1. Elizabeth Florence Emanuel is a British fashion designer who is best known for designing, with her former husband David Emanuel, the wedding dress worn by Lady Diana Spencer on her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981.
17 Facts About Elizabeth Emanuel
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Since then Elizabeth has developed her own label and worked in costume design for airlines, cinema, pop video and television productions, as well as providing a couture service to some of the world's most famous women.
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Elizabeth Emanuel was born in London to an American father, Samuel Charles Weiner, and British mother, Brahna Betty Weiner.
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Elizabeth Emanuel was educated at the City of London School for Girls and then, upon leaving school, she took a year's foundation course at the Harrow School of Art, followed by a three-year diploma course in Fashion Design.
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In 1991, Elizabeth Emanuel designed the complete range of Virgin Atlantic uniforms, luggage and accessories.
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Elizabeth Emanuel was asked to design wedding outfits for Sir Richard Branson, Joan and their children for the couple's wedding.
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In 1995 Elizabeth Emanuel designed the costumes for the full length period feature film, Middleton's Changeling, directed by Marcus Thompson and starring Ian Drury and Billy Connolly, which went on general release in 1999.
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Elizabeth Emanuel left after one month, and shortly afterwards the registered trade mark was sold to Oakridge Trading, owned by Manchester businessman Shami Ahmed.
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Contractually tied to either producing public work for a label that she did not own or singular commissions, Elizabeth Emanuel chose to concentrate on the latter.
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In November 2003, Elizabeth Emanuel designed the costumes for a short film starring David Ginola, filmed in France and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Elizabeth Emanuel created costumes with Mike Batt for his musical The Hunting of the Snark first performed at The Albert Hall.
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Elizabeth Emanuel designed for the Ballet Rambert and for Robert North's Fabrications by the London Contemporary Dance Theatre.
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Elizabeth Emanuel designed the costumes for Wayne Eagling's production Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus.
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In February 2007, Elizabeth Emanuel completed a multi-feature DVD called Metamorphosis, one of the wedding dresses from which features in the film Outlaw, directed by Nick Love.
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In February 2008, Elizabeth Emanuel designed a range of wedding gowns for high street department store chain British Home Stores, and started creating pieces for both ITV's the X Factor and Britain's Next Top Model.
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In 2010, Elizabeth Emanuel formally launched new label Art of Being, which she described as being styled around "the faded grandeur and decadence of Venice at the turn of the century".
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In September 2010, Elizabeth Emanuel returned to the catwalk during London Fashion Week showing her Little Black Dress Collection.