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2 unusual facts about Marit Allen


Marit Allen

In addition to her Academy Award nomination, Allen was also honored for her work with two Emmy nominations, as well as a Costume Designers Guild award and a BAFTA for her work on La Vie En Rose.

Mary Quant

Marit Allen, a contemporary fashion journalist and editor of the influential "Young Ideas" pages for UK Vogue, firmly stated that John Bates, rather than Quant or André Courrèges, was the original creator of the miniskirt.


Marion Foale

With the introduction of her ‘Young Ideas’ section for Vogue, Marit Allen put many other young designers on the map at the same time, including John Bates, Bill Gibb, Gerald McCann, and Jean Muir.


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