Digby Morton
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Henry Digby Morton was an Irish fashion designer and among the leading names of British couture in the period from 1930-50. He was also among the pioneers of ready-to-wear fashions in the 1950s. Succe
Digby Morton, 1949
Digby Morton checked jacket and dress ensemble from 1948-9, part of the Victoria and Albert Museum archive
Phyllis Digby Morton
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Phyllis May Digby-Morton, born Phyllis May Panting, was a British fashion journalist who was the innovative editor of Woman and Beauty. During the Second World War, she survived an attack by a German
Digby Morton
…left Lachasse after five years (he was succeeded by Hardy Amies) in order to set up his own couture house. He married the editor of Woman and Beauty Phyllis Panting (known professionally as Anne Seymour) in 1936. Digby Morton remained active during the war as a couturier, charging at least £25 for a good quality…
Phyllis Digby Morton as she appeared in Woman's Own, 1956.