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"Maid To Measure" 1961 CREED, Charles (SOLD)

CREED, Charles

Charles Southey Creed (25 May 1909 – 17 July 1966) was a British fashion designer. Born into the longstanding tailoring house of Henry Creed & Company in Paris, he launched his eponymous label in London in 1946. The first elected member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, he had success in both Britain and the United States.

[223] pp.

Jarrolds

1961

8 1/2" x 5 7/8"

Jacket design by John Ward

VG/ VG

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Maid to Measure, 1961. Scarce. Autobiography of Charles Creed, who was the third generation of the British Creed family, famous for their Creed tailoring empire based in Paris. Creed relays the history of his family and the brand, stories of his silver-spoon childhood in the world of fashion, his experience during the war, the history of his launching his line of Creed designs in London, his marriage to model and Vogue UK fashion editor Patricia Cunningham, and more.