Edward Mann
Edward Mann was a London-based hatmaker and milliner popular in the second half of the 20th century. While Mann was working as a milliner in the 1950s, he became particularly known for his creative 1960s designs, such as designs with incorporated pockets and lace baby-bonnet-style caps. In 1967 he produced a collection inspired by the Common Market, which was shown in Germany as well as in London, and presented on models from across Europe.
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Edward Mann was a London-based hatmaker and milliner popular in the second half of the 20th century. While Mann was working as a milliner in the 1950s, he became particularly known for his creative 1960s designs, such as designs with incorporated pockets and lace baby-bonnet-style caps. In 1967 he produced a collection inspired by the Common Market, which was shown in Germany as well as in London, and presented on models from across Europe.
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He was also the designer of the hats worn by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers. This led to Mann becoming, briefly, one of the most desirable milliners in London at that time. In 1967, one of Mann's hats was chosen by Felicity Green of The Daily Mirror as part of her Dress of the Year selection for the Fashion Museum, Bath. The hat was made to match an orange and pink striped trouser suit by David Bond for Slimma. In the mid-1970s Edward Mann owned a clothing brand called Buckle Under.
Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by Edward Mann is recorded in the collections of Kunstmuseum Den Haag.
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- 1.And Now Turkish Turbans. The Age. 18 December 1956.
- 2.Staff writer. Hats for the Difficult. The Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1956.
- 3.Staff writer. Hidden Values in Hat. The Ottawa Journal. UPI-Journal. 27 March 1965.
- 4.Staff writer. White Lace in London. The Ottawa Journal. UPI-Journal. 12 January 1965.
- 5.Staff writer. "Common Market" Hats. The Ottawa Journal. UPI-Journal. 7 July 1967.
- 6.Staff writer. Hat by Edward Mann. Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum.
- 7.Martin, Richard. Dress of the year. Antique Collectors' Club. 40. 2013. 9781851497256.
- 8.Bath & North East Somerset Council. Dress of the Year. The Fashion Museum.
- 9.Simpson, Anne. Fashioned in Scotland: the new, bold, sophisticated gipsy. The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1976.
- 10.Reddy. Retail and Marketing Channels (RLE Retailing and Distribution). Routledge. 292. 2012. 9781136245725.
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