Zandra Rhodes
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Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes, is an English fashion and textile designer. Her early education in fashion set the foundation for a career in the industry creating textile prints. Rhodes has designed garm
Rhodes in 2008
Circular coat, screen-printed yellow felt, 1969. (RISD Museum)
Screen-printed silk chiffon & silk satin evening gown worn by Gloria Vanderbilt, c. 1972 (ASU FIDM Museum)
Zandra Rhodes Conceptual Chic evening ensemble, 1977-78
Order of the British Empire
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil an
Zandra Rhodes
…In September 2021, Rhodes launched a 26-piece homeware collection with Ikea of Sweden, available globally in-stores and online. Rhodes was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 Birthday Honours for services to the fashion industry, and promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the…
CBE neck decoration (in civil division)
MBE (civil division) as awarded in 1918
Examples of insignia of the order (1937 pattern). Top to bottom: KBE or CBE (military) badge and riband, GBE star, KBE/DBE star, MBE (civil) and OBE (military) badges and ribands.
A silver oak-leaf emblem denoted an award made "for gallantry" between 1958 and 1974.