Zandra Rhodes at Vintage at Goodwood Festival

A look at the career of one of THE all time fashion greats . Zandra Rhodes was one of the new wave of British designers who put London at the forefront of the international fashion scene in the 1970′s. Her unique use of bold prints, fiercely feminine patterns and theatrical use of colour has given her garments a timeless quality. In 1977 she pioneered a pink and black jersey collection with holes and beaded safety pins that earned her the name of “princess of punk

Zandra Rhodes is Fashions Iconic designer that had us all in awe as teenagers, more daring than any of the others and totally in tune with the pop culture that we all were immersed in, in the 70′s. A look at Zandra Rhodes is just one of the fashion subjects getting the ‘Wayne Hemingway ‘( ex ‘Red or Dead’ who made his fortune selling second hand clothes and ex boss of mine) treatment at the ‘Vintage at Goodwood ‘ Festival from 13-15th August. It looks like one of those festivals that might just be totally cool (though not in an uncomfortable soggy way!) as it’s got just about everything retro you can imagine. It’s the one festival besides ‘Electric Picnic’ that I will get to one of these days.