Caroline Charles is one
of London’s most respected womenswear designers. She has
developed her business over the past four decades and the label
is sold and marketed throughout the world.
2000’s
• Awarded an OBE for services to the British fashion industry
during the company’s 40th year in business. V&A
celebration and award from British Fashion Council
• Opened own shops in Harrogate, Richmond, Wilmslow, Guildford, Tunbridge
Wells, Cheltenham & Exeter
• Expanded concessions in Harrods, Harvey Nichols and
Selfridges
• The Studio Collection was launched. The collection is
inspired by antique textiles and is pure luxury
1990’s
• Opened a store in Japan under license plus wholesale concessions.
The British Embassy in Tokyo hosted Caroline Charles fashion
show. Tony Blair visited the main store for a photo call
• Concessions opened in Selfridges and Harvey Nichols
• Designed the official scarf to mark the fortieth anniversary
of the accession of HM The Queen
• Dressed Emma Thompson for the Oscars, where she won
the award for Best Actress
• Transformed a 7 storey London house into a new store
in Bond Street
• Expanded with a working woman collection1980’s
• Worked with major Japanese clothing, accessories and
textile companies
• Began a licensing programme, working with Charnos and
Aristoc. Undertook a special project with Burberry
• Diana, Princess of Wales, Jerry Hall and Liza Minelli
became clients
• Launched a bedlinen collection under licence and added
other home products
• Designed a range of men’s ties, now collectors’
items. The V&A hold several pieces from the Caroline
Charles womens collection and have added the ties to their
archives in Knightsbridge
• Moved into 56/57 Beauchamp Place, the current flagship
store and corporate headquarters
• Designed collections for BBC Weekend Wardrobe TV series and
book
1970’s
• Marketed collection in the Middle East, Europe and the
USA
• First Caroline Charles retail outlet opened in Beauchamp
Place London
• Joined the committee of the British Colour and Textile
Group, representing the UK at International colour trend
meetings
• Designed workerwear for Boots the Chemist, Habitat, Estee
Lauder and Jaguar
• Opened a store in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
• Travelled extensively as a consultant to tannery and
textile companies in Italy and India
• Took on design consultancy for Marks & Spencer which continued
for the next two decades
1960’s
• Dressed LuLu, Marianne Faithful, Barbara Streisand, Dionne
Warwick, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and
Rudololph Nuryev, Madame Pompidou, Queen Muna of Jordan
• Weekly slot reporting fashion on BBC Radio’s show Teen
Scene
• Guest on Juke Box Jury and many other TV shows in the
UK and the US
• Designed a new young range for Miss Selfridges
• Collection sold by the trend setting boutiques in Britain
& Paris
and in the major fashion store groups in the USA, Europe and Australia.
Toured USA putting on Fashion and Pop shows in 36 cities
• Received awards recognising her achievements as a young designer
and travelled widely in promoting her collection
• Collaborated on the Yardley London campaign dressing Jean
Shrimpton For forty years, Caroline
Charles has been a pioneer of British fashion and remains
one of the leading design companies in the UK today. |
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