designs at her studio in somerset.
Oct 22, 2009 foale and tuffins influence on fashion is still evident today the resurgence of velvet and lace, liberty prints, floral dresses and boyfriend jackets can be pinpointed back to their collections. As designers, they incorporated both modernist and nostalgic ideas into their clothes. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the two embryonic fashion designers blithely. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the two embryonic fashion designers blithely set up shop in 1961, to its crashandburn finale, as sixties sanguinity melted away into a hangover of seventies cynicism, masked as it was with the distraction of fancydress escapism. They have gone from creating pop and sportsinspired shift dresses to moody, bloomsburystyle smocks with wallpaper prints in dark ochre and bottle green. It has never been worn, the original tags are still attached. Indepth interviews with foale and tuffin themselves, and contributions from major figures including jean shrimpton, terence conran, barbara hulanicki and manolo blahnik, and stunning fashion images from david bailey, helmut newton and others, along with unique material from the foale and tuffin archive i love the foale and tuffin book. Foale and tuffin was an english fashion design business established in london in 1961 by marion foale and sally tuffin. Foale and tuffin discuss their careers and the exhibition at the museum on november 20, 6.
He is the author and illustrator of the bestselling vogue coloring book, and has written several other books including bill gibb. Foale and tuffins designs have an apparent femininity and innocence, but there is no key formula to their style. Motorcycle chassis design the theory and practice by foale and willoughby is a disappointment. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the two embryonic fashion designers blithely set up shop in 1961, to its crash and burn finale, as sixties sanguinity melted away into a hangover of seventies cynicism, masked. Marion foale continued in the fashion business where she is now well known for her knitwear. After graduating from the royal college of art fashion school and starting a design business with marion foale. Aug 24, 2011 since there might be some 60s revival going on i want to give some attention of a rather new discovery of mine, foale and tuffin, who pretty much defined english youth fashion along with biba and mary quant. Tuffin and foale noted there was a fastgrowing younger market which wanted something inexpensive in which to have fun and wear to dance clubs. Iain r webb marion foale and sally tuffin were two bolshy girls who just did it. Dress designer of the pair of two cocky, feisty bolshy, arty, cleverclogs young women for those of you who might not be familiar with them, marion foale and sally tuffin met at the royal college of arts in 1955 and eventually went on to design. Fashioning 80s style, invitation strictly personal and foale and tuffin. Search scope search everything full text only to choose subject areas or databases you want to search use. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The designers had both studied at the royal college of art, graduating in 1961. Marion foale coproprietor of trendy carnaby street boutique, foale and tuffin, and later barbara hulanicki of biba fame. Marion foale and sally tuffin helped to give the swinging sixties its funloving. Webb, contains seminal archive photography and ephemera of the time alongside contributions from major figures in. Dennis chinaworks founded in 1993 by sally and richard dennis, the dennis chinaworks pottery is run from the converted stables of a victorian gothic rectory in somerset, england. If you want to visit the exhibition, youll find the fashion and textile museum at 83 bermondsey street, london, se1 3xf. Mar 30, 2020 jenny boyd modeling a foale and tuffin suit. Mary foale and sally tuffin set out to make fun clothes and helped, along with mary quant and a handful of londonbased designers, to make the coolest clothes fun, giving. Sally tuffin and marion foale epitomised youth and mod style in the 1960s. Oct 25, 2009 the narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade from its groovy, optimistic beginnings, when the two embryonic fashion designers blithely set up shop in 1961, to its crash and burn finale, as sixties sanguinity melted away into a hangover of seventies cynicism, masked as it was with the distraction of fancydress escapism.
Known for their lively, graphic and very wearable clothes for women, marion foale and sally tuffin were at the heart of the youth fashion revolution in the 1960s. Tuffin went on to produce some collections under her own name label, which closely adhered to the cuttingedge young fashion look she and foale had established in the 1960s. Fashion and fantasy, postcards from the edge of the catwalk, as seen in blitz. Marion foales classic knitwear a beautiful collection of original pattterns by foale, marion and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With sally tuffin, she formed one half of the design team behind the 1960s fashion label foale and tuffin born in london, foale attended ilford county high school for girls, where she entered and won several painting contests.
Beautiful dresses and sketches from foale and tuffin. Jul, 2010 in 1987 sally tuffin and her husband richard dennis rejuvenated moorcroft pottery, with sally producing many ceramic designs at her studio in somerset. London fashion history history fashion tours london. After meeting at walthamstow art school in 1955 and then studying together at the royal college of art, they embarked on a. A book was published in october 2009, foale and tuffin. Sally tuffin and marion foale epitomised youth and mod style in the staying ahead of the game to produce some of the defining female fashions of the era.
The cotton liner is showing signs of age with a split in the seem on the spine, there is also a small split. Its a wonderful fashion book, perhaps one of the best i have ever read, because it is so well researched and jammed with interviews and great photos. Yet tuffin tired of designing clothes and turned to another form of art, establishing a pottery business with her husband. Find great deals on ebay for marion foale and cp shades. Pattie boyd models napoleon coat, foale and tuffin, 1967 pattie boyd. Having met at art school, they graduated with a shared determination to ignore the conventional next step of completing a long. I have been reading the foale and tuffin biography recently and as an insight to the name of this dress, i have named it after sally tuffin. Oct 23, 2009 with the spirit of the swinging 60s in the air, guests were thrilled to see the exhibition officially opened by sir paul smith who, with lighthearted prompts from marion foale and sally tuffin, recounted his awe as a young man from nottingham, meeting the two talented designers for the first time at their boutique in marlborough court where his girlfriend from london pauline, now his. This earlier theory and practice is ok as a historic read, but is not rich in good info. All of the content on the sweet jane blog has been digitised from my personal collection of books and magazines, unless otherwise indicated.
Foale and tuffin s influence on fashion is still evident today the resurgence of velvet and lace, liberty prints, floral dresses and boyfriend jackets can be pinpointed back to their collections. This is a truly beautiful coat with a heavy woven fabric that looks amazing on. Sally tuffin fashion designer encyclopedia style, new. Dennis chinaworks including the work of sally tuffin. Mary foale and sally tuffin set out to make fun clothes and helped, along with mary quant and a handful of londonbased designers, to make the coolest clothes fun, giving the teens and twentysomethings of the swinging sixties an unmatched apparelled freedom on the urban scene. Guy bourdin and david bailey worked with her regularly. Richard dennis publications collector books about antiques, glass, ceramics and pottery. The narrative of the foale and tuffin story perfectly traces the decade f. In june 1966 she published a photograph of a double d dress in a young idea fashion spread based on a batman comic strip. Well, i think it takes way too long to wait for christmas photographing fashion, british style in the sixties is a collection of britains most important sixties fashion images, that have remained unseen. Sketches from foale and tuffin s first collection, image scanned by sweet jane from foale and tuffin. Founded in 1993 by sally and richard dennis, the dennis chinaworks pottery is run from the converted stables of a victorian gothic rectory in somerset, england. Recreating the creative hub of the pair who met at walthamstow art school in 1955 before studying together at the royal college of art with sweet and dinky dresses on mannequins, or. Not that i can claim being aware of that fact until recently when i came across a new book called foale and tuffin.
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