Zandra Rhodes & David Sassoon In Conversation
Join celebrated designers Dame Zandra Rhodes and David Sassoon in conversation with Dovecot Director Celia Joicey about their fabulous careers in fashion.
Following the transformative Mid-Century Modern period of the 1960s, Zandra Rhodes and David Sassoon have shaped the course of British fashion over the past 50 years. Enjoy this rare opportunity to meet two of Britain’s most innovative and entertaining fashion designers as they discuss their life and work from the ‘Golden Age’ of British couture and the 1960s boutique to today’s fast-paced world of fashion, and designing for everyone from Princess Diana to Freddie Mercury.
Tickets from £25 includes entry to The Art of Wallpaper, Morris & Co Exhibition, and drinks reception from 6pm with the talk taking placed from 6.30pm
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