Annette Worsley-Taylor MBE (2 July 1944 – 24 August 2015) was a British fashion entrepreneur and the founder of London Fashion Week.
She was born on 2 July 1944, the only child of Sir John Godfrey Worsley-Taylor, 3rd Baronet.[1] She was educated at Downe House School.[2]
In 1975, she founded The London Designer Collections to promote young and emerging British fashion designers.[2]
In the 2002 Birthday Honours, she received an MBE "for services to London Fashion Week".
References edit
- ^ a b "Annette Worsley-Taylor, fashion guru - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 2 September 2015.
- ^ a b Etherington-Smith, Meredith (31 August 2015). "Annette Worsley-Taylor: London Fashion Week founder whose passion for the best design helped turn British fashion into a global success". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.
- ^ Lorelei Marfil. "Obituary: Annette Worsley-Taylor, Dies at 71 - WWD". WWD.