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Foale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Marion Foale (born 1939), English artist and fashion designer **Foale and Tuffin Foale and Tuffin was an English fashion design business established in London in 1961 by Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin. The label became a part of the 1960s Swinging London scene. Company history The designers had both studied at the Royal Colle ..., an English fashion design business * Michael Foale (born 1957), British-American astrophysicist and astronaut {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Foale
Marion A Foale (born 13 March 1939 in Edmonton, London) is an English artist and fashion designer. 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. After school, she attended Walthamstow College of Art. Two years later, she realized that her love of art would never translate into a career that would sustain her, and decided to attend fashion school. Early years In 1959, she began studying fashion at Royal College of Art under Professor Janey Ironside. Foale studied the three-dimensional construction of garments and how differing fabrics behave by working freely on the tailor’s dummy, making a toile (mock up in calico). In 1960, during her second year at the RCA, Foale was asked to submit designs for the Queen’s mantle, worn for the Order of the British Empire dedication ceremony; previously a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foale And Tuffin
Foale and Tuffin was an English fashion design business established in London in 1961 by Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin. The label became a part of the 1960s Swinging London scene. Company history The designers had both studied at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1961. ''Foale and Tuffin'' was born after they made an appointment to show two dresses to a buyer at Woollands 21 shop, next door to Harvey Nichols, after hearing they were looking for merchandise from young designers. Foale and Tuffin took three floors of a narrow house and shopfront in Carnaby Street. Shunning Paris fashion, they turned their design focus towards ‘fun’ clothes. They became known for their tailoring, creating long lean suits and coats, such as those worn by Susannah York in '' Kaleidoscope''.Suit by Foale and Tuffin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
